(a) whether it is a fact that Gandhinagar is the only State Capital served by negligible train frequency;
(b) if so, the details thereof and whether the Government intends to provide more trains to the State Capital of Gujarat;
(c) if so, the details thereof and the number of trains which connect Gandhinagar with rest of the country;
(d) whether Railways has any plan of increasing this number; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)
(a) to (e) Presently, Gandhinagar is being served by 5 pairs of trains, including 3 pairs of Mail/Express trains and 2 pairs of MEMU trains, which are as under:
(i) 19309/19310 Gandhinagar Capital-Indore Shanti Express (daily)
(ii) 12215/12216 Bandra(T)- Delhi Sarai Rohilla Garib Rath Express (4 days a week) via Jaipur
(iii) 19031/19032 Ahmedabad-Haridwar Yoga Express (daily) via Delhi
(iv) 69131/69132 Gandhinagar Capital-Ahmedabad MEMU (daily)
(v) 69191/69192 Gandhinagar Capital-Anand MEMU (daily)
Introduction of additional trains for Gandhinagar is not feasible, at present, due to operational and resource constraints. However, introduction of train services on Indian Railways is an ongoing process, subject to traffic demand, operational feasibility and availability of resources.
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