GOVERNMENT OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:2436 ANSWERED ON:06.03.2003 SUMMER SPECIAL TRAINS DHANI RAM SHANDIL

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the number and routes on which summer special trains have been running during the last three years;

(b) the quantum of income generated by them;

(c) details of the trains which were regularised in view of the profits;

(d) whether the Government have considered the viability of linking all the places of pilgrimage of the country; and

(e) if so, the details of the places to be benefited by these trains? Answer

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI BANDARU DATTATRAYA)

(a) to (c): As given in All India Summer Special Time Table, the number of special trains run during the years 2000, 2001 and 2002 were 2038, 2050 and 3050 and these were on 40, 50 and 72 routes respectively. The details of these trains which includes the stations between which these summer special were plying are given in Appendix. Railways do not maintain train wise data of earning of summer special trains. During last three years, on 20 summer special routes trains services have been regularised.

(b) No, Sir.

(c) Does not arise.

APPENDIX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OTHF E UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2436 BY DR. (COL. RETD.) DHANI RAM SHANDIL, TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 06.03.2003 REGARDING SUMMER SPECIAL TRAINS.

YEAR 2000 S.No Train No. Name of the Train

1. 165/166 CST-Ernakulum (Weekly) Express

2. 141/142 Lokmanya Tilak (T)- (daily) Express

3. 143/144 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Varanasi (Bi-weekly) Express

4. 155/156 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Darbhanga (Bi-weekly) Express

5. 153/154 -Gorakhpur(weekly) Express 6. 161/162 Pune-Ernakulum(weekly)Express

7 167/168 (T)- (weekly) Express

8. 979/980 Mumbai Central- (Tri-weekly)Express

9. 959/960 Mumbai Central-Gandhidham (Tri-weekly)Express 10. 983/984 Mumbai Central-Porbandar (weekly)Express 11. 953/954 -Varanasi(weekly)Exp.(via ) 12. 955/956 Ahmedabad-Varanasi(weekly)Exp.(via ) 13. 973/974 Mumbai Central- (Bi-weekly)Express 14. 991/992 Mumbai Central- (weekly)Express 15. 995/996 Mumbai Central-New AC(weekly)Exp. 15. 995/996 Mumbai Central-New Delhi AC(weekly)Exp. 16. 997/998 Mumbai Central-Nizamuddin AC(weekly)Exp. 17. 971/972 Mumbai Central-Ahemadabad(weekly)AC Exp. 18. 967/968 Ahemadabad-Delhi Sarai Rohilla (weekly)Exp. 19. 231/232 -New Delhi(4 days a week)Exp. 20. 233/234 Sealdah-Narkatiaganj(Bi-weekly)Exp. 21. D814/D813 -Howrah(weekly)AC Exp. 22. 647/648 Chennai-Quilon(Daily)Exp. 23. 650/649 Bangalore-Kottayam(Tri-weekly)Exp. 24. 657/658 Chennai-Tirunelveli(Daily)Exp. 25. 670/669 Nagaicoil-Dadar(T)(weekly)Exp. 26. 667/668 Chennai-Coimbatore(Bi-weekly)Exp. 27. 660/659 Chennai-Dadar(T)Exp. 28. 276/275 Bangalore-(weekly)Exp. 29. 551/552 Darbhanga-New Delhi(Bi-weekly)Exp. 30. 521/522 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Gorakhpur (Daily)Exp. 31. 407/408 Mumbai Central-Kalka(4days a week)Exp. 32. 403/404 Nizamuddin-Jammu Tawi(Daily)Exp. 33. 430/429 New Delhi-Darbhanga(Bi-weekly)Exp. 34. 841/842 Howrah-Chennai(Bi-weekly)Exp. 35. 860/859 Howrah-Mumbai CST(Bi-weekly)Exp. 36. 857/858 Vishakhapatnam-Chennai (weekly)Exp. 37. 751/752 Ahemadabad-Secunderabad (weekly)Exp. 38. 203/204 Dadar(T)-(weekly)Exp. 39. 201/202 Guwahati-New Delhi(weekly)Exp. 40. 626/625 Chennai-Ahmedabad(weekly)Exp.

