LOK SABHA
NEW TRAINS
1705. SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI
SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR
SHRI SELVAM G
SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR
SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
(a) the total number of passengers travelling daily in all the trains including general, sleeper and AC coaches in the country;
(b) the details of the norms/criteria for determining the frequency of trains and introduction of new trains;
(c) the details of new trains introduced and frequency increased during the last three years and the current year in Tamil Nadu;
(d) whether the arrangements are made by Railways for the convenience of passengers in the event of cancellation/postponement, if so, the details thereof;
(e) the number of trains cancelled due to unforeseen reasons during the last three years and the current year; and
(f) whether the trains are getting late because of snags in the engine, if so, the details of the long term policy formulated/or proposed to be formulated by the Railways to remove the snags in the railway engines?
(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)
(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. 1705 BY SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI, SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR, SHRI SELVAM G, SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR AND SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 08.12.2021 REGARDING NEW TRAINS.
(a) The number of passengers travelling daily in all the trains including general, sleeper and AC coaches during last 2 years and including current year (upto November 2021) is as under:-
|
Year |
Per day (in million) |
|
2019-20 |
22.15 |
|
2020-21 |
3.43 |
|
2021-22 (upto Nov., 2021) |
7.78 |
|
S. No. |
Year |
Reason |
No of trains cancelled |
|
1 |
2018-2019 |
Bad Weather |
3423 |
|
2 |
Agitation |
189 |
|
|
3 |
Law & Order |
3 |
|
|
1 |
2019-2020 |
Bad Weather |
5312 |
|
2 |
Agitation |
67 |
|
|
3 |
Law & Order |
478 |
|
|
1 |
2020-2021 |
Bad Weather |
1665 |
|
2 |
Agitation |
1098 |
|
|
3 |
Law & Order |
16202 |
|
|
1 |
2021-2022 (upto 30.11.2021) |
Bad Weather |
4182 |
|
2 |
Agitation |
262 |
|
|
3 |
Law & Order |
9046 |
|
Financial year |
Diesel Loco |
Electric Loco |
|
2018-2019 |
4519 |
3174 |
|
2019-2020 |
3588 |
2892 |
|
2020-2021 |
223 |
402 |
|
2021-2022 |
771 |
1250 |