(a) whether the Government has taken cognizance of passenger trains running very late in the country, if so, the details thereof along with the percentage of trains that were late during 2017-18 and the average delay noticed during the last six months, zone-wise;
(b) the reasons noticed for late running of the passenger trains;
(c) whether stopping of trains at outer signals due to non-availability of vacant platforms at railway stations is also a major reason for delay of passenger trains and if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether the Government proposes to monitor platforms properly for timely operations of passenger trains and if so, the details thereof; and
(e) whether the Railways have recently extended the arrival time of 185 trains to address the punctuality issue and if so, the details and the results achieved as a result thereof along with the other steps taken/proposed to be taken to ensure punctuality of all trains?