Lok Sabha Question No. 306 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-24
Subject: Running of New Trains from Supaul
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Dileshwar Kamait

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 306 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2024

## RUNNING OF NEW TRAINS FROM SUPAUL

306. SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has formulated any plan to run new trains from Supaul to Delhi and Supaul to Patna in public interest to address heavy rush of passengers at Supaul Railway station in Bihar;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any positive and concrete steps in view of the problems being faced by the people of Supaul Parliamentary Constituency;
- (d) the present status of various ongoing rail projects in Bihar; and
- (e) whether the Government has granted approval to any scheme for the renovation of other railway stations of the district including Supaul? ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING 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. 306 BY SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  24.07.2024  REGARDING  RUNNING  OF NEW TRAINS FROM SUPAUL. (a)  to  (c)   Supaul  is  presently  being  served  by  01  pair  of  Mail/Express service  and  06  pairs  of  Passenger  services  including  05279/05280 Saharsa-Supaul  DEMU  introduced  w.e.f.  16.07.2024.    Introduction  of long  distance  train  from  Supaul  is  not  feasible,  at  present,  due  to operational constraints.  Passengers of Supaul may avail change over at Saharsa  for  availing  long  distance  train  inter-alia  bound  for  Delhi, Mumbai  and  Patna.   Besides,  introduction  of  new  train  is  an  ongoing process over Indian Railways subject to traffic justification, operational feasibility, resource availability etc. (d)   Railway projects are sanctioned and executed Zonal Railway wise and not Division wise/District wise/State wise as Railway projects may span across Division/District/State boundaries. However, as on 01.04.2024,  55  projects  (31  New  Lines,  02  Gauge  Conversions  and  22 Doubling),  of  total  length  of  5,064  Km,  costing  ₹79,356  crore  falling fully/partly  in  the  State  of  Bihar  including  those  falling  fully/partly  in Supaul Constituency are in planning/approval/construction stage, out of which, 1194 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹26,983 crore has been incurred upto March, 2024. Railway Infrastructure Projects falling fully/partly in the State of Bihar are  covered  under  East  Central  Railway  (ECR),  Eastern  Railway  (ER), North  Eastern  Railway  (NER)  and  Northeast  Frontier  Railway  (NFR) Zones  of  Indian  Railways.  Zonal  Railway  wise  details  of  Railway projects  including  cost,  expenditure  and  outlay  are  made  available  in public domain.

(e)   Ministry  of  Railways  has  recently  launched  Amrit  Bharat  Station scheme. This scheme envisages development of stations on a continuous basis with a long-term approach. So  far  1324  stations  have  been  identified  under  this  scheme,  out  of which 92 stations including Supaul Railway Station of Supaul District in the state of Bihar are identified for development under this scheme. Further, Upgradation/Modernization of stations on Indian Railways is a continuous and on-going process and works in this regard are undertaken depending upon need, volume of passenger traffic and interse  priority,  subject  to  availability  of  funds  and  priority  is  accorded  to higher  category  of  stations  over  lower  category  of  stations  while sanctioning and executing the works.

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