Lok Sabha Question No. 1128 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Stoppages of Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rajmohan Unnithan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1128

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2023

## STOPPAGES OF TRAINS

1128. SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  Kanhangad  (KZE),  Chervatur  (CHV),  Payangadi  (PAZ), etc.  are  the  few  main  railway  stations  of  the  Kasargod  constituency and  the  largest  townships  as  compared  to  nearby  stations  and  the revenue is also very high in these places;
- (b) if  so,  whether  many  of  the  trains  like  Mangala  Lakshadweep Express  (12617/12618)  and  West  Coast  Express  (22637/22638)  were having stoppages here before Covid;
- (c) if so, whether the Railways is considering to return the pre-Covid status  for  the  train  stoppages  of  Mangala  Lakshadweep  Express (12617/12618) at Kanhangad-KZE, West Coast Express (22637/22638) at Chervatur (CHV) and Kurla Express at Payangadi;
- (d)
- if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether  the  long  time  demand  for  the  stoppage  of  Parasuram Express  at  Chervatur  (CHV)  having  large  number  of  passengers  and revenue is likely to be considered by the Government; and (f) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (f) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1128 BY SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 08.02.2023 REGARDING STOPPAGES OF TRAINS

- (a) While details regarding revenue are not maintained constituency wise, total passenger revenue of the three stations; Kanhangad (KZE), Charvattur  (CHV)  and  Payangadi  (PAZ)  during  last  three  years  and current year (upto Dec-2022) is as under:

( ` in Crore)

| Station          |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   Current Year upto Dec-2022 (2022-23) |
|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------------------|
| Kanhangad (KZE)  |     11.85 |      2.39 |      4.35 |                                   7.9  |
| Charvattur (CHV) |      3.12 |      0.39 |      1.2  |                                   2.21 |
| Payangadi (PAZ)  |      2.79 |      0.33 |      1.23 |                                   2.12 |

- (b) to (f) Indian Railways have undertaken rationalization of the time table,  including  rationalization  of  stoppages,  in  a  scientific  manner with the assistance of IIT-Bombay. The exercise has been undertaken inter alia to provide for better passenger safety by creating maintenance  corridor  blocks,  minimizing  conflicts  in  existing  time table, generation of additional path for freight traffic and speeding up of  train  services.  Since,  November-2021,  train  services  are  being operated with rationalized time table. Accordingly, while stoppage of 12617 Ernakulam-(H. Nizamuddin Mangala Lakshadweep Express) has been  provided  at  Kanhangad  and  Payangadi  stations,  stoppage  of additional  trains  at  Kanhangad,  Payangadi  and  Charvattur  is  neither operationally expedient nor commercially justified, at present. However,  provision  of  stoppages  is  an  ongoing  process  on  Indian Railways subject to operational feasibility, commercial viability etc.

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