Lok Sabha Question No. 2411 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Creation of New Railway Zone
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: MALLIKARJUN  KHARGE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2411 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.12.2018

## CREATION OF NEW RAILWAY ZONE

2411. SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a)  the number of Railway Zones in the country and the respective gross income generated by them in 2016-2018; (b)  whether there is any requirement of a minimum amount of traffic and income to be generated by a proposed zone, if so, the details thereof; (c)    whether any weightage is given to the backwardness of a particular
2. area for creating a new Railway zone; and

(d)   if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2411 BY SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE  TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 26.12.2018 REGARDING CREATION OF NEW RAILWAY ZONE

(a):  At  present,  there  are  17  Zones  on  Indian  Railways  and  their respective gross income/earning generated in 2016-2017 and 2017-2018

is as under:

| S.No.   | ZONAL RAILWAY              |   Gross Traffic Earning 2016-17 ( ` in Crore) |   Gross Traffic Earning 2017-18 ( ` in Crore) |
|---------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Central Railway            |                                      12711.2  |                                      13703    |
| 2.      | Eastern Railway            |                                       7171.6  |                                       7396.99 |
| 3.      | East Central Railway       |                                      10869.4  |                                      12603.2  |
| 4.      | East Coast Railway         |                                      14879.4  |                                      16836.5  |
| 5.      | Northern Railway           |                                      16261    |                                      17609.5  |
| 6.      | North Central Railway      |                                      13293.5  |                                      15452.2  |
| 7.      | North Eastern Railway      |                                       3140.38 |                                       3305.46 |
| 8.      | Northeast Frontier Railway |                                       5958.62 |                                       5037.96 |
| 9.      | North Western Railway      |                                       7626.46 |                                       7281.99 |
| 10.     | Southern Railway           |                                       7510.29 |                                       7674.38 |
| 11.     | South Central Railway      |                                      14583.7  |                                      16332.1  |
| 12.     | South Eastern Railway      |                                      12879    |                                      13984.5  |
| 13.     | South East Central Railway |                                      11992.5  |                                      13091.3  |
| 14.     | South Western Railway      |                                       4607.22 |                                       4816.59 |
| 15.     | Western Railway            |                                      11721.6  |                                      12397    |
| 16.     | West Central Railway       |                                       9878.29 |                                      10968.4  |
| 17.     | Metro Railway              |                                        214.74 |                                        209.94 |
|         | Total                      |                                     165299    |                                     178701    |

(b) to (d) : New Zones on Indian Railways are set up keeping in view the factors  like  size,  workload,  accessibility,  traffic  patterns  and  other operational/administrative  requirements  consistent  with  the  needs  of economy and efficiency, without any regional considerations.

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