Question : Stoppage of Trains at Thawe

(a) whether the Railways would take steps for stoppage of trains between Delhi to Chhapra in Thawe/Gopalganj junctions in view of the large number of passengers in comparison to neighbouring stations;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether Railways proposes to have stoppage of Vaishali Express/ Bihar S. Kranti Express/Awadh Assam Express/AC Express in Thawe junction in view of large number of passengers and population; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)


(a) to (d) Provision of additional stoppages in existing trains is an ongoing process on Indian Railways subject to operational feasibility, commercial justification, etc. Trains operating between Delhi and Chhapra, including 12553/54 Saharsa-New Delhi Vaishali Express, 12565/66 Darbhanga-New Delhi Bihar Sampark Kranti Express, 15909/10 Dibrugarh-Lalgarh Avadh Assam Express and 22411/12 Naharlagun-Anand Vihar (T) Arunachal AC Express, are mostly being operated via Gorakhpur-Bhatni-Siwan-Ekma-Chhapra route and do not pass through Thawe/Gopalganj. As such, stoppage of these trains at Thawe/Gopalganj is operationally not feasible. Passengers may, however, avail changeover at Siwan (28 km from Thawe).
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