New ‘zero-based timetable’ to reduce average travel time in long distance trains by 30 mins-6 hours

The Railways’ new “zero-based timetable”, as soon as launched, will lower down journey time in lengthy distance trains between 30 minutes and 6 hours on a median, Railway Board Chairman and CEO VK Yadav mentioned Tuesday.

The timetable, to be launched by the nationwide transporter as soon as the coronavirus scenario stabilises, works on the premise that the existence of each prepare and cease have to be justified based mostly on targets of offering transportation with optimum and environment friendly utilisation of the obtainable sources.

“The idea is to increase the occupancy of poorly-patronised trains and to reduce waitlisting in those trains which are in high demand. Once the timetable is operational, the journey time of long distance trains will be reduced between half an hour and six hours on an average. Under this timetable the speeds of trains will also increase,” Yadav advised a press convention right here.

He additionally mentioned that no stoppages or halts shall be completed away with however that they are going to merely be rationalised. He mentioned that “professional studies” are being carried out to see which trains and halts should be rationalised, which trains are to be merged and issues are nonetheless being finalised, assuring those who they won’t be inconvenienced in any means.

Yadav additionally mentioned that the Railways was working simply 50 per cent of its complete fleet in the meanwhile because of the coronavirus disaster. As of now, Railways is working 908 mail or specific trains as in comparison with 1,800 trains pre-Covid pandemic, he mentioned.

“This is 50 per cent of the total mail or express trains,” he mentioned.

The CEO mentioned 20 particular clone trains are operating as of now on the routes with greater calls for.

Yadav additional mentioned that as well as, 566 prepare providers had been operated as pageant particular trains from October 20 to November 30.

He additionally mentioned that 238 providers of the Kolkata Metro had been began in July, whereas 843 providers of suburban providers began in November.

According to Yadav, 2,773 Mumbai suburban providers had been being operated as of now.

Of the 908 trains at present operating, 460 are operating at 100 per cent occupancy, 400 are operating at an occupancy between 50 per cent to 100 per cent, 32 trains working at lower than 50 per cent and 16 trains operating with lower than 30 per cent occupancy. Highlighting the freight providers, the Railway Board chairman mentioned the nationwide transporter loaded 109.68 million tonnes in November as in comparison with 100.96 million tonnes in the identical interval final yr.

In this era, Indian Railways earned Rs 10657.66 crore from freight loading which can be Rs 449.79 crore (four per cent) greater as in comparison with final yr’s earnings for a similar interval (Rs 10207.87 crore).

Speaking on the bullet prepare challenge, Yadav mentioned that the Railways has received all of the requisite wildlife, forestry and coastal regulation zone clearances in Gujarat and Maharashtra for the 508-km Ahmedabad-Mumbai High Speed Rail Corridor. “Requisite wildlife, forestry and coastal regulation zone clearances in Gujarat and Maharashtra have been obtained. Out of 1,651 utilities, 1070 have been shifted for the High Speed Train Corridor,” he mentioned.

Yadav additionally mentioned that the Railways has received 67 per cent of the land required for the bullet prepare challenge. While in Gujarat, he mentioned, 825 hectare out of 956 hectare have been acquired, which is 86 per cent, in Maharashtra, 97 hectare out of 432 hectare of land has been acquired which is just 22 per cent of the entire land required. Seven hectare out of eight hectare land has been acquired in Dadra and Nagar Haveli, he mentioned.

(This story has been printed from a wire company feed with out modifications to the textual content.)

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