GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2280
ANSWERED ON 22.08.2013
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Shri SURESH KALMADI
DEVJI PATEL
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Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
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(a) whether the Railways have received representations for increasing the frequency of train no. 12263 on daily basis, train no. 11097 Poorna Express thrice a week along with extending the same upto Thiruvananthapuram, Pune-Jodhpur Ahimsa Express thrice a week and Pune-Ahmedabad Duronto Express on daily basis;
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(b) if so, the reaction of the Railways thereto;
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(c) whether the Railways have received any request for introducing Pune-Chennai Superfast Express and Pune-Bangalore Superfast/Intercity Express train;
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(d) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Railways thereto;
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(e) whether the Railways are contemplating to run train no. 16507/16508 Jodhpur Express and 16533/16534 Yeshwantpur-Jodhpur Express seven days a week and to run these two trains three days via Samadadi Bheeldi; and
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(f) if so, the time by which it is likely to be implemented ?
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Answers:
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(a) to (d): Representations for increase in frequency and extension of existing train services are received constantly at various levels of railway administration and action taken thereon is an on-going process, subject to traffic justification, operational feasibility and availability of resources, etc.
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At present, increase in frequency of 12263 Pune-Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express on daily basis, 11097 Pune-Ernakulam Poorna Express thrice a week along with extending the same upto Thiruvananthapuram, Pune-Jodhpur Ahimsa Express thrice a week and Pune-Ahmedabad Duronto Express on daily basis is not being done due to operational and resource constraints. However, 11017/11018 Mumbai (LTT)-Karaikal Express (weekly) via Pune and Chennai Egmore has been announced in Railway Budget 2013-14.
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(e) No, Madam.
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(f) Does not arise.
