Lok Sabha Question No. 4417 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Disposal of Non-working Coaches/Wagons
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sarmistha Sethi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4417 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022

DISPOSAL OF NON-WORKING COACHES/WAGONS

4417.  SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of passenger coaches and goods wagons in the Railways which are not in working condition since many years, zone-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has taken any steps for disposal/reuse or use of the said coaches/wagons for other purposes; and (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4417 BY SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  30.03.2022  REGARDING DISPOSAL OF NON-WORKING COACHES/WAGONS

(a):  Replacement  of  coaches  and  wagons  on  age-cum-condition basis is a continuous process over Zonal Railways. Systems are in place to ensure that passenger coaches and wagons that are unfit for  regular  service  are  not  allowed  in  regular  train  service  and condemned expeditiously.

At present, there are no such passenger coaches and goods wagons in  Zonal  Railways  which  are  not  in  working  condition  since  many years.

(b)  &  (c):  Indian  Railways  has  a  system  for  utilizing  coaches declared unserviceable (condemned) on age cum condition basis to utilize  the  same  as  Rail  Coach  restaurants  and  in  other  uses  to generate non fare revenue. Brief of such available Restaurant Cars is as below:

| Zonal Railways       | Station                              |   Nos. of Restaurant Cars |
|----------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| Central Railway      | Nagpur                               |                         1 |
| Central Railway      | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus |                         1 |
| Eastern Railway      | Asansol                              |                         2 |
| West Central Railway | Jabalpur                             |                         1 |
| West Central Railway | Madan Mahal                          |                         1 |
| West Central Railway | Bhopal                               |                         1 |

Furthermore, heritage value of condemned coaches / wagons is also assessed  and  accordingly  preserved  &  displayed  at  Heritage  Rail Museum, stations etc.

Further,  disposal  of  remaining  condemned  coaches  /  wagons  is carried out through e-Auction by Zonal Railways regularly.

During  the  last  5  years  and  current  year,  following  number  of condemned coaches / wagons have been disposed off:

| Year                     |   No. of Condemned Coaches disposed |   No. of Condemned Wagons disposed |
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 2016-17                  |                                4246 |                               7768 |
| 2017-18                  |                                3295 |                               6032 |
| 2018-19                  |                                4007 |                               6298 |
| 2019-20                  |                                2368 |                               4597 |
| 2020-21                  |                                2384 |                               4737 |
| 2021-22 (Upto Feb, 2022) |                                1889 |                               3941 |

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