Lok Sabha Question No. 1116 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-08
Subject: Renewal and Repair of Tracks
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: DUSHYANT SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1116 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2017

## RENEWAL AND REPAIR OF TRACKS

1116. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of railway accidents in the past three years that have happened due to defect in tracks leading to derailment;
- (b) whether  the  Railways  has  any  policy  regarding  renewal  and repair of tracks and if so, the details regarding the same along with the implementation details for the past two years;
- (c) whether the Railways has introduced LHB (Link Hoffmann Busch) coaches for non air-conditioned class travellers; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1116  BY  SHRI  DUSHYANT  SINGH  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 08.02.2017 REGARDING RENEWAL AND REPAIR OF TRACKS.

(a):  The  number  of  consequential  train  accidents  on account  of  track defect and in combination with other departments leading to derailment  in  the  last  three  years  and  in  the  current  year  (upto  31 st January, 2017) is given as under:

| Year    |   Number of consequential train accidents on account of track defect leading to derailment |   Number of consequential train accidents on account of track defect in combination with other departments leading to derailment |   Total number of consequential train accidents |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 2013-14 |                                                                                         23 |                                                                                                                               01 |                                              24 |
| 2014-15 |                                                                                         22 |                                                                                                                               07 |                                              29 |
| 2015-16 |                                                                                         24 |                                                                                                                               11 |                                              35 |
| 2016-17 |                                                                                         32 |                                                                                                                               05 |                                              37 |

(b): Track renewal is a continuous activity which is to be undertaken as and  when  stretch  of  track  becomes  due  for  renewal  on  the  basis  of criteria  laid  down  in  Indian  Railway  Permanent  Way  Manual  on  agecum-condition basis viz. traffic carried in terms of gross million tones and  incidence  of  rail  fracture/failure,  wear  of  rails,  maintainability  of track as per standards etc. The systematic attention to track is given with the help of track machines.

The  achievement  of  track  renewals  during  last  two  year  and current year are as under:

| Year    |   Target ( in Kms.) | Achievement (in Kms.)     |
|---------|---------------------|---------------------------|
| 2014-15 |                2200 | 2424                      |
| 2015-16 |                2500 | 2794                      |
| 2016-17 |                2668 | 1708 (Upto December 2016) |

(c)  &  (d):  LHB  (Link  Hoffmann  Busch)  coaches for non air-conditioned class travellers are already in service. As on 31.03.2016, more than 750 such coaches are running on Indian Railways.

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