Lok Sabha Question No. 567 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-06
Subject: Cancellation of Passenger Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: M. P. Abdussamad Samadani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.567 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2023

## CANCELLATION OF PASSENGER TRAINS

567. DR. M.P. ABDUSSAMAD SAMADANI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to State:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the difficulties faced by local passengers  in  the  Shoranur-Mangalore  sector  of  the  Palakkad division  in  Southern  Railway  due  to  the  cancellation  of  passenger trains and time schedule of the trains and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has plans to reinstate the cancelled trains or  increase  unreserved  coaches  in  the  existing  express  trains  to resolve the congestion in existing  passenger trains and unreserved coaches of express trains and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is aware of the delays to existing trains caused by the newly introduced Vande Bharat trains; and
- (d) if so, the remedial measures taken by the Railways in this regard?

## 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. 567 ASKED BY DR. M.P. ABDUSSAMAD SAMADANI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 06.12.2023 REGARDING CANCELLATION OF PASSENGER TRAINS (a) & (b) Indian Railways have undertaken rationalization of time table in a scientific  manner  with  the  assistance  of  IIT-Bombay.  The  exercise  has been  undertaken  inter  alia  to  provide  for  better  passenger  safety  by creating maintenance corridor blocks, generation of additional paths and minimizing  conflicts  in  existing  time  table  to  improve  punctuality.  The exercise, inter-alia, necessitated rationalization of train services including the  discontinuation  of  06496  Kozhikode-Shoranur  Unreserved  Express Special and partial discontinuation of 06495 Thrisur-Kozhikode Unreserved Express Special between Shoranur -Kozhikode. However, for the convenience  of  the  passengers  using  the  services  of  06496  Special Express,  the  timings  of  16607  Kannur-  Coimbatore  Express  has  been revised so as to operate to similar schedule. Similarly, for the passengers using the services of 06495 Thrisur-Kozhikode Unreserved Express Special, the timings of 16608 Coimbatore - Kannur Express have been revised so as to depart Shoranur at 16:20 hrs. Further, to cater to the needs of General class passengers, 5 pairs of trains viz. 16303/16304 Ernakulam-Thiruvananthapuram Vanchinad Express, 16305/16306 Ernakulam - Kannur Express, 16307/16308 Alappuzha- Kannur Express,  16301/16302  Shoranur-  Thiruvananthapuram  Venad  Express  and 16649/16650  Mangaluru-Nagercoil  Parasuram  Express  have  each  been permanently augmented by one General class coach. These are in addition to  the  temporary  augmentations  undertaken  to  meet  the  extra  rush  of passengers. (c)  &  (d)  Vande Bharat Express services run as per their scheduled Time Table. Operation of these services does not lead to delay in operations of other train services on the Shoranur -Mangaluru sector.

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