Lok Sabha Question No. 552 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-23
Subject: Problems of Railway Passengers in Baghpat District
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dr. Rajkumar Sangwan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 552 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2025

## PROBLEMS OF RAILWAY PASSENGERS IN BAGHPAT DISTRICT †552. DR. RAJKUMAR SANGWAN:

## Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  railway  passengers  in Baghpat  district  are  facing  several  serious  problems  such  as  nonstoppage of major trains at local stations, lack of bridge construction and lesser number of coaches in trains, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  ensure  stoppage  of  train No.14305/14306  (HaridwarDelhi Express) at Baraut station  and construct FOB/ROB thereon, if so, the details thereof ;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to ensure the stoppage of train No.19609/19610 (Udaipur-Rishikesh Express) at Tatiri (Baghpat), Baraut and Khekra stations, if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  run  train  No.  04023  (DelhiBaghpat  Kasimpur  Kheri)  on  permanent  basis,  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (e)  whether the Government proposes to take any concrete action to increase  the  number  of  coaches  in  trains  passing  through  Baghpat district and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

## ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (e) As the Railway network straddles across district boundaries, trains are introduced across such boundaries as per network requirement.   Baghpat  district  is  majorly  served  by  Bagpat  Road, Baraut, Modinagar stations which  are respectively being served by 12 pairs,  13  pairs  and  13  pairs  of  train  services.  These  services  are providing direct connectivity for cities like Delhi, Haridwar, Saharanpur etc.

14305/06  Delhi-Haridwar  Express  and  19609/10  Udaipur  City-Yog Nagari  Rishikesh  Express  have  scheduled  stoppage  at  Baraut  from where passengers of nearby stations may also avail these services.

04023/24 Delhi-Qasimpur Kheri MEMU  is being operated as 64092/64093 Qasimpur Kheri-Delhi MEMU.

Besides, provision of stoppages and  augmentation of services  are on-going  processes  on  Indian  Railways  subject  to  traffic  justification, operational feasibility, availability of resources etc.

Sanctioning  and  execution  of  works  of  Road  Over  Bridges/  Road Under  Bridges (ROBs/RUBs)  in lieu of Level Crossings(LCs) is a continuous and on-going  process on Indian Railways. Such works are prioritized  and  taken  up  on  the  basis  of  its  impact  on  safety  and mobility in train operations and impact on road users.

Nos.  of  ROBs/  RUBs  constructed  on  Indian  Railways  during  the period 2004-14 vis a vis 2014-25 (June'25) is as under:

| Period            | ROBs/ RUBs constructed                                          |
|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2004-14           | 4,148 Nos.                                                      |
| 2014-25 (June'25) | 13,426 Nos. (Including 1649 Nos. in the State of Uttar Pradesh) |

As  on  01.04.2025,  4,402  Nos.  ROBs/  RUBs  are  sanctioned  at  the cost of Rs. 1,00,860 Cr on Indian Railways including 736 Nos. Road Over Bridge (ROB)/Road Under Bridge (RUB) at the cost of Rs. 14,022 crore in the State of Uttar Pradesh, which are at various stages of planning and execution.

Presently,  08  Nos.  of  Road  Over  Bridges/Road  Under  Bridges (ROBs/RUBs)  are  sanctioned  at  the  cost  of  Rs.  165  crore  in  Baghpat District including  Baraut tehsil which are at various stages of planning and execution.

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