Railways have no
plan to revise the time table and impose speed limit on all trains
passing through Bihar. However, a temporary speed restriction
of 75 Km/h has been imposed during night time on Dhanbad, Mughalsarai
and Danapur Divisions of East Central Railway and Madhupur-Jhajha
section of Eastern Railway as a precautionary measure on security
considerations, as a result of which the punctuality of some Rajdhani
and Shatabdi Express trains is adversely affected.
Temporary speed
restrictions are also imposed on track and bridges depending on
its condition and these speed restrictions continue round the
clock for some time and the time loss on such speed restrictions
is generally within the permitted limit and does not need any
change in time tabling.
The imposition
of temporary speed restrictions on track and bridge in connection
with taking up the repair work is an on-going exercise to ensure
safety. Prompt action is taken to relax such temporary speed restrictions
by replacement/strengthening.
This information
was given by Shri Bandaru Dattattraya, Minister of State for Railways
in a written reply to a question by Dr, M.V.V.S.Murthi and Shri
Ram Mohan Gadde in the Lok Sabha today.
