Lok Sabha Question No. 2922 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-10
Subject: Rajdhani Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2922 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.07.2019

## RAJDHANI TRAINS

2922.  SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of Rajdhani trains operating from the National capital to various destinations, train-wise;
- (b)  the  total  number of seats in 3AC, 2AC, 1AC available on each of these trains;
- (c)  the  number  of  emergency  quota  available  each  day  for  Union Ministers,  Judges  of  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court/High  Courts  of  various States,  Members  of  Parliament,  Railway  Board  and  other  emergent demands, category and train-wise; and
- (d) the process for confirmation of tickets for the waitlisted passengers?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) At  present,  24  pairs  of  Rajdhani  trains  are  operating  from National Capital to various destinations in the country.
- (b)          Details  of  the  reserved  accommodation  available  in  different classes of Rajdhani Express trains during financial year 2019-20(upto May, 2019) are appended.
- (c)      In  order  to  meet  the  urgent  travel  requirements of  High  Official Requisition (HOR) holders (which includes Central Government Ministers,  Judges  of  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court/High  Courts  of  various States), Members of Parliament and other emergent demands, who are on  the  waiting  list,  a  limited  number  of  berths/seats  have  been earmarked as Emergency Quota in different trains and in different classes. The quota is released by  the  Railways  in  accordance  with  the  priority  as  per  warrant  of precedence and well established practice being followed since long. The  extent  of  Emergency  Quota  (EQ)  to  be  earmarked  in  different classes  of  different  trains  is  decided  by  zonal  Railways  based  on demand  pattern  and  availability  of  accommodation.  The  Emergency Quota so earmarked varies on day-to-day basis and over lean and peak

periods.

- (d)      In  the  computerized  Passenger  Reservation  System  (PRS), confirmed berths/seats are allotted on first come first served basis till

the availability and thereafter Reservation Against Cancellation (RAC)/Waiting List tickets are issued. The status of RAC/Waiting List tickets get automatically updated against the cancellation of confirmed berths/seats and also against release of unutilized reservation quotas.

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APPENDIX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2922 BY SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 10.07.2019 REGARDING RAJDHANI TRAINS

(I)  Class-wise  details  of    reserved  accommodation  available  in  Rajdhani Express trains terminating in  Delhi Area for the period April 2019-May 2019

|   S.No. |   Train No. | Class   | Source Code            | Destination Code   | Total reserved accommodation   |
|---------|-------------|---------|------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|
|       1 |       12301 | 1A      | Howrah                 | New Delhi          | 3,286                          |
|       2 |       12301 | 2A      | Howrah                 | New Delhi          | 16,430                         |
|       3 |       12301 | 3A      | Howrah                 | New Delhi          | 43,460                         |
|       4 |       12305 | 1A      | Howrah                 | New Delhi          | 528                            |
|       5 |       12305 | 2A      | Howrah                 | New Delhi          | 2,576                          |
|       6 |       12305 | 3A      | Howrah                 | New Delhi          | 6,616                          |
|       7 |       12309 | 1A      | Rajendranagar Terminal | New Delhi          | 3,036                          |
|       8 |       12309 | 2A      | Rajendranagar Terminal | New Delhi          | 22,598                         |
|       9 |       12309 | 3A      | Rajendranagar Terminal | New Delhi          | 41,966                         |
|      10 |       12313 | 1A      | Sealdah                | New Delhi          | 1,952                          |
|      11 |       12313 | 2A      | Sealdah                | New Delhi          | 12,688                         |
|      12 |       12313 | 3A      | Sealdah                | New Delhi          | 65,220                         |
|      13 |       12423 | 1A      | Dibrugarh Town         | New Delhi          | 2,806                          |
|      14 |       12423 | 2A      | Dibrugarh Town         | New Delhi          | 23,607                         |
|      15 |       12423 | 3A      | Dibrugarh Town         | New Delhi          | 72,009                         |
|      16 |       12426 | 1A      | Jammu Tawi             | New Delhi          |                                |

