Lok Sabha Question No. 4426 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-29
Subject: Delay in Operation of Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI KUNDARIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4426 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2017

## DELAY IN OPERATION OF TRAINS

4426.  SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN BHAI KALYANJI BHAI:

Will the Minister of  RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has taken note of recent delay in operation of trains including premium trains like Shatabdi despite clear weather;

- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the Government is contemplating any action plan to improve the running of trains on time; 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. 4426 BY  SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN BHAI KALYANJI BHAI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 29.03.2017 REGARDING DELAY IN OPERATION OF TRAINS.

(a) to (d) Punctuality performance of Mail/Express train including premium trains  like  Shatabdi  Exp.  on  right  time  terminating  basis  during  last  2 months is as under:

| Punctuality performance (% age)   | Punctuality performance (% age)   | Punctuality performance (% age)   |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Type of trains                    | February 2017                     | March 2017                        |
| Mail/Express                      | 71.56                             | 76.92                             |
| Durunto                           | 67.77                             | 75.17                             |
| Rajdhani                          | 54.65                             | 77.53                             |
| Shatabdi                          | 79.07                             | 91.72                             |
| Jan Shatabdi                      | 81.09                             | 85.95                             |
| Garibrath                         | 63.11                             | 65.51                             |

The trains lose punctuality on Indian Railways due to the factors related to its internal working as well as external factors of which Railways are not in control.  Other than asset failures, various constraints/difficulties which adversely affect punctuality  are  numerous  such  as -line capacity constraints on account of increasing passenger and freight traffic, adverse weather conditions (fog, rains, breaches), intermittent natural calamities such as floods, cyclones, heavy rains, heavy road traffic at level crossing gates  across  the  Indian  Railways  network,  multi  faceted    Law  &  order problems, miscreant activities such as theft of Railway assets, mid-section run over cases involving cattle and humans etc.

Indian Railways has initiated various measures to improve punctuality such as prioritization of preventive maintenance of assets to minimize asset  failures, capacity enhancement projects by construction of  additional  loop  lines  at  stations,  doubling,  construction  of  third  line corridors,  automatic  signaling,  construction  of  low  height  subway  to replace level crossings, Rail under Bridges and Rail Over Bridges, etc.  In addition,  zonal  Railways  have  also  been  advised  to  have  better  coordination with Civil and Police authorities of States to deal with situations arising out of law and order problems.

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