Lok Sabha Question No. 1504 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-27
Subject: Increase in General Coaches
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1504 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2017

## INCREASE IN GENERAL COACHES

†1504. SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  special  scheme  or made  arrangement  for  the  facility  of  the  passengers  travelling  in general coaches keeping in view their increasing number;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c)  the  number  of  bogies  increased  in  various  trains  this  year,  zonewise 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. 1504 BY SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  27.12.2017  REGARDING INCREASE IN GENERAL COACHES (a) and  (b)  To  facilitate  the  passenger  of  general  coaches,  Indian Railways  have  inducted  321  Deen  Dayalu  coaches  (General  Class coaches) in 53 pairs of trains in the year 2016-17 and about 76 Deen Dayalu coaches were turned out from production units in 2017-18 till date and being utilized in Indian Railways. Further, Total 11 pairs of Antyodaya trains for un-reserved travel have been planned to run in the year 2016-17 and 2017-18, of which 4 pairs of Antyodaya Express have already been introduced till date Facilities provided in Antodaya train service and Deen Dayalu coaches are mentioned as below:(i)  Antyodya train service: - These are long distance fully unreserved train comprising of LHB general second class coaches with vestibules. These have additional facilities like cushioned luggage racks, additional  hand  hold  in  doorway  area  for  the  comfort  of  standing passengers, provision of J hooks near longitudinal luggage racks for hanging  carry  bags,  potable  water  through  water  filtration  system, enhanced number of mobile charging points, Bio-toilets, Fire extinguishers  with  anti-theft  arrangement,    more  pleasing  colour scheme for interior and exteriors. (ii) Deen Dayalu Coach:- General second class coaches for unreserved passengers  with  additional  facilities  like  water  filtration  system  to provide potable water, cushioned luggage racks, additional hand hold in  doorway  area,  provision  of  J  hooks  for  hanging  carry  bags,  Biotoilets,  toilet  occupation  indication  display  board,  enhanced  mobile charging facility, Fire extinguishers with anti-theft arrangement, water level  indicator,  pleasing  interiors,  improved  exterior  colour  scheme with anti-graffiti coating, polymerized floor coating in toilets. (c) Total 407coaches including 137 general class coaches   have been utilized  for  augmentation  of  existing  trains  by  Indian  Railway  during the  period  April  2017  to  November  2017.  A  zone-wise  details  of coaches augmented are appended. *****

APPENDIX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1504  BY  SHRI  BHAIRON  PRASAD  MISHRA  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 27.12.2017 REGARDING INCREASE IN GENERAL COACHES

## (c) Zone-wise detail of coaches utilized for augmentation of existing trains are as under:-

| Zonal Railways             |   Coach utilized |
|----------------------------|------------------|
| Central Railway            |               44 |
| Eastern Railway            |               92 |
| East Central Railway       |               29 |
| East Coast Railway         |                1 |
| North Central Railway      |                2 |
| Northern Railway           |               16 |
| North Eastern Railway      |               13 |
| Northeast Frontier Railway |               41 |
| North Western Railway      |                6 |
| Southern Railway           |               28 |
| South Central Railway      |               61 |
| South East Central Railway |                0 |
| South Eastern Railway      |               22 |
| South Western Railway      |               26 |
| Western Railway            |               22 |
| West Central Railway       |                4 |
| Total                      |              407 |

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