|       | 12426   | 2A   | Jammu Tawi                 |                              | 1,533   |
|-------|---------|------|----------------------------|------------------------------|---------|
| 18    | 12426   | 3A   | Jammu Tawi                 | New Delhi                    |         |
| 19    | 12431   | 1A   | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Hazrat Nizamuddin            | 52,644  |
| 20    | 12431   | 2A   | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Hazrat                       | 756     |
| 21    | 12431   | 3A   | Thiruvananthapuram Central | Nizamuddin Hazrat Nizamuddin | 7,695   |
| 22    | 12433   | 1A   | Mgr Chennai Ctr            | Hazrat Nizamuddin            | 19,305  |
|       |         |      |                            |                              | 612     |
| 23    | 12433   | 2A   | Mgr Chennai Ctr            | Hazrat Nizamuddin            | 5,134   |
| 24 25 | 12433   | 3A   | Mgr Chennai Ctr            | Hazrat Nizamuddin            | 12,682  |
|       | 12437   | 1A   | Secunderabad               | Hazrat Nizamuddin            | 234     |
| 26    | 12437   | 2A   | Secunderabad               | Hazrat Nizamuddin            | 2,502   |
| 27    | 12437   | 3A   | Secunderabad               | Hazrat Nizamuddin            | 6,084   |
| 28    | 12441   | 1A   | Bilaspur                   | New Delhi                    | 558     |
| 30    | 12441   | 3A   | Bilaspur                   | New Delhi                    |         |
| 31    | 12453   | 1A   | Ranchi                     | New Delhi                    |         |
| 32    | 12453   | 2A   | Ranchi                     | New Delhi                    | 5,032   |
| 33    | 12453   | 3A   | Ranchi                     | New Delhi                    |         |
|       |         |      |                            |                              | 15,224  |
| 34    | 12951   | 1A   | Mumbai Central             | New Delhi                    | 1,853   |
| 35    | 12951   | 2A   | Mumbai Central             | New Delhi                    | 18,792  |
| 36    | 12951   | 3A   | Mumbai Central             | New Delhi                    |         |

|    | 12953   | 1A   | Mumbai Central   |                      | 57,045   |
|----|---------|------|------------------|----------------------|----------|
| 37 |         |      |                  | Hazrat Nizamuddin    | 1,948    |
| 38 | 12953   | 2A   | Mumbai Central   | Hazrat Nizamuddin    | 20,080   |
| 39 | 12953   | 3A   | Mumbai Central   | Hazrat Nizamuddin    | 59,374   |
| 40 | 12957   | 1A   | Ahmedabad        | New Delhi            | 1,854    |
| 41 | 12957   | 2A   | Ahmedabad        | New Delhi            | 17,324   |
| 42 | 12957   | 3A   | Ahmedabad        | New Delhi            | 50,896   |
| 43 | 20501   | 1A   | Agartala         | Anand Vihar Terminal | 396      |
| 44 | 20501   | 2A   | Agartala         | Anand Vihar Terminal | 1,359    |
| 45 | 20501   | 3A   | Agartala         | Anand Vihar Terminal | 6,381    |
| 46 | 20503   | 1A   | Dibrugarh        | New Delhi            | 342      |
| 47 | 20503   | 2A   | Dibrugarh        | New Delhi            | 2,700    |
| 48 | 20503   | 3A   | Dibrugarh        | New Delhi            | 11,952   |
| 49 | 20505   | 1A   | Dibrugarh Town   | New Delhi            | 720      |
| 50 | 20505   | 2A   | Dibrugarh Town   | New Delhi            | 5,508    |
| 51 | 20505   | 3A   | Dibrugarh Town   | New Delhi            | 25,808   |
| 52 | 20817   | 1A   | Bhubaneswar      | New Delhi            | 216      |
| 53 | 20817   | 2A   | Bhubaneswar      | New Delhi            | 960      |
| 54 | 20817   | 3A   | Bhubaneswar      | New Delhi            | 7,368    |
| 55 | 20839   | 1A   | Ranchi           | New Delhi            |          |
| 56 | 20839   | 2A   | Ranchi           | New Delhi            |          |

|    | 20839   | 3A   | Ranchi              |                              | 6,282        |
|----|---------|------|---------------------|------------------------------|--------------|
| 58 | 22221   | 1A   | C Shivaji Maharaj T | Hazrat Nizamuddin            | 556          |
| 59 | 22221   | 2A   | C Shivaji Maharaj T | Hazrat Nizamuddin            | 4,179        |
| 60 | 22221   | 3A   | C Shivaji Maharaj T | Hazrat Nizamuddin            | 14,965       |
| 61 | 22413   | 1A   | Madgaon             | Hazrat Nizamuddin            |              |
| 62 | 22413   | 1A   | Madgaon             | Hazrat Nizamuddin            | 336          |
| 63 | 22413   | 2A   | Madgaon             | Hazrat                       | 140          |
| 64 | 22413   | 2A   | Madgaon             | Nizamuddin Hazrat            | 3,576        |
| 65 | 22413   | 3A   | Madgaon             | Nizamuddin Hazrat Nizamuddin | 1,490        |
| 66 | 22413   | 3A   | Madgaon             | Hazrat Nizamuddin            | 8,640        |
| 67 | 22691   | 1A   | Bangalore           | Hazrat Nizamuddin            | 3,600        |
| 68 | 22691   | 2A   | Bangalore           | Hazrat Nizamuddin            | 1,952 21,838 |
| 69 | 22691   | 3A   | Bangalore           | Hazrat Nizamuddin            | 64,904       |
| 70 | 22693   | 1A   | Bangalore           | Hazrat Nizamuddin            | 780          |
| 71 | 22693   | 2A   | Bangalore           | Hazrat Nizamuddin            | 7,748        |
| 72 | 22693   | 3A   | Bangalore           | Hazrat Nizamuddin            | 23,842       |
| 73 | 22811   | 1A   | Bhubaneswar         | New Delhi                    |              |
|    |         |      |                     |                              | 510          |
| 74 | 22811   | 2A   | Bhubaneswar         | New Delhi                    | 2,023        |
| 75 | 22811   | 3A   | Bhubaneswar         | New Delhi                    | 14,875       |
| 76 | 22823   | 1A   | Bhubaneswar         | New Delhi                    |              |

