Lok Sabha Question No. 2701 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-03
Subject: Provision of De-reserved Coaches
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: N.K. PREMACHANDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2701

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.01.2018

## PROVISION OF DE-RESERVED COACHES

## 2701.   SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  general  unreserved  railway  coaches  provided  in  the trains are not sufficient for the general ticket holders and season ticket holders and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  more  de-reserved coaches in  the  trains  for  a  specified  distance  from  the  starting  point and to the terminal point and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  regarding  the difficulties of daily passengers/season ticket holders due to the lack of de-reserved compartments in the trains;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, whether the railways proposes to
- conduct a study and if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  received  request  for  sanctioning  dereserved compartments in Kollam-Chennai-Egmore-Ananthapure Express from Kollam to Thiruvananthapuram and vice versa; and
- (f)  if so, the details of the action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a)  & (b): To cater to the needs of passengers of un-reserved segment,
- the following endeavors have been made by the Indian Railways:-
- (i) As  a  matter  of  policy,  it  has  been  decided  that  all  the Mail/Express trains (except fully reserved trains like
- Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto, etc.) introduced after 2007-08, shall have at least 6 general class coaches in their standard composition as per feasibility.
- (ii) Operation  of  fully  unreserved  services  like  Jan  Sadharan, Janseva,  Jan  Nayak  Express  etc.  to  facilitate  un-reserved segment  of  passengers.  In  the  Railway  Budget  2016-17,  it has been further announced to introduce Antyodaya Express, which  are  long-distance,  fully  unreserved,  superfast  train services.  Accordingly,  of  the  11  pairs  of  Antyodaya  trains decided to be introduced during the year 2016-17 and 201718,  four  (4)  pairs  of  Antyodaya  Express  have  already  been introduced till date.
- (iii) In  pursuance  of  the  announcements  made  in  the  Railway Budget 2016-17, regarding attachment of  two to four Deen Dayalu coaches in some long distance trains for unreserved travel  to  enhance  our  carrying  capacity  for  the  masses, Indian Railways have inducted 321 Deen Dayalu       coaches (General Class coaches) in 53 pairs of trains during the year 2016-17. Similarly, during the year 2017-18, 76 Deen Dayalu coaches are being utilized.

In  addition  to  the  above,  during  2017-18  (till  November,  2017) Indian Railways have also utilized about 137 General Class coaches for permanent augmentation of the loads of existing trains (which includes both Passenger and Express train services).

Moreover,  based  on  demand  pattern,  low  occupancy  of  Sleeper class coaches, such coaches are also de-reserved between nominated sections during day time as Sleeper class de-reserved coaches.

(c) & (d): Passenger census is conducted by zonal Railways periodically to  evaluate  the  traffic  pattern  and  occupation  of  the  trains  including General compartments meant for general passengers, daily commuters and season ticket holders.

(e): Yes, Madam. A demand has been received from the Hon'ble Member of Parliament in this regard.

(f): Two coaches number S-11 & S-12 were already de-reserved between Tenkasi-Kollam  in  train  No.  16723  Chennai  Egmore-  Kollam  Junction Anantapuri  Express.  Further,  in  train  No.  16724  Kollam  JunctionChennai  Egmore  Anantapuri  Express,  coach  No.  S-12  has  been  dereserved between Kollam and Nagercoil w.e.f. 30.12.2017.

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