Lok Sabha Question No. 1134 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Parking Facilities at Railway Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Giridhari Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1134 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2023

## PARKING FACILITIES AT RAILWAY STATIONS

- † 1134. SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether tender is floated for parking lots of all the railway stations in the country, if so, the details thereof, zone-wise;
- (b) whether  parking  contractors  forcefully  levy  parking  charges  from commercial  or  private  vehicles  going  for  pick-up  and  drop  at  any station  of  the  country  including  Patna  owing  to  which  passengers have to bear unnecessary financial burden;
- (c) if  so,  whether  the  Government  proposes to  ban the  levy  of  parking charges,  which  is  being  charged  forcefully  from  vehicles  going  for drop and pick-up; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(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. 1134 BY SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA  ON  08.02.2023  REGARDING  PARKING  FACILITIES  AT  RAILWAY STATIONS

(a): Yes, Sir. Parking lots at railway stations are allotted through tender/eauction. Zone-wise details of railway stations for which parking contracts are floated/awarded through tender/e-auction is as under:

| Zones                      |   No. of stations |
|----------------------------|-------------------|
| Central Railway            |               113 |
| Eastern Railway            |               466 |
| East Central Railway       |               181 |
| East Coast Railway         |               155 |
| Northern Railway           |               154 |
| North Central Railway      |               108 |
| North Eastern Railway      |               176 |
| Northeast Frontier Railway |               105 |
| North Western Railway      |               125 |
| Southern Railway           |               355 |
| South Central Railway      |               173 |
| South Eastern Railway      |               121 |
| Southeast Central Railway  |                15 |
| South Western Railway      |                58 |
| Western Railway            |                97 |
| West Central Railway       |                69 |

(b)  to  (d)  Parking  charges  are  collected  as  per  rates  prescribed  in  the contract  agreement.  At  certain  stations,  duration-wise  entry  fee  (pick-up and drop charges) are levied per vehicle in order to manage movement of traffic and to restrict unauthorised parking of vehicles causing congestion in  parking  lanes.  At  Patna  Junction,  no  charges  are  levied  for  pick-up  & drop  only.  Regular  parking  charges  are  levied  for  vehicles  parked  in  the designated parking space/lane.

Parking  charges  including  pick-up  and  drop  charges  are  reviewed and  revised  by  Zonal  Railways  as  per  site  conditions  before  awarding  of contract.  The  performance  of  the  parking  contractors  are  monitored  and suitable  penal  action,  as  required  is  initiated  against  the  contractors whenever any irregularities like overcharging etc. are noticed.

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