Lok Sabha Question No. 497 (STARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Extension of Trains to Rajkot
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.497 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2022

## EXTENSION OF TRAINS TO RAJKOT

- *497. SHRI MOHANBHAI  KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  trains  which  terminate  at  Ahmedabad  are  parked  idle  in the yard before the next journey;
- (b)  if  so,  the  names  of  those  trains  terminating  at  Ahmedabad  along with the time these are parked idle in the yard, separately;
- (c)  whether  any  public  representative  has  given  representation  to extend a few trains, which are parked idle in the yard, upto Rajkot;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon; and
- (e) if not, the time likely to be taken for extension of the said trains upto Rajkot?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  497  BY  SHRI  MOHANBHAI  KALYANJI KUNDARIYA  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  06.04.2022 REGARDING EXTENSION OF TRAINS TO RAJKOT.

(a) and (b) At present, 45 Mail/Express services terminate at Ahmedabad, where they undergo primary/secondary maintenance, which is necessary for safety of operations and  ensuring cleanliness. Details of the trains terminating at Ahmedabad are appended.

(c) to (e)  Requests, including  from the Hon'ble Member of Parliament, have  been received for extension of few train services  to Rajkot. These have  been  examined  but  found  operationally  not  feasible,  at  present. However, extension of existing train services is an on-going process on Indian  Railways,  subject  to  traffic  justification,  operational  feasibility, availability of resources, etc. *****

APPENDIX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 497 BY SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 06.04.2022 REGARDING EXTENSION OF TRAINS TO RAJKOT

|   SN. |   TRAIN NO. | FROM                        | TO        | TRAIN NAME                   |
|-------|-------------|-----------------------------|-----------|------------------------------|
|     1 |       11050 | KOLHAPUR AHMEDABAD          |           | EXPRESS                      |
|     2 |       12298 | PUNE                        | AHMEDABAD | DURONTO                      |
|     3 |       12547 | AGRA                        | AHMEDABAD | EXPRESS                      |
|     4 |       12656 | CHENNAI                     | AHMEDABAD | NAVAJEEVAN EXPRESS           |
|     5 |       12834 | HOWRAH                      | AHMEDABAD | EXPRESS                      |
|     6 |       12843 | PURI                        | AHMEDABAD | EXPRESS                      |
|     7 |       12901 | DADAR                       | AHMEDABAD | EXPRESS                      |
|     8 |       12916 | DELHI                       | AHMEDABAD | EXPRESS                      |
|     9 |       12918 | H. NIZAMUDDIN               | AHMEDABAD | GUJARAT SAMPARKRANTI EXPRESS |
|    10 |       12931 | MUMBAI                      | AHMEDABAD | DOUBLE DECKER EXPRESS        |
|    11 |       12933 | MUMBAI                      | AHMEDABAD | KARNAVATI EXPRESS            |
|    12 |       12948 | PATNA                       | AHMEDABAD | EXPRESS                      |
|    13 |       12958 | NEW DELHI                   | AHMEDABAD | RAJDHANI EXPRESS             |
|    14 |       15269 | MUZAFFARPUR                 | AHMEDABAD | JANSADHARA EXPRESS           |
|    15 |       15559 | DARBHANGHA                  | AHMEDABAD | ANTYODAY EXPRESS             |
|    16 |       16502 | YESVANTPUR                  | AHMEDABAD | EXPRESS                      |
|    17 |       19032 | RISHIKESH                   | AHMEDABAD | EXPRESS                      |
|    18 |       19033 | VALSAD                      | AHMEDABAD | GUJARAT QUEEN EXPRESS        |
|    19 |       19120 | SOMNATH                     | AHMEDABAD | EXPRESS                      |
|    20 |       19166 | DARBHANGHA                  | AHMEDABAD | EXPRESS                      |
|    21 |       19168 | VARANASI                    | AHMEDABAD | EXPRESS                      |
|    22 |       19224 | JAMMU TAWI                  | AHMEDABAD | EXPRESS                      |
|    23 |       19402 | LUCKNOW                     | AHMEDABAD | EXPRESS                      |
|    24 |       19408 | VARANASI                    | AHMEDABAD | EXPRESS                      |
|    25 |       19410 | GORAKLHPUR                  | AHMEDABAD | EXPRESS                      |
|    26 |       19414 | KOLKATA                     | AHMEDABAD | EXPRESS                      |
|    27 |       19416 | SRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI KATRA | AHMEDABAD | EXPRESS                      |
|    28 |       19422 | PATNA                       | AHMEDABAD | EXPRESS                      |
|    29 |       19436 | ASANSOL                     | AHMEDABAD | EXPRESS                      |

|   30 | 19484      | BARAUNI    | AHMEDABAD                     | EXPRESS             |
|------|------------|------------|-------------------------------|---------------------|
|   31 | GORAKHPUR  | AHMEDABAD  | EXPRESS                       | 19490               |
|   32 | 20861 PURI |            | AHMEDABAD                     | EXPRESS             |
|   33 | 20940      | SULTANPUR  | AHMEDABAD                     | EXPRESS             |
|   34 | 20948      | KEVADIYA   | AHMEDABAD                     | JANSHATABDI EXPRESS |
|   35 | 20950      | KEVADIYA   | AHMEDABAD JANSHATABDI EXPRESS |                     |
|   36 |            | CHENNAI    | EXPRESS                       | 20953 AHMEDABAD     |
|   37 |            | NAGPUR     | EXPRESS                       | 22137 AHMEDABAD     |
|   38 | 22186      | PUNE       | AHMEDABAD AHIMSA EXPRESS      |                     |
|   39 | 22547      | GWALIOR    | AHMEDABAD EXPRESS             |                     |
|   40 | 22919      | CHENNAI    | AHMEDABAD HUMSAFAR EXPRESS    |                     |
|   41 | 22927      | BANDRA (T) | AHMEDABAD EXPRESS             |                     |
|   42 | 22953      | MUMBAI     | AHMEDABAD                     | EXPRESS             |
|   43 | 22958      | VERAVAL    | AHMEDABAD SOMNATH EXPRESS     |                     |
|   44 | 22968      | PRAYAGRAJ  | AHMEDABAD                     | EXPRESS             |
|   45 | 82901      | MUMBAI     | AHMEDABAD                     | TEJAS EXPRESS       |

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