Allocation of Second Seating General Coaches to Mail Express and Super fast trains
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAJYA SABHA
QUESTION NO 1409
ANSWERED ON 21.12.2018
Allocation of Second Seating General Coaches to Mail Express and Super fast trains
1409 Dr. Sanjay Sinh
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :-
(a) the criteria for allocation of ‘Second Seating General Coaches’ to Mail/Express and Super-fast trains;
(b) whether any passenger load factor survey/analysis has ever been done regarding ‘Second Seating General Coaches’ allocation to Mail/Express and Super-fast trains;
(c) if so, the details thereof;
(d) if not, the reasons therefor; and
(e) the steps being taken for enhancement of ‘Second Seating General Coaches’ in Mail/Express and Super-fast trains?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)
(a) In terms of announcements made in Railway Budget 2007-08, Indian Railways endeavors to provide 06 General Class coaches in all Mail/Express trains introduced from 2007-08 onwards.
(b) to (e) Indian Railways does not undertake load factor survey/analysis. However, periodical census of passengers, including those of the unreserved class, is undertaken and subject to operational feasibility and commercial justification, the load of trains is augmented. Indian Railways constantly endeavors to cater to the needs of unreserved segment of passengers. To this end, augmentation by General Class coaches constitute around 33% of the total number coaches utilized for augmentation; during the last two years i.e. 2017-18 and 2018-19(upto October, 2018) of the total number of 524 and 275 coaches utilized for augmentation of various trains, 171 and 90 coaches respectively are General Class coaches. In addition, to cater needs of the unreserved class of passengers special train services like Jansadharan, Janseva, Antyodaya, etc. are also operated. During the last two years 10 pairs of Antyodaya services have been introduced.
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