(a) whether thousands of travellers travel from Amravati to Pune on daily basis for work, study or any other purpose;
(b) if so, whether any direct superfast train is proposed to be introduced from Amravati to Pune in the near future; and
(c) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)
(a): The total number of passengers who travelled from Amravati to Pune during the financial year (F.Y.) 2018-19 and F.Y. 2019-20 is 31,000 and 30,635 respectively.
(b) & (c): Presently 02117/02118 Pune-Amravati AC Special train is available between Pune and Amravati. At present, there is no immediate proposal for running of new train between Pune and Amravati, owing to operational and resource constraints. However, introduction of trains is an ongoing process on Indian Railways subject to operational feasibility, traffic demand and availability of resources etc.
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