|    |       |    |             |           | 1,224   |
|----|-------|----|-------------|-----------|---------|
| 77 | 22823 | 2A | Bhubaneswar | New Delhi |         |
| 78 | 22823 | 3A | Bhubaneswar | New Delhi |         |
|    |       |    |             |           | 32,544  |

Note: 1. Data is based on train start date 2 Available quota is no. of redefined berth

(II)  Class-wise  details  of  reserved  accommodation  available  in  Rajdhani Express trains  originating  from  Delhi  Area  for  the  period  April  2019  -  May 2019.

|   S.No. |   Train No. | Class   | Source Code   | Destination Code                     | Total reserved accommodation   |
|---------|-------------|---------|---------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|       1 |       12302 | 1A      | New Delhi     | Howrah                               | 2,575                          |
|       2 |       12302 | 2A      | New Delhi     | Howrah                               | 14,349                         |
|       3 |       12302 | 3A      | New Delhi     | Howrah                               | 38,754                         |
|       4 |       12306 | 1A      | New Delhi     | Howrah                               | 450                            |
|       5 |       12306 | 2A      | New Delhi     | Howrah                               | 2,463                          |
|       6 |       12306 | 3A      | New Delhi     | Howrah                               | 6,690                          |
|       7 |       12310 | 1A      | New Delhi     | Rajendranagar Terminal               | 3,024                          |
|       8 |       12310 | 2A      | New Delhi     | Rajendranagar Terminal Rajendranagar | 22,713                         |
|       9 |       12310 | 3A      | New Delhi     | Terminal                             | 41,786                         |
|      10 |       12314 | 1A      | New Delhi     | Sealdah                              | 1,789                          |
|      11 |       12314 | 2A      | New Delhi     | Sealdah                              | 11,215                         |
|      12 |       12314 | 3A      | New Delhi     | Sealdah                              | 62,646                         |
|      13 |       12424 | 1A      | New Delhi     | Dibrugarh Town                       | 2,148                          |
|      14 |       12424 | 2A      | New Delhi     | Dibrugarh Town                       | 21,159                         |
|      15 |       12424 | 3A      | New Delhi     | Dibrugarh Town                       | 69,407                         |
|      16 |       12425 | 1A      | New Delhi     | Jammu Tawi                           | 1,506                          |
|      17 |       12425 | 2A      | New Delhi     | Jammu Tawi                           | 16,101                         |
|      18 |       12425 | 3A      | New Delhi     | Jammu Tawi                           |                                |

