Lok Sabha Question No. 3260 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-23
Subject: Classification of Railway Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rajmohan Unnithan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3260 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2022

## CLASSIFICATION OF RAILWAY STATIONS

3260. SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether  the  classification  of  railway  stations  are  done  based  on revenue turnover, importance of the place, etc.;
- (b)   if so, the principles and norms adopted in this regard at present;
- (c) the revenue generated by different railway stations in Kannur and Kasaragod districts in kerala;
- (d) the criteria adopted for allowing stoppages of express trains and long distance trains at railway stations; and
- (e) the contingencies in place for exemptions for deviating from the laid down standards?

## 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 UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3260 BY SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK  SABHA  ON  23.03.2022  REGARDING  CLASSIFICATION  OF  RAILWAY STATIONS

(a) & (b): At present, for provision of passenger amenities, railway stations are  categorized  based  on  the  annual  passenger  earnings  (reserved  and unreserved) and number of outward passengers handled at the station.

A  review  has  been  carried  out  in  the  year  2017-18  based  on  the annual  passenger  earnings  (reserved  and  unreserved)  and  number  of outward passengers handled at station for the year 2016-17. Subsequently, Railway Stations on Indian Railways have been clubbed into 3 groups i.e. Non-Suburban, Suburban and Halt. Further, these groups have been put in grades ranging from Non-Suburbabn Grade (NSG )1-6, Suburban Grade(SG)1-3  &  Halt  Grade(HG)1-3  respectively.  Accordingly,  following categories have been formed:

CRITERIA  FOR  CATEGORISATION  OF  STATIONS  FOR  PROVISION  OF PASSENGER AMENITIES:

| Category of stations   | Criteria of Earnings ( in `)   | Criteria of outward Passengers handled   |
|------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Non-Suburban stations  | Non-Suburban stations          | Non-Suburban stations                    |
| NSG 1                  | > 500 Crore                    | > 20 Million                             |
| NSG 2                  | > 100 crore ≤ 500 Crore        | >10 Million ≤ 20 Million                 |
| NSG 3                  | > 20 Crore ≤ 100 Crore         | > 05 Million ≤ 10 Million                |
| NSG 4                  | > 10 Crore ≤ 20 Crore          | > 02 Million ≤ 05 Million                |
| NSG 5                  | > 01 Crore ≤ 10 Crore          | > 01 Million ≤ 02 Million                |
| NSG 6                  | ≤ 01 Crore                     | ≤ 01 Million                             |
| Suburban stations      | Suburban stations              | Suburban stations                        |
| SG 1                   | > 25 Crore                     | > 30 Million                             |
| SG 2                   | > 10 Crore ≤ 25 Crore          | > 10 Million ≤ 30 Million                |
| SG 3                   | ≤ 10 Crore                     | ≤ 10 Million                             |

| Halt stations   | Halt stations      | Halt stations      |
|-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| HG 1            | > 50 lakh          | > 03 lakh          |
| HG 2            | >05 lakh ≤ 50 lakh | >01 lakh ≤ 03 lakh |
| HG 3            | ≤ 05 lakh          | ≤ 01 lakh          |

@ General Managers shall have powers to categorize a station as NSG/4 category  if  it  is  a  place  of  Tourist  importance  and/or  is  an  important junction station.

## (c): The revenue generated by different Railway Stations in Kannur and Kasargod districts in Kerala:

| District   | Station               | Annual Earnings (in ` )   | Annual Earnings (in ` )   |
|------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|            |                       | 2019-20                   | 2020-21                   |
|            | Kannur                | 73,99,15,922              | 15,83,89,490              |
|            | Thalasseri            | 36,49,63,089              | 4,35,08,827               |
|            | Payyanur              | 19,11,28,361              | 2,64,98,272               |
|            | Payyangadi            | 3,16,19,850               | 41,93,820                 |
|            | Kannapuram            | 1,61,70,847               | 15,07,130                 |
|            | Valapattinam          | 25,35,683                 | 2,79,257                  |
| Kannur     | Elimala               | 12,99,082                 | 86,518                    |
|            | Pappinisseri          | 9,63,265                  | 17,265                    |
|            | Kannur south          | 8,46,455                  | 14,620                    |
|            | Jagannath Temple Gate | 7,63,725                  | 11,675                    |
|            | Chirakkal Halt        | 3,27,575                  | #                         |
|            | Dharmadam Halt        | 4,12,035                  | #                         |
|            | Kanhangad             | 15,48,25,404              | 3,61,98,541               |
|            | Kasargod              | 23,26,11,406              | 6,28,24,929               |
|            | Bekal fort            | 19,85,166                 | 2,08,659                  |
|            | Nileshwar             | 4,40,52,834               | 60,10,622                 |
|            | Charavattur           | 3,53,37,967               | 57,24,769                 |
| Kasargod   | Kumbla                | 1,13,25,224               | 17,67,239                 |
|            | Manjeshwar            | 87,03,382                 | 18,48,841                 |
|            | Trikarpur             | 60,47,327                 | 11,39,363                 |
|            | Kotikulam             | 84,37,613                 | 10,25,670                 |
|            | Uppala                | 30,57,403                 | 5,39,594                  |
|            | Kalanad Halt          | 5,16,020                  | #                         |
|            | Chandera Halt         | 3,44,545                  | #                         |

(d) and (e):  Provision of stoppage of a train at a station is dependent on factors like operational feasibility, traffic pattern  and  commercial justification.  Factors  like  population  and  significance  of  the  town/city, nature of train, availability of alternate service, etc. are also taken into account while considering provision of new stoppages.

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