Lok Sabha Question No. 121 (STARRED), answered on 2024-07-31
Subject: Bullet  and Vande Bharat Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Dhaval Laxmanbhai Patel, Shri Manoj Tiwari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 121 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2024

## BULLET AND VANDE BHARAT TRAINS

- *121. SHRI DHAVAL LAXMANBHAI PATEL: SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the current status of the manufacturing of Bullet Trains;
- (b)  the  time  by  which  the  Government  intends  to  run  Bullet  Trains  in India along with the details of its coverage network;
- (c) the details regarding the number of operational and under manufacturing Vande Bharat Trains, route and State-wise;
- (d) whether the Government is planning to start new Vande Bharat Train from Pali/Jodhpur to Jaipur; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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 STARRED QUESTION  NO.  121  BY  SHRI  DHAVAL  LAXMANBHAI  PATEL  AND  SHRI MANOJ  TIWARI  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  31.07.2024 REGARDING BULLET AND VANDE BHARAT TRAINS.

(a)  and  (b):  Presently  construction  is  going  on  the  Mumbai  -  Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) Project.  The MAHSR Project is passing through the States of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli.

The length of the project is 508 Km witsh 12 stations planned at Mumbai, Thane,  Virar,  Boisar,  Vapi,  Billimora,  Surat,  Bharuch,  Vadodara,  Anand, Ahmedabad and Sabarmati.

Entire land (1389.5 Ha) has been acquired for the project. Till now, 350 km of Pier Foundation, 316 km of Pier Construction, 221 km of Girder Casting and  190  km  of  Girder  Launching  have  been  completed.  The  work  of  the undersea tunnel (approx. 21 Km) has also started.

Bullet  train  project  is  a  very  complex  and  technology  intensive  Project. Considering  the  highest  level  of  safety  and  associated  maintenance protocols,  Bullet  train  project  has  been  designed  with  the  support  of Japanese  railway.  It  is  customised  for  Indian  requirements  and  climatic conditions. Timelines for the completion of the project can be reasonably ascertained after the completion of all associated works of Civil Structures, Track, Electrical, Signalling & Telecommunication and supply of Trainsets.

The execution of MAHSR Project is monitored/reviewed regularly.

(c) to (e): As the Railway network straddles across State boundaries, train services are introduced, as per network requirement, across such boundaries.   At present 102 Vande Bharat train services are operational on

the  Indian  Railways  network.  These  are  operational  on  the  following sectors : Varanasi - New Delhi, New Delhi - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, Mumbai  Central  -  Gandhinagar  Capital,  New  Delhi  -  Amb  Andaura,  MGR Chennai  Central  -  Mysuru  ,  Bilaspur  -  Nagpur,  Howrah  -  New  Jalpaiguri, Visakhapatnam  -  Secunderabad,  Chhatrapati  Shivaji  Maharaj  Terminus  Sainagar  Shirdi,  Chhatrapati  Shivaji  Maharaj  Terminus  -  Solapur,  Rani Kamalapati  -  Hazrat  Nizamuddin  ,  MGR  Chennai  Central  -  Coimbatore  , Secunderabad -Tirupati , Ajmer -Chandigarh, Manglore Central -Thiruvananthapuram  Central,  Howrah  -  Puri,  Anand  Vihar  (T)  -  Dehradun, New  Jalpaiguri  -  Guwahati,  Rani  Kamalapati  -  Rewa,  KSR  Bengaluru  Dharwad, Indore - Nagpur, Patna - Ranchi, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (T) Madgaon, Jodhpur -Sabarmati, Gorakhpur -Prayagraj, Kasargod -Thiruvananthapuram Central, Ahmedabad  Okha, Chennai Egmore -Tirunelveli,  MGR  Chennai  Central  -  Vijayawada,  Kacheguda  -  Yesvantpur, Udaipur  City  -  Jaipur,  Howrah  -  Patna,  Rourkela  -  Puri,  Howrah  -  Ranchi, Banglore Cantt - Coimbatore, Mangalore - Madgaon, Jalna - CSMT Mumbai, Banaras - New Delhi, Anand Vihar (T) - Ayodhya Cantt., Shri Mata Vaishno Devi  Katra  -  New  Delhi,  Amritsar  -  Delhi,  Mysore  -  Chennai  Central, Secunderabad - Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar - Visakhapatnam, Ranchi Banaras,  Kalaburagi  -  SMV  Bengaluru,  New  Jalpaiguri  -  Patna,  Patna  Gomtinagar,  Khajuraho  -  Hazrat  Nizamuddin,  Lucknow  Jn  -  Dehradun, Mumbai Central - Ahmedabad. Presently, 12461/12462 Jodhpur - Sabarmati Vande Bharat Express is catering to the passengers of both Pali Marwar and Jodhpur stations. Besides, Jodhpur is connected to Jaipur by 19 pairs of  trains  while  1  pair  of  trains  connect  Pali  Marwar  to  Jaipur.  Besides, introduction of new train services including Vande Bharat services, is an ongoing process on Indian Railways subject to traffic justification, operational feasibility, resource constraints, etc.

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