Lok Sabha Question No. 518 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-16
Subject: Trains from Thawe Gopalganj Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 518

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.09.2020

## TRAINS FROM THAWE GOPALGANJ STATION

## 518. DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  despite  commercial  feasibility,  large number  of  passengers  of  district  Gopalganj  of  Bihar  are  facing non-availability  of  super  fast  train  from  Thawe  Gopalganj  junction which is causing loss to the Railways;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether Railways has received requests from many quarters to extend  the  Gorakhdham  Express  and  Hamsafar  Express  from Gorakhpur via Thawe Gopalganj junction to Chhapra junction;
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereon  and  measures  taken  on  the  requests received in this regard;
- (e) the total number of trains connecting Thawe Gopalganj junction from  various  corners  of  the  country  and  the  details  of  number  of trains that have stoppages or proposed to run from  Thawe Gopalganj junction to various metropolitan cities; and
- (f) whether it is a fact that no progress has been made so far in the much awaited diversion of Bihar S. Kranti   Exp., Awadh Assam Exp. AC Exp. and other similar trains from Thawe Gopalganj junction to various metropolitan cities and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)  to  (e):  During  the  Financial  year  2019-20,  the  daily  average number  of  passengers  (both  inward  and  outward)  handled  at

Gopalganj and Thawe were approximately 525 and 4153 respectively.

Prior to discontinuation of services to prevent spread of COVID-19  pandemic,  Thawe  was  being  served  by  01  pair  of Mail/Express and 10 pairs of Passenger services. Similarly, Gopalganj was being served by 01 pair of Mail/Express and 02 pairs of  Passenger services. These services provide  connectivity  to the passengers  of  Thawe/Gopalganj  inter  alia  for  destinations  like Siwan, Patliputra, Gorakhpur, Lucknow, etc. Further, passengers of Thawe/Gopalganj may also avail changeover at Siwan (28 kilometre from  Thawe).  However,  at  present,  no  proposal  for  stoppage  of additional trains at Thawe/Gopalganj and/or introduction of additional trains from Thawe/Gopalganj is under consideration.

For  extension  of  12571/72  Anand  Vihar  (T)-Gorakhpur  Humsafar Express  and  12555/56  Hisar-Gorakhpur  Gorakhdham  Express  upto Chhapra,  demands,  including  that  from  the  Hon'ble  Member  of Parliament, have been received. These demands have been examined,  but  have  not  been  found  operationally  feasible,  at present.

(f):  Owing  to  operational  constraints,  at  present, there  is  no proposal  for  diversion  of  12565/66  Darbhanga-New  Delhi  Bihar Sampark Kranti Express, 15909/10 Dibrugarh-Lalgarh Avadh-Assam Express,  22411/12  Naharlagun-Anand  Vihar(T)  AC  Express  and/or any other Mail/Express train via Thawe/Gopalganj. However, with a view to provide additional service to the passengers of Thawe/Gopalganj,  Ministry  of  Railways  has  approved  diversion  of 55007/08 Gorakhpur-Patliputra Passenger via Thawe-Gopalganj.

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