Lok Sabha Question No. 3779 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-09
Subject: Delay of Trains from Bihar
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3779 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2017

## DELAY OF TRAINS FROM BIHAR

†3779. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS   be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  almost  all  trains  originating  from  Bihar  are  reaching  their destinations very late, i.e. these are running late by 12 hours;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether the Government has taken any concrete measures to ensure operation of trains as per schedule; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

( SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN )

(a)  &  (b)  Focused  attention  is  given  daily  by  the  Indian  Railways  at  the station,  Division,  Zonal  headquarter  and  Railway  Board  levels  in  ensuring the punctuality of all passenger carrying trains, in general, and specifically for  the  trains  originating  from  Bihar.    Trains,  at  times,  get  delayed  due  to causes, some of which are in the control of Railways, such as, equipment failures  related  to  locomotives,  Over  Head  Electrical  Equipment,  track, signals, carriage & wagon etc., congestion due to saturated line capacity on sections dealing with  excess freight and passenger traffic  than warranted and blocks are to be given for maintenance and increasing line and terminal capacity for carrying more traffic every year as well as the reasons beyond control  of  the  Railways,  such  as  law  and  order  problems  -  observance  of Bandhs  and  security threats in Left Wing  Extremist areas involving Mokameh-Jhajha,  Muzaffarpur-Barauni,    Hajipur  -  Muzaffarpur    sections  of East  Central  Railway  requiring  reduction  of  speeds  for  maintaining  the

(a)

safety  of  operations,  passing  of  trains  through  the  elephant  corridor  with restricted  speed,  natural  calamities,  frequent  public  agitations  in  Bihar, electricity grid failures, bad weather, cattle run over, heavy road traffic at level crossing gates etc. During  April-July  2017,  trains  in  the  LWE  (Left  Wing  Extremism)  affected areas in Bihar and Jharkhand were forced to move at a reduced speed for about 50 days due to frequent bandh observance by Left Wing Extremists having a cascading effect on train operation in that area. (c) & (d)  Presently, movement of both Mail/Express and Passenger trains is being    monitored  online  at  divisional  level,  zonal  level  and  Railway  Board level through Punctuality Analysis and Monitoring Module (PAM)  which is a part of ICMS (Integrated Coaching Management System), an online monitoring system. Indian Railways have initiated various short and long term measures for  addressing the problem of capacity constraints on the routes of trains passing  through  Mughalsarai-Allahabad-Ghaziabad  sector  of  North  Central Railway  which  include  provision  of  automatic  signaling  from  Aligarh  to Ghaziabad on 3 rd  line, extension of platforms, commissioning of longer loop lines at 10 stations, raising of speed to 160 kmph on New Delhi- Mughalsarai route  besides  the  construction  of  double-line  dedicated  freight  corridor (DFC)  between  Mughalsarai-Allahabad-Khurja,  electrification  of  LucknowGorakhpur-Chhapra-Barauni-Katihar and doubling of Chhapra-Muzaffarpur. Further, Railways have initiated various measures such as launching of punctuality  drives,  sensitising  staff  involved  in  train  operations,  improving asset reliability, rectification of asset failures in the shortest possible time and having better co-ordination with State Governments and civil authorities to deal with law & order problems effectively.

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