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Provision of stoppage of Mail/Express ae ‘trains - Analysis of ticket sales to Peale assess the justification. oe sews re i : eee के eee ‘ : AY दि ‘ Aree

· 1983-02-11
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Date1983-02-11
TypeCommercial Circular
Topictrain-services

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Provision of stoppage of Mail/Express ae ‘trains - Analysis of ticket sales to Peale assess the justification. oe sews re i : eee के eee ‘ : AY दि ‘ Aree city trains) figures of sale of tickets for a distance o

Text of the circular

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के... हि ne Saat जन 5 थ oe
Ministry of Railways जो,

(Railway Board)

See a:
No. 2-Chg.11/13/18(Policy) oe New Delhi, Dt ( -1-1987.
The General Managers, . ; &
All Indian Railways. = i नि
Sub: Provision of stoppage of Mail/Express ae
‘trains - Analysis of ticket sales to Peale
assess the justification. oe
sews
re i : eee के eee ‘ : AY दि
‘ Aree

Ministry: of Railways had laid down the various consider.
ations to be taken into account while examining the need
for provision of stoppages to passenger carrying trains

ide their letter of even ‘number dated 11-2-1983 (. .copy

enclosed). It: is, however, noticed that while examining ©
traffic justification for providing additional stoppages to
various types of passenger carrying trains, different norms

of sale of tickets are taken into account whigh ere not. based
on any uniform standard. Ministry of Railways have, therfore,
considered this aspect and desire that the sale of tickets for
different types of services should be assessed on the basis’
of the following leads:- . 5

Trains:-

As Fast. Passenger:

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Figures of sale of tickets for distance of 100 kms.
and above should be taken into agecount.

B. Long distance Mail/Exp. trains:

Figures of sale of tickets for distance of 250 kms. and
above should be taken into account. | 3

C.. For long @istance Superfast trains: |
Where surcharge is levied (exluding short distence inter

city trains) figures of sale of tickets for a distance o
599 kms. and above should be taken into account.

Contd... coc. <1 टन

oe कर

2. The Railways may consider both the sale of tickets as well
as the number of tickets collected at the station on the above
basis while examining justification for stoppages.

Stoppages of short distance inter-city. Express trains and
Rajdhani trains at intermediate stations other than those approved
at the time of introduction of these trains should be normally
~~---discouraged. - दि

“4 Ba However, this does not excluce the possibility of examining
‘ | any proposals on their merit, whenever considered necessary.
4. While deciding upon or recommending the need for a new
stoppege of a particular train, apart from the sale of tickets,
Zonal Railways should also take into account the population of
the town/city concerned, the number of trains already $topping
there, convenience of the existing services, any new development
taking place in the area as well as criteria laid down in
Board's letter of even number dated 11-2-1983, . Railways ‘in
their proposals for additional stoppages or while giving comments
turning down the demands should comment on all these aspects
in their letters to Board,

: ? दि yer
0 el . SoG UNATHAN)

| Dy, Director, T.T. (Coaching)
re Railway Board.

5. Please acknowledge receipt.

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. Copy to: of
Mans or ; i 4:
Oy | 1. CPTSs & CMS of all Indian Railways,

2. &.D.(Tr.), TG. I Branch. ee फेक

£

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