Lok Sabha Question No. 93 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Closed Door Systems in Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dayanidhi Maran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 93 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2022

## CLOSED DOOR SYSTEMS IN TRAINS

93. SHRI DAYANIDHI MARAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

(a) the details of various  projects proposed and underway in Tamil Nadu;

(b) whether  any  proposal  has  been  given  for  implementation  of closed door systems in trains in Tamil Nadu; and

(c) if so, the details in this regard?

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. 93 BY  SHRI  DAYANIDHI  MARAN  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.12.2022  REGARDING CLOSED DOOR SYSTEMS IN TRAINS

(a): Railway  projects  are  sanctioned  and  taken  up  Zonal  Railwaywise  and  not  State-wise  as  the  Railway's  projects  may  span  across various  State  boundaries.  However,  as  on  01.04.2022,  24  projects (09  new  lines,  04  gauge  conversion  and  11  doubling)  of  total  length 2,944  Km,  costing ` 30,692  crore,  falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of Tamil Nadu are in different stages of planning/sanctioning/execution, out of which 804 Km  length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ` 7,705 crore has been incurred upto March, 2022. These include:-

-  09  new  line  projects  of  total  length  871  Km,  costing ` 10,724 crore, out of which 18 Km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ` 685 crore has been incurred upto March, 2022.
-  04  gauge  conversion  projects  of  total  length  839  Km,  costing ` 5,778 crore, out of which 622 Km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ` 3,179 crore has been incurred upto March, 2022.
-  11  doubling  projects  of  total  length  1,234  Km,  costing ` 14,190 crore, out of which 164 Km length has been commissioned and an  expenditure  of ` 3,841  crore  has  been  incurred  upto  March, 2022.

Railway  infrastructure  projects  in  Tamil  Nadu  are  covered  by Southern  Railway (SR), South Central Railway (SCR) and South Western  Railway  (SWR)  zone  of  Indian  Railway.  The  project-wise details  of  projects  including  cost,  expenditure  and  outlay  are  made available in public domain on Indian Railways website i.e. www.indianrailways.gov.in >Ministry of Railways >Railway Board >About Indian Railways >Railway Board Directorates >Finance (Budget)> Rail Budget/Pink Book (Year)> Railway wise Works Machinery and Rolling Stock Programme.

Since 2014, there has been substantial increase in fund allocation for New Line, Gauge Conversion and Doubling Projects and commensurate  commissioning  of  Projects  in  Indian  Railways.  The Average  Annual  Budget  allocation  for  these  works  during  2014-19 increased  to ` 1,979    crore    per    year    from ` 879    crore  per    year during 2009 - 14 (125%  more  than average annual budget allocation during  2009-14).  The  Annual  Budget  allocation  increased  to ` 2,410 crore  in  Financial  Year  2019-20  (174%  more  than  average  annual budget allocation during 2009-14), ` 2,812 crore in Financial Year 202021  (220%  more  than  the  Average  Annual  Budget  allocation  during 2009-14) and ` 3,730 crore in Financial year 2021-22(324% more than average annual budget allocation during 2009-14). For Financial Year 2022-23, highest-ever budget outlay of ` 3,865 crore has been provided for  these  works,  which  is  340%  more  than  average  annual  budget outlay of 2009-14.

During 2014-22, 1,066 Km sections (18 Km of New line, 404 Km Gauge conversion and 644 Km Doubling) falling fully/partly in the State of  Tamil  Nadu  has  been  commissioned  at  an  average  rate  of  133.25 Km per year.

(b) & (c): Vande  Bharat  and  Tejas  trains,  including  the  following trains of Southern Railway, have provision of Automatic door closure system in coaches:-

| Train No.   | Route                               | Zonal Railway    |
|-------------|-------------------------------------|------------------|
| 20607/08    | Chennai-Mysuru Vande Bharat Express | Southern Railway |
| 22671/72    | Chennai-Madurai Tejas Express       | Southern Railway |

In  future,  all  Vande  Bharat  trains  will  also  have  provision  of Automatic door closure system in coaches.

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