Konkan
Railway Corporation
Konkan Railway Corporation witnessed a modest growth in its operation and has been able to
generate sufficient revenues to cover its working expenses. However, the Corporation still
needs considerable financial assistance for its debt redemption and interest liabilities
incurred by it during construction phase.
As it is a vital rail link for millions of passengers and for freight in the region,
Ministry of Railways reiterates its support to the Corporation in meeting its debt
servicing obligations.
Indian
Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation
IRCTC has paid Rs. 20 lakh to the Ministry of Railways as first dividend for the financial
year 2001-2002. For the year 2002-2003, the first full year of its operation, IRCTC is
likely to pay Indian Railways nearly Rs. 3.5 crore covering concession and license fees
and other charges.
RailTel
Corporation of India
During the current year RailTel Corporation of India Ltd. has earned Rs.5.22 cr by leasing
of bandwidth and other telecom infrastructure. The company is expected to earn Rs.12.5 cr
during the current year.
Sports
The performance of Indian Railways in the field of sports during the current year has been
outstanding both at National and International levels.
Sportspersons from Railways won four Gold, five Silver and four Bronze Medals in the
Commonwealth Games and thirteen medals (6 Gold, 5 Silver, and 2 Bronze) out of a total of
35 medals won by the country in the Asian Games.
I would like to make a special mention of Smt. Neelam J.Singh, who won a Gold medal in
Discus Throw in the Busan Asian Games by breaking a twelve year old record. The
performance of Ms K.M.Beenamol who won 2 Gold and 1 Silver Medal in athletics is also
commendable.
Sir, I would now like to mention about introduction of new trains, increase in frequency
of trains and extension of services. Following additional Express trains are proposed to
be introduced in the year 2003-2004.
Sealdah-Asansol via Barddhaman (Daily) Jabalpur-Kota via Bina (Daily) Surat-Mumbai
(Bandra) (Daily) Azamgarh-Delhi via Lucknow (Daily) Secunderabad-Sirpurkagaznagar via
Kazipet (Daily) Sambalpur-Raipur via Titlagarh (Daily) Tinsukia-Mariani (Daily) Chennai
Egmore-Erode via Tiruchchirappalli (Daily) Jaipur-Udaipur via Ajmer & Chittaurgarh
(Daily) (MG) Ballia-Sealdah via Barauni (Daily) Gaya-New Delhi via Allahabad (Daily)
Vijayawada -Secunderabad (Daily) Lucknow-Agra Cantt (Daily). Rewa- New Delhi via Allahabad
(Daily) Chirimiri-Rewa via Katni (Daily) Salem-Bangalore (Yeshwantpur) (Daily)
Jaynagar-Narkatiaganj (Daily) (MG) New Alipurduar-Siliguri (Daily) after Gauge conversion
New Alipurduar-New Jalpaiguri (Daily) after Gauge conversion New Jalpaiguri-Siliguri
(Daily) after Gauge conversion. Bhavnagar-Ahmedabad (Daily) after Gauge conversion
Bhavnagar-Mumbai (Bandra) (Daily) after Gauge Conversion Lucknow - Mumbai (Lokmanya Tilak
Terminus) via Jhansi (Tri-weekly) Jabalpur-Nagpur via Itarsi (Tri-weekly).
Ajmer-Mumbai Central (Tri-weekly) Allahabad Haridwar via Pratapgarh & Lucknow
(Tri-weekly) Bangalore (Yeshwantpur)-Nizamuddin via Secunderabad (Tri-Weekly) Varanasi -
Howrah via Mughalsarai & Patna (Tri-weekly) Pune-Nagpur via Manmad (Bi weekly)
Tatanagar-Amritsar via Mughalsarai & Lucknow (Bi-weekly) Durg-Gorakhpur via Bilaspur,
Katni & Allahabad (Bi-weekly) Bangalore-Mumbai (Lokmanya Tilak Terminus) via Hubli
& Pune (Bi-weekly) Chennai-Dehradun and Chandigarh via New Delhi & Saharanpur
(Weekly) Bikaner-Secunderabad via Kazipet (Weekly) Puri - Guwahati via Asansol (Weekly)
Ranchi (Hatia) Bangalore (Yeshwantpur) via Jharsuguda & Visakh apatnam (Weekly) Pune
Patna via Allahabad (Weekly) Bhubaneshwar-Bangalore (Yeshwantpur) via Visakhapatnam
(Weekly).
Vasco - Chennai via Hubli (Weekly) Trivandrum-Jodhpur via Madgaon (Weekly) Ranchi-Mumbai
(Lokmanya Tilak Terminus) via Rourkela & Nagpur (Weekly) Chennai-Bangalore (Weekly)
Dibrugarh-Amritsar via Varanasi & Lucknow (Weekly) Sealdah-Jaipur via Tundla (Weekly)
Vijayawada-Mumbai (Lokmanya Tilak Terminus) via Wadi (Weekly) Ahmedabad Dhanbad via
Tundla, Mughalsarai & Parasnath(Weekly) Guwahati-Secunderabad via Vijayawada (Weekly)
Muzaffarpur Bangalore (Yeshwantpur) via Katihar & Howrah (Weekly) Okha-Guwahati via
Varanasi & Patna (Weekly) Indore Nagpur via Dewas & Maksi (Weekly)
Honble Members will be happy to know that weekly frequencies of some popular trains shall
be increased. Details are given below :- 2313/2314 Sealdah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express from
4 days to 5 days 2443/2444 Bhubaneshwar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express from 1 day to 2 days.
2439/2440 Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express from 1 day to 2 days. 2441/2442 Bilaspur-New
Delhi Rajdhani Express from 1 day to 2 days. 2129/2130 Pune-Howrah Azad Hind Express from
4 days to 5 days. 2561/2562 Darbanga-New Delhi Swatantrata Senani Express from 4 days to
daily. 5025/5026 Gorakhpur-Mumbai (Lokmanya Tilak Terminus) Godaan Express from 1 day to 3
days. 4311/4312 Bareilly-New Bhuj Ala Hazrat Express from 2 days to 4 days. 7017/7018
Secunderabad-Rajkot Express from 2 days to 3 days. 2101/2102 Mumbai (Lokmanya Tilak
Terminus)-Howrah Jnaneshwari Express from 3 days to 4 days. 5631/5632 Guwahati-Jodhpur and
Bikaner Express from 1 day to 2 days. 2141/2142 Patna-Mumbai (Lokmanya Tilak Terminus)
Express from 4 days to 6 days. 2905/2906 Howrah-Hapa Express from 1 day to 2 days
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