YEAR 2001

1. 551/552 Ahmedabad-Gorakhpur Exp.

2. 626/625 Ahmedabad-Tiruchchirappalli Exp.

3. 953/954 Ahmedabad-Varanasi Exp.(via Lucknow)

4. 955/956 Ahmedabad-Varanasi Exp.(via Allahabad)

5. 639/640 Bangalore-Howrah Exp. 6. 649/650 Bangalore-Kottayam Exp.

7 657/658 Bangalore-Dadar Exp.

8. 659/660 Bangalore-H.Nizamuddin Exp.

9. 615/616 Chennai Egmore-Jodhpur Exp. 10. 617/618 Chennai-Coimbatore Exp. 11. 619/620 Chennai-Dadar(T)Exp. 12. 647/648 Chennai-Kayankulam Exp. 13. 679/680 Chennai Egmore-Nagarcoil Exp. 14. 203/204 Dadar(T)-Guwahati Exp. 15. 235/236 Howrah-Dehradun Exp. 16. 237/238 Howrah-Bikaner Exp. 17. 245/246 Howrah-Lucknow Exp. 18. S-841/S-842 Howrah-Chennai Exp. 19. S-860/S-859 Howrah-Lokmanya Tilak(T) 20. 141/142 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Varanasi Exp. 21. 143/144 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Varanasi Exp. 22. 145/146 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Varanasi Exp. 23. 151/152 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Gorakhpur Exp. 24. 155/156 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Darbhanga Exp. 25. 521/522 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Gorakhpur Exp. 26. 165/166 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Ernakulam Exp. 27. 959/960 Mumbai Central-Gandhidham Exp. 28. 971/972 Mumbai Central-Ahmedabad AC Exp. 29. 971B/972B Mumbai Central-Ahmedabad Exp. 30 973/974 Mumbai Central-Jaipur Exp. 31. 979/980 Mumbai Central-Ajmer Exp. 32. 983/984 Mumbai Central-Porbandar Exp. 33. 991/992 Mumbai Central-Indore Exp. 34. 407/408 Mumbai Central-H.Nizamuddin Exp. 35. 101/102 Mumbai CST-Pune Exp. 36. 105/106 Mumbai CST- Cantt. Exp. 37. 202/201 New Delhi-Guwahati Exp. 38. 232/231 New Delhi-Howrah Exp. 39. 402/401 New Delhi-Kathgodam Exp. 40. 430/429 New Delhi-Barauni Exp. 41. 403/404 H.Nizamuddin-Jammu Tawi Exp. 42. 153/154 Pune-Gorakhpur Exp. 43. 157/158 Pune-Darbhanga Exp. 44. 161/162 Pune-Ernakulam Exp. 45. 163/164 Pune-Mangalore Exp. 46. 751/752 -Secunderabad Exp. 47. 965A/966A -Jodhpur Exp. 48. 997B/998B Valsad-Patna Exp. 49. 741/742 Vishakhapatnam-Tirupati Exp. 50. S-807/S-808 Vishakhapatnam-Chennai Exp.

YEAR 2002

1. 953/964 Ahmedabad-Varanasi Exp.

2. 955/956 Ahmedabad-Varanasi Exp.

3. 471/472 Allahabad-Jammu Tawi Exp.

4. 437D/438D Allahabad-New Delhi Exp.

5. 486/485 Amritsar-Darbhanga Exp. 6. 673/674 Bangalore-Ajmer Exp.

7 677/678 Bangalore-Cannore Exp.

8. 476A/475A Bikaner-Bangalore Exp.

