Lok Sabha Question No. 2365 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-01
Subject: Overhauling of Railway Coaches
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: R.K. BHARATHI MOHAN, PR. SENTHILNATHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2365 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2018

## OVERHAULING OF RAILWAY COACHES

2365.  SHRI BHARATHI MOHAN R.K.: SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  true  that  during  recent  safety  audits,  it  has  been found  that  many  hundreds  of  railway  coaches  have  not  been overhauled or serviced periodically;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has allocated any funds for the periodic overhauling/servicing  of  railway  coaches  and  if  so,  the  details thereof and the action taken/being taken in this regard;
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  replace  the  old,  damaged and outdated rail coaches with new ones; and
- (e) the details of the coaches replaced in the last three years, zonewise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2365  BY  SHRI  BHARATHI  MOHAN  R.K. AND SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 01.08.2018 REGARDING OVERHAULING OF RAILWAY COACHES

- (a) & (b): No, Madam. All the coaches running on Indian Railways are periodically overhauled as prescribed in maintenance  manuals  / instructions.
- (c)  Yes,  Madam.  The  Government  has  allocated ₹ 9277  crore  for  the periodic overhauling/servicing of railway coaches in Budget Estimates 2018-19.
- (d) Acquisition of new coaches for replacement of over-aged stock is a continuous  process  on  Indian  Railways.  Coaches  are  replaced  after attaining  their  prescribed  codal  life  or  prematurely  in  case  of  heavy damage to structural members.
- (e) The details of the coaches replaced in the last three years, zonewise are as under:-

| Zonal Railway              |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Central Railway            |        78 |       147 |       235 |
| Eastern Railway            |        92 |       124 |       199 |
| Northern Railway           |       247 |       229 |       269 |
| North Eastern Railway      |       132 |        29 |       125 |
| Northeast Frontier Railway |        25 |        59 |        74 |
| Southern Railway           |       112 |       270 |       241 |
| South Central Railway      |       127 |       150 |       156 |

| Zonal Railway              |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| South Eastern Railway      |        93 |        84 |       133 |
| Western Railway            |       150 |       157 |       184 |
| East Central Railway       |        37 |        28 |        11 |
| East Cost Railway          |        38 |        65 |        67 |
| North Central Railway      |        22 |        33 |        43 |
| North Western Railway      |        36 |        51 |        36 |
| South East Central Railway |        17 |        29 |        16 |
| South Western Railway      |        67 |       103 |        65 |
| West Central Railway       |        12 |        26 |        32 |
| TOTAL                      |      1285 |      1584 |      1886 |

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