Title - Rajdhani ran around 30 per cent late while Shatabdi 20 per cent late in last 2 months

Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain informed Rajya Sabha today that in last 2 months around 30 percent Shatabdi trains ran late while around 30 per cent Rajdhani trains were late. He also said that large scale maintenance work over the entire rail network is the only cause of such delay in the month of April and June.

“Various steps have been initiated to improve punctuality such as prioritisation of preventive maintenance of assets to minimise asset failures, capacity enhancement projects by construction of additional loop lines at stations, doubling, construction of third line corridors. Besides, punctuality drives are launched from time to time and staff involved in train operations are sensitised,” he said.

64 per cent of Shatabdi trains running through the eastern zone were delayed while 70 per cent Rajdhani trains running in the south east central zone were late.