Lok Sabha Question No. 5161 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Toy Train in North East
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rebati Tripura

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 5161 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2019

## TOY TRAIN IN NORTH EAST

## 5161.   SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to start Tourist Toy train in North East (NE) in the near future;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d)  the  details  of  proposed  targets  and  respective  achievements  of  rail
- projects especially in the North East region?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a)  to  (c)   Toy trains (Miniature trains) have been provided to Governments of  Tripura, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh and these are already working at Agartala, Manipur science centre Imphal and Lohit respectively. Requests from Governments of Assam, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh (for one more at Dist. Tawang) have been accepted. Arrangements have been made for supply one toy train each to these three States.
- (d) The  details  of  railway  projects  for  the  entire  country  and  for  the North Eastern Region are as under:

20 projects out of total 491 New Line, Gauge Conversion and Doubling projects (approximately 48,860 km, costing 6.5 lakh crores) of the country pertain  to  North  Eastern  Region  (Approximate  total  length  of  1,783  km, costing 68,401 crore). These are at different stages of planning / approval / execution.

Commissioning  of  railway  projects  involves  land  acquisition  by  State Governments, forest clearance by officials of forest department, shifting of infringing utilities (both underground and over ground), statutory clearance from various authorities, encountering unforeseen conditions like earthquake,  flooding,  excessive  rains,  strikes  of  labour,  order  of  Hon'ble Courts etc. Annual targets and achievement are affected by these factors.

## Major achievements in N.E. Region during last 5 years are:

-  The  entire  rail  network  of  NE  region  has  been  converted  to  broadgauge.
-  Harmuti-Naharlagun  new  line  (21.75  km),  a  capital  connectivity project  for  Arunachal  Pradesh  (Itanagar)  was  commissioned    on 20.02.2015. (Naharlagun is 10 km from Itanagar).
-  FIRST  passenger  train  on  Lumding  -  Silchar  newly  converted  gauge conversion BG section was flagged off on 21.11.2015.  Barak Valley of Assam has been connected to major cities of the country through BG connectivity.
-  Jiribam, the FIRST Railway Station in Manipur was connected by BG rail  line  and  first  freight  train  was  received  on  20.02.2016.  FIRST Passenger  Train  service  to  Jiribam  in  Manipur  was  flagged  off  by Hon'ble Prime Minister on 27.05.2016.
-  Bhairabi, The FIRST Railway Station in Mizoram was connected by BG rail line and first freight train was received on 21.03.2016. The FIRST Passenger  Train  service  to  Bhairabi  in  Mizoram  was  flagged  off  by Hon'ble Prime Minister on 27.05.2016.
-  Towards its  mission  to  provide  Broad  Gauge  connectivity  to  capital cities  of  all  States  of  the  NE  region,  the  Metre  Gauge  track  to Agartala, the capital of Tripura, has been converted into Broad Gauge on 02.05.2016.  The FIRST  long distance Train (Tripura Sundari Express) was introduced between Agartala and Delhi on 31.07.2016.
- Bogibeel Rail-cum-Road Bridge was commissioned on 25.12.2018. The considerably reduced  the  travel  time  and  distance  (704  km)  between  Naharlagun
-  4.94 Kms  long  Bridge  over  Brahmaputra  river has (Itanagar) and Dibrugarh.

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