Lok Sabha Question No. 1721 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-09
Subject: Introduction of New Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1721 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2015

## INTRODUCTION OF NEW TRAINS

1721.  SHRI RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  major  demands  in  the  last  three  years  for  the introduction  of  new  trains,  doubling  of  tracks,  etc.  relating  to Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the number of demands accepted, pending and rejected during the above period;
- (c) the details of funds allocated for improving the railway network in Andhra Pradesh for the last three years; and
- (d) the details of funds that have been spent and unspent and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a) to (d)  A large number of representations are received at various levels  of  Railway  administration  which inter-alia  include  Railway stations, Divisions, Zonal headquarters and at Railway Board's level for  introduction  of  new  trains  and  doubling  of  tracks.  However, Indian Railways do not maintain a compendium of such representations.  Besides,  Indian  Railways  do  not  run  trains  or sanction  projects  on  State-wise  basis  as  rail  network  and  train operations cut across state boundaries. Introduction of new  train services and sanction of  new projects  is  an  on-going  exercise  on  Indian  Railways  subject  to traffic  justification,  operational feasibility, availability of resources etc.  However, details of new train services announced in the last three  Railway  Budgets,  i.e.  from  2012-13  to  2014-15  based  on various demands,  serving the State of Andhra Pradesh is annexed at Appendix. 12 doubling projects having a length of 2300 km and costing  about  Rs.  22,000  Crore  falling  partly/fully  in  the  state  of Andhra  Pradesh  have  been  included  in  Railway  budgets  2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16. For  network  expansion  projects  including  new  line,  gauge conversion  and  doubling  falling  partly/fully  in  erstwhile  undivided state of Andhra Pradesh, an allotment of Rs 518 Crore was made in 2012-13 and Rs. 882 Crore in 2013-14. An allotment of Rs 804 Crore was made in 2014-15 for such projects after bifurcation of the state. As  accountal  of  expenditure  on  state  basis  is  not  maintained,  it cannot be ascertained as to how much of expenditure was made in

Andhra Pradesh state.

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APPENDIX  REFFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.1721  BY  SHRI  RAYAPATI  SAMBASIVA RAO TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 09.12.2015 REGARDING INTRODUCTION OF NEW TRAINS.

## Railway Budget 2012-13

|   S.No | From          | To                 | Nature                   |
|--------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
|      1 | Secunderabad  | Shalimar           | AC Express(Weekly)       |
|      2 | Kakinada      | Secunderabad       | AC Express(Weekly)       |
|      3 | Visakhapatnam | Chennai            | Express(Weekly)          |
|      4 | Visakhapatnam | Sai Nagar Shirdi   | Express(Weekly)          |
|      5 | Bidar         | Secunderabad       | Express(6 Days)          |
|      6 | Kacheguda     | Madurai            | Express(Weekly)          |
|      7 | Secunderabad  | Darbhanga          | Express(Bi-weekly)       |
|      8 | Bhubaneswar   | Tirupati           | Express(Weekly)          |
|      9 | Visakhapatnam | Lokmanya Tilak(T)  | Express(Weekly)          |
|     10 | Jaipur        | Secunderabad       | Express(Weekly)          |
|     11 | Adilabad      | Hazur Sahib Nanded | Express(Daily)           |
|     12 | Porbander     | Secunderabad       | Express(Weekly)          |
|     13 | Mannargudi    | Tirupati           | Express(Tri-Weekly)      |
|     14 | Secunderabad  | Nagpur             | Express(Tri-Weekly)      |
|     15 | Karimnagar    | Tirupati           | Express(Weekly)          |
|     16 | Secunderabad  | Belampalli         | Intercity Express(Daily) |
|     17 | Hyderabad     | Ajmer              | Express (Weekly)         |
|     18 | Yerraguntla   | Nosam/Nanganpalli  | Passenger(Daily)         |
|     19 | Gunupur       | Palasa             | Passenger(Daily)         |

## Railway Budget 2013-14

|   S.No | From          | To                 | Nature              |
|--------|---------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|      1 | Nizamabad     | Lokmanya Tilak (T) | Express (Weekly)    |
|      2 | Mangalore     | Kacheguda          | Express (Bi-Weekly) |
|      3 | Gandhidham    | Visakhapatnam      | Express (Weekly)    |
|      4 | Visakhapatnam | Kollam             | Express (Weekly)    |
|      5 | Visakhapatnam | Jodhpur            | Express (Weekly)    |
|      6 | Kurnool Town  | Secunderabad       | Express (Daily)     |

|   7 | Kakinada     | Mumbai        | Express (Bi-Weekly)   |
|-----|--------------|---------------|-----------------------|
|   8 | Tirupati     | Puducherry    | Express (Weekly)      |
|   9 | Tirupati     | Bhubaneswar   | Express (Weekly)      |
|  10 | Tatanagar    | Visakhapatnam | Express (Weekly)      |
|  11 | Secunderabad | Yesvantpur    | Express (Tri- weekly) |
|  12 | Nandyal      | Kurnool Town  | Passenger             |
|  13 | Tirupati     | Chennai       | MEMU                  |
|  14 | Tandur       | Secunderabad  | MEMU                  |

Railway Budget 2014-15

|   S.No | From          | To            | Nature                            |
|--------|---------------|---------------|-----------------------------------|
|      1 | Aurangabad    | Renigunta     | Express (Weekly)                  |
|      2 | Secunderabad  | Visakhapatnam | AC Express (Weekly)               |
|      3 | Guntur        | Kacheguda     | Double Decker Express (Bi-weekly) |
|      4 | Tirupati      | Kacheguda     | Double Decker Express (Bi-weekly) |
|      5 | Gunupur       | Visakhapatnam | Passenger (Daily)                 |
|      6 | Vijaywada     | Nizamuddin    | AC Express (Daily)                |
|      7 | Visakhapatnam | Chennai       | Express (Weekly)                  |
|      8 | Paradeep      | Visakhapatnam | Express (Weekly)                  |

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