Transfer of a section of railway lines from Thiruvananthapuram Division

Transfer of a section of railway lines from Thiruvananthapuram Division

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAJYA SABHA

QUESTION NO 12

ANSWERED ON 15.12.2017

Transfer of a section of railway lines from Thiruvananthapuram Division

Shri C.P. Narayanan

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :-
(a) whether Railways intend to transfer a part of railway lines in Thiruvananthapuram Division to adjoining division in Tamil Nadu;

(b) whether this is against the assurance given by authorities to Kerala when there was a similar move earlier; and

(c) whether Railways propose to introduce more trains along the new Palakkad- Pollachi broad gauge route as desired by passengers and businessmen in both Tamil Nadu and Kerala ?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COAL (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.12 BY SHRI C.P. NARAYANAN ANSWERED IN RAJYA SABHA ON 15.12.2017 REGARDING TRANSFER OF A SECTION OF RAILWAY LINES FROM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DIVISION

(a) & (b) : At present, there is no proposal in the Ministry of Railways to change the jurisdiction of either Madurai or Thiruvananthapuram Divisions of Southern Railway Zone.

(c) : To cater to the needs of passengers of Palakkad-Pollachi section, 03 pairs of train services have been provided on the section, with effect from 01.11.2017, by extending the following trains via Palakkad-Pollachi:-
(i) 22651/22652 Chennai Central-Pollachi Express up to Palakkad.
(ii) 16343/16344 Thiruvananthapuram-Palakkad Amritha Express up to Maduari.
(iii) 56769/56770 Tiruchendur-Palani Passenger up to Palakkad.
Besides, introduction of trains is an on-going process on Indian Railways subject to operational feasibility, commercial viability and availability of resources.