(a) whether the ministry plans to start/ launch new trains to combat the burden of increasing number of travellers; and
(b) if so, the details about such trains and the time by when these are likely to be commenced, zone-wise?
(a) whether the ministry plans to start/ launch new trains to combat the burden of increasing number of travellers; and
(b) if so, the details about such trains and the time by when these are likely to be commenced, zone-wise?
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)
(a) and (b): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2915 BY SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL AND SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 10.07.2019 REGARDING NEW TRAINS
(a) & (b) With a view to cater to the needs of travelling passengers, Indian Railways introduces new train services, extends and increases the frequencies of existing train services which are an ongoing and continuous processes. Accordingly, during the last five years, the following have been undertaken:
(1) New trains- 978 trains (in single)
(2) Extensions- 604 trains (in single)
(3) Increase in frequencies- 108 trains (in single)
By augmenting the loads of existing trains, Indian Railways augments the carrying capacity of train services to meet the passenger requirement. During the last five years, 3241 coaches have been utilized on permanent basis to generate additional accommodation of 227430 seats/berths. Furthermore, to cater to the additional rush of travelling passengers during peak seasons, festivals, summer/winter vacations, etc., Indian Railways also operates special train services and accordingly, during the last five years, 176938 special train trips have been operated.
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