Question : TRAINS FROM BALLIA



(a) whether the Railways are actively considering to connect Ballia via Ghazipur to Mughalsarai by rail link;

(b) if so, whether the Railways would connect Ghazipur to Mughalsarai by rail bridge on Ganga river;

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

(d) whether the Railways have taken or propose to take any steps in regarding introduction of a new Shatabdi Express train between Delhi-Muradabad-Bareilly- Shahjahanpur-Lucknow;

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

(f) the reasons for delay in commencing trains on Lucknow-Hardoi LC and the time by which it is likely to be done?

Answer given by the minister


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

(a) to (c): Due to constraint of resources and limited budgetary support, no such proposal is under consideration.

(d) & (e): At present, there is no proposal to run Shatabdi Express between Delhi and Lucknow via Moradabad, Bareilly, Shahjahanpur due to operational and resource constraints.

(f): Hordoi-Lucknow MEMU is a daily service announced in Railway Budget 2013-14. Train services announced in Railway Budget are generally introduced during the course financial year.