Lok Sabha Question No. 96 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Cancellation of Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: MAHEISH GIRRI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.96 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016

## CANCELLATION OF TRAINS

96. SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways has come across any incidents in the past one year when trains were cancelled due to unforeseen reasons;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  total  loss  of  revenue  that  occurred  to  the  Railways  as  a result thereof; and
- (d) the  alternate  arrangements  made  by  the  Railways  to  enable passengers  of  cancelled  trains(s)  to  travel  without  facing  any difficulty?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

( SHRI MANOJ SINHA )

- (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. 96 BY SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 24.02.2016 REGARDING CANCELLATION OF TRAINS

(a) & (b) The following Mail/Express trains were cancelled from 01st January to 31st December 2015 over Indian Railways due to unforeseen reasons:

| Major Factors                                                                        |   No. of trains cancelled | Remarks                                                                                                                    |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Fire in Route Relay Interlocking cabin at Itarsi                                     |                      2450 | Trains passing via Etarsi cancelled from 17 June to 25 July 2015.                                                          |
| Accident on Itarsi- Khandwa section due to flash flood                               |                       543 | Trains cancelled on Etarsi-Khandwa section from 5th August 2015 to 21st August 2015.                                       |
| Agitation by Gujjar community between Dumaria-Fatehsinghpura on Bayana-Kota section. |                       303 | Trains cancelled on Mathura- Bombay central section from 21st May2015 to29th May 2015.                                     |
| Bhartiya Kissan Union & Sachcha Sauda Agitation in NR and NWR                        |                       208 | Trains on affected section cancelled from 7-13 October 2015.                                                               |
| Patidar Agitation in WR& NWR (Gujarat area)                                          |                        53 | Train cancelled on affected section on 25th and 26th August 2015.                                                          |
| Chennai Floods                                                                       |                       658 | Trains operations in Chennai area remained suspended twice from 16th to 21st November 2015 and 01st to 08th December 2015. |
| Bad weather                                                                          |                      2341 | Trains cancelled in November 2015 and December 2015.                                                                       |
| Other incidents                                                                      |                      1961 | Accidents/Incidents.                                                                                                       |
| Total Mail/Express trains cancelled                                                  |                      8517 |                                                                                                                            |

- (c) Loss due to cancellation of trains is not maintained.
- (d)  Wherever  operationally  feasible,  alternative  trains  on  the  affected  routes are  augmented  and  special  trains  run  on  Railway  convenience  to  clear  the passengers stranded due to cancellation of trains.

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