Lok Sabha Question No. 3050 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-14
Subject: Installation of Lifts and Escalators
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA, LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3050 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2018

## INSTALLATION OF LIFTS AND ESCALATORS

- †3050.  SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA: SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  lifts  and  escalators  are  being  installed  at  the railway stations;
- (b) if so, the details of the stations where lifts and escalators are proposed to be installed at present;
- (c) the number of railway stations where lifts and escalators have so far been installed; and
- (d) the zone-wise 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. 3050 BY SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA  AND SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA  ON  14.03.2018  REGARDING  INSTALLATION  OF  LIFTS  AND ESCALATORS

(a) & (b) Yes, Madam. Railways has decided to provide escalators at all 'A1', 'A' & 'C' category stations (footfall 25000 and above for 'C' category stations)  and  lifts  at  A1',  'A'  &  'C'  category  stations  and  stations  of tourist  importance  progressively.  Accordingly,  Railway  has  planned  to provide additional 2589 additional escalators and 1000 lifts at Railway Stations.

(c)  &  (d)  So  far,  473  escalators  at  171  stations  and  330  lifts  at  137 stations have been provided. Further, work is in progress for about 308 nos. of escalators at 128 stations and 306 nos. of lifts at 97 stations. The Zone-wise details  for  lifts  and  escalators  installed  thereof  are  as under:

Zonal Railway-wise Position of Lift & Escalators

|   SN | Zonal Railway        |   No. of Escalator Installed |   No. of Stations covered | No. of Lift Installed   | No. of Stations covered   |
|------|----------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|    1 | Central Railway      |                           34 |                        17 | 30                      | 14                        |
|    2 | Eastern Railway      |                           13 |                         7 | 6                       | 3                         |
|    3 | East Central Railway |                            6 |                         3 | -                       | -                         |
|    4 | East Coast Railway   |                            6 |                         2 | 9                       | 4                         |
|    5 | Northern Railway     |                           61 |                        15 | 42                      | 15                        |

Contd..2/-

| 6     | North Central Railway      | 17   | 7   | 3   | 2   |
|-------|----------------------------|------|-----|-----|-----|
| 7     | Railway                    | 4 2  |     | -   | -   |
| 8     | North Western Railway      | 20   | 6   | 9   | 4   |
| 9     | North Eastern Railway      | 20   | 8   | 12  | 4   |
| 10    | Southern Railway           | 87   | 34  | 59  | 28  |
| 11    | South Central Railway      | 42   | 15  | 49  | 20  |
| 12    | South East Central Railway | 8    | 3   | 12  | 5   |
| 13    | South Western Railway      | 13   | 4   | 12  | 3   |
| 14    | South Eastern Railway      | 12   | 6   | 10  | 4   |
| 15    | Western Railway            | 43   | 14  | 46  | 18  |
| 16    | West Central Railway       | 12   | 4   | 18  | 6   |
| 17    | Metro                      | 75   | 24  | 13  | 7   |
| Total | Total                      | 473  | 171 | 330 | 137 |

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