GOVERNMENT OF INDIA RAILWAYS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:2698 ANSWERED ON:01.08.2002 PROBLEM OF RESERVATION BEING FACED BY PEOPLE OF JASWANT SINGH YADAV

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a): whether the Government have taken any concrete steps to solve the problem of reservation being faced b y the people of Rajasthan due to inadequate reservation facility; and

(b): if so, the names of trains in which passengers are getting the facility of "Tatkal Sewa Reservation"? Answer

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

(a) Provision and expansion of reservation facilities is a continuous process. In order to provide reservation facilities to the people of Rajasthan, Computerised Passenger Reservation System (PRS)f acility has been provided at 31 locations in the State of Rajasthan from where passengers can book seats/berths in any train in any class on first-come-first-served basis.

(b) At present, Tatkal reservation facility is available in 16 trains which pass through Rajasthan. A list of these 16 trains is enclosed as Appendix-I.

Appendix-I

Appendix referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2698 for 01.08.2002 S.No. Train No. and Name From To

1. 2915 Ahmedabad-Delhi Ahmedabad Delhi Ashram Express

2. 2916 Delhi-Ahmedabad Delhi Ahmedabad Ashram Express 3 2955 Mumbai Central- Mumbai Central Jaipur Superfast Express 4 2956 Jaipur-Mumbai Jaipur Mumbai Central Central Superfast Express 5 2977 -Jaipur Ernakulam Jaipur Marusagar Express 6 4707 Bikaner-Bandra Bikaner Bandra Terminus Ranakpur Terminus Express

7 4708 Bandra Terminus- Bandra Bikaner Bikaner Ranakpur Terminus Express

8. 6508 -Jodhpur Bangalore Jodhpur Weekly Express

9. 6509 Ajmer-Bangalore Ajmer Bangalore Weekly Express 10 6510 Bangalore-Ajmer Bangalore Ajmer Weekly Express 11 6125 Egmore- Chennai Egmore Jodhpur Jodhpur Weekly Express 12 9007 Bandra Terminus - Bandra Jaipur Jaipur Aravali Express Terminus 13 9008 Jaipur- Bandra Jaipur Bandra Terminus Aravali Terminus Express 14 9105 Ahmedabad-Delhi Ahmedabad Delhi Mail 15 9615 Delhi Sarai Jaipur Udaipur Rohilla- Udaipur Chetak Express 16 9616 Udaipur- Delhi Udaipur Jaipur Sarai Rohilla Chetak Express