Lok Sabha Question No. 558 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-01
Subject: Vistadome Coaches
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Chandra Sekhar Bellana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 558 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2021

## VISTADOME COACHES

558. SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY: SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA:

## Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to add 5 additional Vistadome Coaches on the Vishakhapatnam Araku Route which is a prime tourist destination;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  any  additional  vistadome  coaches  have  been  provided on any other tourist circuit route in the country; and
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNCATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) and (b). Three Vistadome Coaches have been allotted to East Coast Railway  for  Visakhapatnam-Araku-Kirandul  route.  At  present,  two Vistadome Coaches are operational on Visakhapatnam-Araku -Kirandul route.

Allotment of Vistadome Coaches is based on factors such as availability  of  Vistadome  Coaches,  its  operational  feasibility,  load limitations, day-time journey of the train and demand of the passengers on the existing routes of Indian Railways.

- (c)  and  (d).  The  details  of  Vistadome  Coaches  available  on  tourist circuit routes over Indian Railways is appended.

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APPENDIX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  AND  (d)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  558  BY  SHRI  POCHA  BRAHMANANDA  REDDY,  SHRI  KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV AND SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 01.12.2021 REGARDING VISTADOME COACHES

(c) and (d) Details of Vistadome coaches available over various tourist circuit routes of Indian Railways

| Section                                                    | Railway                                                 | Gauge                                                   | No. of Vistadome Coaches                                |
|------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| Broad Gauge Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) VISTADOME Coaches    | Broad Gauge Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) VISTADOME Coaches | Broad Gauge Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) VISTADOME Coaches | Broad Gauge Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) VISTADOME Coaches |
| Ahmedabad-Kewadiya                                         | Western Railway                                         | BG                                                      | 2                                                       |
| Mumbai-Madgaon, Mumbai- Pune                               | Central Railway                                         | BG                                                      | 4                                                       |
| Vishakhapatnam-Araku- Kirandul                             | East Coast Railway                                      | BG                                                      | 2                                                       |
| Yeshwantpur-Karwar (via Mangaluru), Yeshwantpur- Mangaluru | South Western Railway                                   | BG                                                      | 6                                                       |
| New Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar, Guwahati-New Haflong            | Northeast Frontier Railway                              | BG                                                      | 6                                                       |
| BG ICF VISTADOME Coaches                                   | BG ICF VISTADOME Coaches                                | BG ICF VISTADOME Coaches                                | BG ICF VISTADOME Coaches                                |
| Dadar and Madgaon                                          | Central Railway                                         | BG                                                      | 1                                                       |
| Araku valley                                               | East Coast Railway                                      | BG                                                      | 1                                                       |
| Kashmir Valley                                             | Northern Railway                                        | BG                                                      | 1                                                       |
| NG VISTADOME Coaches                                       | NG VISTADOME Coaches                                    | NG VISTADOME Coaches                                    | NG VISTADOME Coaches                                    |
| Darjeeling Himalayan Railway                               | Northeast Frontier Railway                              | NG                                                      | 5                                                       |
| Kalka Shimla Railway                                       | Northern Railway                                        | NG                                                      | 15                                                      |
| Pathankot-Baijnath-Paprola                                 | Northern Railway                                        | NG                                                      | 4                                                       |
| Matheran Hill Railway                                      | Central Railway                                         | NG                                                      | 1                                                       |
| Bilimora-Waghai                                            | Western Railway                                         | NG                                                      | 3                                                       |
| MG VISTADOME Coaches                                       | MG VISTADOME Coaches                                    | MG VISTADOME Coaches                                    | MG VISTADOME Coaches                                    |
| Nilgiri Mountain Railway                                   | Southern Railway                                        | MG                                                      | 2                                                       |
| Mhow- Patalpani-Kalakund                                   | Western Railway                                         | MG                                                      | 2                                                       |
| Sitapur-Mailani                                            | North East Railway                                      | MG                                                      | 2                                                       |
|                                                            |                                                         | Total                                                   | 57                                                      |

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