Question : EXTENSION OF TRAINS

(a) the number of trains including extension and increase of frequency of trains that have been announced during the last two railway budgets i.e. 2012-13 and 2013-14;

(b) the number of proposals that have actually been implemented;

(c) whether a large number of trains which were announced in previous budgets and were either originating or passing through Kerala, have not begun its services;

(d) if so, the details of those trains which are yet to be started and the reasons in this regard and the time by which these will become operational;

(e) whether the Railways have received any request from the various representatives to extend train No. 11271/11272 Vindhyachal Express, Train No. 22161/22162 Rajyarani Express upto Habibganj station, train no. 12110, 12118 and 122102 from Manmad to Bhusaval; and

(f) if so, the reaction of the Railways thereto ?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY)

(a) to (f): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2268 BY SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN, SHRI BHOOPENDRA SINGH AND SHRI HARIBHAU JAWALE TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 22.08.2013 REGARDING EXTENSION OF TRAINS

(a) & (b): Details of train services announced in Railway Budget 2012-13 and 2013-14 vis-à-vis implementation status as on 18.08.2013 is as under:

Train	2012-13	2013-14
services	(Last year)	(Current year) 
Announced	Implemented	Announced	Implemented
Introduction	113	103	126	25
Extension	40	38	60	26
Increase	23	21	27	3
in frequency
Total	176	162	213	54