Lok Sabha Question No. 5255 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-05
Subject: Unprecedented Delay of Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KIRTI (JHA) AZAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5255 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2017

## UNPRECEDENTED DELAY OF TRAINS

†5255. SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of trains cancelled and delayed from January 2016 till date, date-wise;
- (b)  the  number of trains which reached the station in time or before the scheduled time from January, 2016 till date, zone-wise and date-wise;
- (c)  the  reasons  for  unprecedented  delay  of  trains  in  the  years  2016  and 2017 till date;
- (d) whether the Railways has restricted the speed of trains to 60-70 kms per hour through informal message of the Railway Board; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor?

## 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.  5255  BY  SHRI  KIRTI  AZAD  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK SABHA ON 05.04.2017 REGARDING UNPRECEDENTED DELAY OF TRAINS (a)  Month-wise figures of Mail/Express trains cancelled and delayed from January 2016 till date (upto 28 March 2017) are appended as Appendix-I. (b) Zonewise monthwise position of Mail/Express trains reached destination  right  time,    or  upto  15  minutes  late  during  the  period  from January 2016 to 28 March 2017 is appended as Appendix-II. (c)    Trains  get  delayed  on  Indian  Railways  due  to  not  only  the  factors related to its internal working but also external factors which Railways are not  in  control  of.    Other  than  asset  failures  which  delay  trains,  various constraints/difficulties  adversely  affect  punctuality.  Some  of  these  facts are  line  capacity      and  terminal  capacity  constraints  on  account  of increasing passenger and freight traffic, adverse weather conditions (fog, rains, breaches), intermittent natural calamities such as floods, cyclones, heavy rains, heavy road traffic at level crossing gates across the Indian Railways network, multi faceted Law  &  order problems, miscreant activities  such  as  theft  of  Railway  assets,  mid-section  run  over  cases involving cattle and humans etc. (d)  No, Madam.  No such informal message has been issued from Railway Board for restricting the speed of trains to 60-70 kms. per hour.  However, formal  instructions  exist  regarding  speed  restriction  during  fog  when visibility is reduced.   During fog when the Loco Pilot in his judgment feels that visibility  is  restricted  due  to  fog,    he  shall  run  at  a  restricted  speed which shall not exceed  60 kmph in any case. (e)   Does not arise.

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APPENDIX-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5255 BY SHRI KIRTI AZAD TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 05.04.2017 REGARDING UNPRECEDENTED DELAY OF TRAINS

## Summary

- (b) Zone wise trains reached before time, Right Time or upto 15 minutes late at stations during January 2016 to March 2017 (upto 28th March 2017)

| Sr.         | Zone        |   2016 January to December | 2017 January to 28 March   |   Total | Avg. per day   |
|-------------|-------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------|----------------|
| 1           | CR          |                      43372 | 9831 53203                 |     117 |                |
| 2           | ECOR        |                      17212 | 3574                       |   20786 | 46             |
| 3           | ECR         |                      22794 | 4620                       |   27414 | 61             |
| 4           | ER          |                      26957 | 5876                       |   32833 | 72             |
| 5           | KR          |                       2515 | 595                        |    3110 | 7              |
| 6           | NCR         |                       8139 | 1766                       |    9905 | 22             |
| 7           | NER         |                      14671 | 2693                       |   17364 | 38             |
| 8           | NFR         |                      19153 | 4322                       |   23475 | 52             |
| 9           | NR          |                      66822 | 12969                      |   79791 | 176            |
| 10          | NWR         |                      22260 | 4907                       |   27167 | 60             |
| 11          | SCR         |                      38433 | 9170                       |   47603 | 105            |
| 12          | SECR        |                       6604 | 1344                       |    7948 | 18             |
| 13          | SER         |                      25203 | 5585                       |   30788 | 68             |
| 14          | SR          |                      60812 | 12921                      |   73733 | 163            |
| 15          | SWR         |                      26655 | 6054                       |   32709 | 72             |
| 16          | WCR         |                      11238 | 2427                       |   13665 | 30             |
| 17          | WR          |                      39435 | 9009                       |   48444 | 107            |
| Total       | Total       |                     452275 | 97663                      |  549938 | 1214           |
| No. of days | No. of days |                        366 | 87                         |     453 |                |
| Avg. /day   | Avg. /day   |                       1236 | 1123                       |    1214 |                |