Lok Sabha Question No. 2217 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: Halt Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: PANKAJ CHOWDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2217 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2017

## HALT STATIONS

## †2217.    SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the type of tickets provided to train passengers at halt stations in the country;
- (b) the zone-wise/circle-wise details of halt stations in the country;
- (c) the zone-wise/circle-wise details of number of tickets sold at these halt stations along with the income therefrom;
- (d) whether  it  has  come  to  the  notice  of  the  Government  that passengers face problem at halt stations in getting printed ticket on time and thereby causing financial loss of revenue; and
- (e) if  so,  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  adopt  a  policy  for installation  of  URTS/vending  ticket  machines  at  halt  stations instead providing printed tickets and if so, the details thereof?

## 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. 2217 BY SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY TO BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  15.03.2017  REGARDING  HALT STATIONS.

(a): Printed card tickets are being provided to train passengers at halt stations over Indian Railways.

## (b):  The  zone-wise  details  of  halt  stations  over  Indian  Railways  is appended as under:

| Zonal Railway              |   Halt stations |
|----------------------------|-----------------|
| Central Railway            |              62 |
| Eastern Railway            |             156 |
| East Central Railway       |             289 |
| East Coast Railway         |              56 |
| Northern Railway           |             246 |
| North Central Railway      |              88 |
| North Eastern Railway      |             143 |
| Northeast Frontier Railway |             113 |
| North Western Railway      |             135 |
| Southern Railway           |             153 |
| South Central Railway      |             156 |
| South Eastern Railway      |             104 |
| South East Central Railway |             116 |
| South Western Railway      |              95 |
| West Railway               |             221 |
| West Central Railway       |              37 |
| Total                      |            2170 |

(c):  The  details  of  zone-wise  number  of  passengers  booked  at  halt stations and earning therefrom is as under:

## AVERAGE TICKET SOLD PER DAY AND AVERAGE EARNING PER DAY FROM HALT STATION OVER INDIAN RAILWAYS

| Zonal RAILWAY              | Average Tickets sold per day   | Average Earnings per day (in ` )   |
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| CENTRAL RAILWAY            | 6,368                          | 89,562                             |
| EASTERN RAILWAY            | 1,06,392                       | 9,86,232                           |
| EAST CENTRAL RAILWAY       | 20,915                         | 4,09,066                           |
| EAST COAST RAILWAY         | 7,996                          | 1,73,011                           |
| NORTHERN RAILWAY           | 49,460                         | 5,18,853                           |
| NORTH CENTRAL RAILWAY      | 353                            | 90,073                             |
| NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY      | 30,474                         | 3,86,313                           |
| NORTHEAST FRONTIER RAILWAY | 9,707                          | 1,66,293                           |
| NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY      | 8,979                          | 1,25,643                           |
| SOUTHERN RAILWAY           | 8,216                          | 68,423                             |
| SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY      | 16,018                         | 2,51,610                           |
| SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY      | 26,386                         | 3,15,188                           |
| SOUTH EAST CENTRAL RAILWAY | 13,662                         | 1,67,466                           |
| SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY      | 14,329                         | 1,85,134                           |
| WESTERN RAILWAY            | 12,776                         | 1,54,951                           |
| WEST CENTRAL RAILWAY       | 1,672                          | 31,089                             |
| TOTAL                      | 3,33,702                       | 41,18,906                          |

- (d): Some  instances of inconvenience caused to passengers in obtaining  tickets  do  come  to  notice  and  remedial  action  is  taken accordingly.
- (e)  At  present,  there  is  no  policy  of  providing  UTS/Vending  Ticket Machine at Halt station.

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