|    |          |                   |                   |                            | 52,392   |
|----|----------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|----------|
| 19 | 12432 1A | Nizamuddin Hazrat |                   | Central                    | 856      |
| 20 | 12432    | 2A                | Nizamuddin        | Thiruvananthapuram Central | 8,216    |
| 21 | 12432    | 3A                | Hazrat Nizamuddin | Thiruvananthapuram Central | 20,488   |
| 22 | 12434    | 1A                | Hazrat Nizamuddin | Mgr Chennai Ctr            | 530      |
| 23 | 12434    | 2A                | Hazrat Nizamuddin | Mgr Chennai Ctr            | 5,271    |
| 24 | 12434    | 3A                | Hazrat Nizamuddin | Mgr Chennai Ctr            | 12,666   |
| 25 | 12438    | 1A                | Hazrat Nizamuddin | Secunderabad               | 264      |
| 26 | 12438    | 2A                | Hazrat Nizamuddin | Secunderabad               | 2,384    |
| 27 | 12438    | 3A                | Hazrat Nizamuddin | Secunderabad               | 5,984    |
| 28 | 12442    | 1A                | New Delhi         | Bilaspur                   | 436      |
| 29 | 12442    | 2A                | New Delhi         | Bilaspur                   | 4,556    |
| 30 | 12442    | 3A                | New Delhi         | Bilaspur                   | 13,804   |
| 31 | 12454    | 1A                | New Delhi         | Ranchi                     | 486      |
| 32 | 12454    | 2A                | New Delhi         | Ranchi                     | 4,964    |
| 33 | 12454    | 3A                | New Delhi         | Ranchi                     | 14,450   |
| 34 | 12952    | 1A                | New Delhi         | Mumbai Central             | 1,646    |
| 35 | 12952    | 2A                | New Delhi         | Mumbai Central             | 18,499   |
| 36 | 12952    | 3A                | New Delhi         | Mumbai Central             | 52,348   |
| 37 | 12954    | 1A                | Hazrat Nizamuddin | Mumbai Central             | 1,805    |
| 38 | 12954    | 2A                | Hazrat            | Mumbai Central             |          |

|    |       |    | Nizamuddin           |                     | 18,495   |
|----|-------|----|----------------------|---------------------|----------|
| 39 | 12954 | 3A | Hazrat Nizamuddin    | Mumbai Central      | 52,542   |
| 40 | 12958 | 1A | New Delhi            | Ahmedabad           | 1,599    |
| 41 | 12958 | 2A | New Delhi            | Ahmedabad           | 17,663   |
| 42 | 12958 | 3A | New Delhi            | Ahmedabad           | 50,834   |
| 43 | 20502 | 1A | Anand Vihar Terminal | Agartala            | 314      |
| 44 | 20502 | 2A | Anand Vihar Terminal | Agartala            | 1,368    |
| 45 | 20502 | 3A | Anand Vihar Terminal | Agartala            | 6,898    |
| 46 | 20504 | 1A | New Delhi            | Dibrugarh           | 314      |
| 47 | 20504 | 2A | New Delhi            | Dibrugarh           | 2,574    |
| 48 | 20504 | 3A | New Delhi            | Dibrugarh           | 10,008   |
| 49 | 20506 | 1A | New Delhi            | Dibrugarh Town      | 569      |
| 50 | 20506 | 2A | New Delhi            | Dibrugarh Town      | 4,926    |
| 51 | 20506 | 3A | New Delhi            | Dibrugarh Town      | 19,289   |
| 52 | 20818 | 1A | New Delhi            | Bhubaneswar         | 232      |
| 53 | 20818 | 2A | New Delhi            | Bhubaneswar         | 1,088    |
| 54 | 20818 | 3A | New Delhi            | Bhubaneswar         | 7,072    |
| 55 | 20840 | 1A | New Delhi            | Ranchi              | 568      |
| 56 | 20840 | 2A | New Delhi            | Ranchi              | 6,080    |
| 57 | 20840 | 3A | New Delhi            | Ranchi              | 13,710   |
| 58 | 22222 | 1A | Hazrat               | C Shivaji Maharaj T |          |

|    |          |                   | Nizamuddin          |             | 442    |
|----|----------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------|--------|
| 59 | 22222 2A | Hazrat Nizamuddin | C Shivaji Maharaj T | 4,375       |        |
| 60 | 22222 3A | Hazrat Nizamuddin | C Shivaji Maharaj   | T           | 13,712 |
| 61 | 22414 1A | Nizamuddin        |                     | Madgaon     | 529    |
| 62 | 22414 2A | Hazrat Nizamuddin | Madgaon             |             | 4,977  |
| 63 | 22414 3A | Nizamuddin        |                     | Madgaon     | 12,506 |
| 64 | 22692 1A |                   | Nizamuddin          | Bangalore   | 2,163  |
| 65 | 22692 2A |                   | Nizamuddin          | Bangalore   | 21,199 |
| 66 | 22692    | 3A                | Nizamuddin          | Bangalore   | 60,411 |
| 67 | 22812 1A |                   | New Delhi           | Bhubaneswar | 491    |
| 68 | 22812 2A |                   | New Delhi           | Bhubaneswar | 2,192  |
| 69 | 22812 3A |                   | New Delhi           | Bhubaneswar | 15,043 |
| 70 | 22824 1A |                   | New Delhi           | Bhubaneswar | 946    |
| 71 | 22824    | 2A                | New Delhi           | Bhubaneswar | 4,305  |
| 72 | 22824    | 3A                | New Delhi           | Bhubaneswar | 29,468 |

Note: 1. Data is based on train start date 2 Available quota is no. of redefined berth

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