Lok Sabha Question No. 555 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Increase in Speed of Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 555 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## INCREASE IN SPEED OF TRAINS

## †555. SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  trains  whose  speed  has  been  increased  during  the current year;
- (b) whether  services  of  some  trains  connectivity  from  one  State  to  another have been discontinued;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  the  services  of  the  Railways  have  improved  and  if  so,  the estimated increase in the income during the first quarter of the year;
- (e) the sources from which the income of railways is increasing; and
- (f) the details of the development works undertaken as a result of collection of increase fare from the passengers?

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

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF  THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 555 BY SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 19.07.2017 REGARDING INCREASE IN SPEED OF TRAINS

(a):  From  1 st   January  2017  to  till  date,  45  number  of  trains  have  been speeded up.

(b): No, Madam.

(c): Does not arise.

(d) & (e): The provision of services and their upgradation/improvement is a continuous and ongoing process.

The estimated increase in the income from various sources during the first quarter of the current financial year in comparison to last financial year is as under:

( ₹ in crore)

| Category       |   Q1(2016-17) |   Q1(2017-18) |   Amount increase |   % Increase |
|----------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|--------------|
| Passenger      |      11641.1  |      12509    |            867.87 |         7.46 |
| Other Coaching |       1119.15 |       1207.76 |             88.61 |         7.92 |
| Goods          |      25388.6  |      27283.7  |           1895.09 |         7.46 |
| Sundry         |        959.27 |        951.68 |             -7.59 |        -0.79 |
| Total          |      39108.1  |      41952.1  |           2843.98 |         7.27 |

(f):  The  traffic  earnings  including  the  passenger  earnings  are  utilised  to meet  the working expenses  of the Railways, which pre-dominantly represents the staff cost, pension, fuel and other operating and maintenance  expenditure.    The  excess  of  traffic    earnings  over  the revenue expenditure forms the internal resource generation and is appropriated to Depreciation  Revenue  Fund,  Development Fund  and Capital Fund for undertaking replacement  & renewal of Railway assets, taking  up  certain  works    relating  to  passenger  &  staff  amenities,  safety and  for  principal  payment  of  lease  charges    to  Indian  Railways  Finance Corporation.    The  development  works  on  Railways  are  mainly  financed from  the  Gross  Budgetary  Support  provided  by  the  Government  and  the market borrowings.

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