9. 476/475 Jodhpur-Bangalore Exp. 10. 697/698 Bangalore-Hubli Exp. 11. 689/690 Bangalore-Quilon Exp. 12. 639/640 Chennai Central-Dadar(T)Exp. 13. 601/602 Chennai Central-Palghat Exp. 14. 635/636 Chennai Central-Trivandrum Exp. 15. 625/626 Chennai Egmore-Ahmedabad Exp. 16. 651/652 Chennai Egmore-Ajmer Exp. 17. 653/654 Chennai Egmore-Dadar Exp. 18. 605/606 Chennai Egmore-Nagarcoil Exp. 19. 671/672 Chennai Egmore-Tiruchchirapalli Exp. 20. 637/638 Chennai Egmore-Vijaywada Exp. 21. 203/204 Dadar(T)-Guwahati Exp. 22. 743/744 Dadar(T)-Secunderabad Exp. 23. 234/233 Dehradun-Howrah Exp. 24. 687/688 Ernakulam-Rajkot Exp. 25. 552/551 Gorakhpur-Ahmedabad Exp. 26. 201/202 Guwahati-New Delhi Exp. 27. 408D/407D H.Nizamuddin-Mumbai Central Exp. 28. 237/238 Howrah-Bikaner Exp. 29. S-019/S-020 Howrah-Chennai Central Super Delux Exp. 30. 841/842 Howrah-Chennai Egmore Exp. 31. S-860/S-859 Howrah-Lokmanya Tilak Superfast Exp. 32. 245/246 Howrah-Lucknow Superfast Exp. 33. 231/232 Howrah-New Delhi Exp. 34. 679A/680A Hubli-Harihar Passenger. 35. 489/490 Kacheguda-Yeshvantpur 36. 703/704 KakinadaTown-Secunderabad 37. 165/166 Lokmanya T −Ernakulam Exp. 38. 521/522 Lokmanya T −Gorakhpur Exp. 39. 151/152 Lokmanya T −Gorakhpur Exp. 40. 167/168 Lokmanya T −Mangaore Exp. 41. 155/156 Lokmanya T −Patna-Darbhanga Exp. 42. 139/140 Lokmanya T −Varanasi Exp. 43. 143/144 Lokmanya T −Varanasi Exp. 44. 145/146 Lokmanya T −Varanasi Exp. 45. 457D/458D Lucknow-New Delhi Exp. 46. 105/106 Mumbai CST-Agra Cantt. Exp. 47. 971/972 Mumbai Central-Ahmedabad AC Spl. 48. 971B/972B Mumbai Central- Ahmedabad Spl. 49. 979/980 Mumbai Central-Ajmer Exp. 50. 959/960 Mumbai Central-Gandhidham Exp. 51. 983/984 Mumbai Central-Hapa Exp. 52. 973/974 Mumbai Central-Jaipur Exp. 53. 107/108 Mumbai CST-Lucknow Exp. 54. 101A/102A Mumbai CST-Madgaon Exp. 55. 695/696 Mysore-Bangalore Exp. 56. 681/682 Mysore-Shimoga Town Exp. 57. 657/658 Nagarcoil-Coimbatore Exp. 58. 430/429 New Delhi-Barauni Exp. 59. 403/404 New Delhi-Jammu Tawi Superfast Exp. 60. 157/158 Pune-Darbhanga Exp. 61. 153/154 Pune-Gorakhpur Exp. 62. 745/746 Pune-Nanded Exp. 63. 751/752 Rajkot-Secunderabad Exp.

64. 717/718 Secunderabad-Ajmer Exp. 65. 741/742 Tirupati-Kakinada Town Exp. 66. 749/750 Tirupati-Secunderabad Exp. 67. 693/694 Tiruchchirapalli-Chennai Egmore Exp. 68. 729/730 Tiruchchirapalli-Secunderabad Exp. 69. 965A/966A Valsad-Jodhpur Exp. 70. S-807/S-808 Vishakhapatnam-Chennai Central Superfast Exp. 71. 805/806 Vishakhapatnam-Vijaywada Exp. 72. 675/676 Yeshvantpur-Dadar(T) Exp.