Lok Sabha Question No. 2716 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-07
Subject: Local Trains in Mumbai
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Anil Yeshwant Desai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2716 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2024

## LOCAL TRAINS IN MUMBAI

2716 SHRI ANIL YESHWANT DESAI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that Local Trains in Mumbai is the life line of that mega city which is the financial capital of the country; (b) whether any survey has ever been made to see the number of people travelling  daily  in  local  trains  to  earn  their  bread  &  butter,  if  so,  the details thereof; (c)  the  details  of  the  number  of  accidents  involving  local  trains  and (d) whether there is any rule or restrictions for the number of passengers can travel in a general and reserve coach, if so, the details thereof and if
- number of passengers died and injured during last five years; and not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING 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. 2716 BY SHRI ANIL YESHWANT DESAI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.08.2024 REGARDING LOCAL TRAINS IN MUMBAI.

(a) & (b) For convenience of commuters of Mumbai area, local trains are run  on  suburban  sections  of  Central  and  Western  Railways.    During  the Financial  Year  2023-24,  approximately  241.1crore  passengers  used  the services  of  local  trains  on  suburban  section  of  Central  and  Western Railways.

Further, to reduce congestion in Mumbai suburban corridors (including  Chhatrapati  Shivaji  Maharaj  Terminus  and  Kurla),  Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP)-II costing ₹8,087 crore, MUTP-III costing ₹10,947 crore and MUTP-IIIA costing ₹33,690 crore have been sanctioned to  meet  the  future  demands  of  Passengers.  These  projects  include following rail links in Mumbai Suburban Area:

|   S.No. | Name of project                                         |   Cost (₹ in crore) |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|       1 | 6th Line Mumbai Central-Borivali (30 km)                |                 919 |
|       2 | Extension of Harbour Line Goregaon-Borivali (7 km)      |                 826 |
|       3 | Virar-Dahanu Road 3rd & 4th Line (64 km)                |                3587 |
|       4 | 5th & 6th Line CSTM-Kurla (17.5 km)                     |                 891 |
|       5 | Panvel-Karjat Suburban corridor (29.6 km)               |                2782 |
|       6 | Airoli-Kalwa (elevated) suburban corridor link (3.3 km) |                 476 |
|       7 | 5th & 6th line Borivali-Virar (26 km)                   |                2184 |
|       8 | 4th line between Kalyan-Asangaon (32 km)                |                1759 |
|       9 | 3rd & 4th line between Kalyan-Badlapur (14.05 km)       |                1510 |
|      10 | Kalyan Yard-Segregation of Main Line & Suburban         |                 866 |

In addition,  construction  of  Vasai  bye  pass  line  (Double  line) between Naigaon and Juchandra (5.73 Km) has been sanctioned at a cost of ₹175.99  Crores. Further extension of these corridors for future demands on suburban corridors is a continuous process.

All MUTP projects have been sanctioned on 50:50 cost sharing basis between Ministry of Railways and Government of Maharashtra. However, Maharashtra Govt. was not providing requisite funds on time as per the commitment till 2022-23, resulting in delay in completion of the projects. Government  of  Maharashtra  has  started  funding  for  MUTP-IIIA  projects from April 2023.

- (c) During the last 5 years from 2019-20 to 2023-24, total 05 consequential  train  accidents  of  local  trains  have  taken  place  over Mumbai  Area  i.e.  Mumbai  Divisions  of  Central  Railway  and  Western Railway. There was no passenger fatality or injury in these consequential accidents.
- (d) Indian  Railway  strives  to  provide  confirmed  accommodation  to  all passengers.  However,  only  those  passengers  are  allowed  to  board  the reserved  coaches  who  have  valid  travel  authority  to  travel.  Unreserved tickets are valid for the journey as per extant guidelines in any train going from the journey originating station to the destination station and in the class indicated on the ticket. These tickets are not train specific.

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