(a) whether the automatic ticket vending machines have been installed at railway stations to ease the burden of queuing up for railway tickets at rush hours;
(b) if so, the number of automatic vending machines set up so far, zone-wise; and
(c) the mechanism in place to keep these machines operational?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)
(a) to (c) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1779 BY SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV & SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 04.05.2016 REGARDING TICKET VENDING MACHINES
(a) & (b) : Yes, Madam. So far, automatic vending machines (ATVMs) have been set up at 2884 locations. Zone-wise details are as under:
Name of Zones Total number of ATVMs commissioned as on 27.4.2016
Northern Railway 135
North Western Railway 146
North Eastern Railway 31
Western Railway 527
Central Railway 900
West Central Railway 59
Eastern Railway 172
South Eastern Railway 100
East Coast Railway 90
Southern Railway 254
South Western Railway 105
South Central Railway 365
(c) Automatic Ticket Vending Machines are kept operational through Annual Maintenance Contract Support.
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