Lok Sabha Question No. 1833 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-26
Subject: Halt of Trains at Ahmedabad Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1833 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2017

## HALT OF TRAINS AT AHMEDABAD STATION

1833. SHRI D.S. RATHOD:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  many  trains  are  halted  at  Ahmedabad Railway Station for more than 12 hours;

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

(c) whether there are any plans to start a train between Ahmedabad and Rajkot and if so, the details thereof?

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

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1833 BY SHRI D.S. RATHOD TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 26.07.2017 REGARDING HALT OF TRAINS AT AHMEDABAD STATION

(a) & (b) Yes, Madam. Following  train services  along with reasons which have lie-over period of more than 12 hours at Ahmedabad:-

|   Sr No | Train No.                                                             | Lie - over On Day                 | Reason                |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
|       1 | 12901/12902 Mumbai Central -Ahmedabad Gujrat Mail                     | Daily                             | Primary maintenance   |
|       2 | 12917/12918 Ahmedabad- Nizamuddin Sampark Kranti Express              | Sunday                            | Primary maintenance   |
|       3 | 12947/12948 Ahmedabad- Patna Azimabad Express                         | Friday,Sunday                     | Primary maintenance   |
|       4 | 22919/22920 Chennai Central-Ahmedabad Humsafar Express                | Friday                            | Primary maintenance   |
|       5 | 12931/12932 Mumbai Central-Ahmedabad Double Decker Express            | Sunday                            | Primary maintenance   |
|       6 | 16501/16502 Ahmedabad- Yesvantpur Express                             | Tuesday                           | Secondary maintenance |
|       7 | 19165/19166 Ahmedabad- Darbhanga Sabarmati Express                    | Wednesday,Friday, Sunday          | Primary maintenance   |
|       8 | 19167/19168 Ahmedabad- Varanasi Sabarmati Express                     | Monday,Tuesday, Thursday,Saturday | Primary maintenance   |
|       9 | 15269/15270 Muzaffarpur- Ahmedabad Jansadharan Express                | Saturday                          | Secondary maintenance |
|      10 | 19107/19108 Ahmedabad- Udhampur Janmabhoomi Express                   | Wednesday                         | Primary maintenance   |
|      11 | 12473/12474 Ahmedabad- Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Sarvodaya Express | Friday                            | Secondary maintenance |

|   12 | 19420/19419 Ahmedabad- Chennai Central Express                        | Tuesday                                   | Primary maintenance   |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|   13 | 19415/19416 Ahmedabad- Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express           | Thursday                                  | Primary maintenance   |
|   14 | 22967/22968 Ahmedabad- Allahabad Express                              | Sunday                                    | Primary maintenance   |
|   15 | 19422/Patna-ADI Express 19409Ahmedabad- Gorakhpur Express             | Thursday                                  | Primary maintenance   |
|   16 | 19410 Gorakhpur- Ahmedabad Express 19403 Ahmedabad- Gorakhpur Express | Monday                                    | Primary maintenance   |
|   17 | 19413/19414 Ahmedabad- Kolkata Express                                | Monday/Tuesday                            | Primary maintenance   |
|   18 | 19120/19119 Somnath- Ahmedabad Express                                | Monday,Wednesday,Th ursday,Friday, Sunday | Primary maintenance   |
|   19 | 19412/19411 Ajmer- Ahmedabad Intercity Express                        | Daily                                     | Primary maintenance   |
|   20 | 12267/12268 Ahmedabad- Mumbai Central Duronto Express                 | Daily                                     | Primary maintenance   |
|   21 | 12298/12297 Pune- Ahmedabad Duronto Express                           | Tuesday,Friday, Sunday                    | Secondary maintenance |
|   22 | 22137/22138 Ahmedabad- Nagpur Prerna Express                          | Monday,Thursday, Sunday                   | Stabling and Path     |
|   23 | 19402 Lucknow-Ahmedabad Express 19407 Ahmedabad-Varanasi Express      | Thursday                                  | Primary maintenance   |

- (c)    At  present,  there  is  no  proposal  to  start  a  new  train  service between Ahmedabad and Rajkot stations.

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