Punctuality Performance of Indian Railways improved in 2019-20 in comparison to 2018-19
Mail/Express Train punctuality improved to 74.21% in 2019-20 in comparison to 67.05% in 2018-19
Passenger Train punctuality improved to 70.54% in 2019-20 in comparison to 66.58% in 2018-19
Indian Railways is continuously working for the improvement of the punctuality of the trains. With its continued effort, Indian Railways has succeeded in improving the Punctuality Performance in 2019-20 in comparison to 2018-19. The average of punctuality performance percentage from April to September in the financial year 2019-20 of Mail/Express trains has improved to 74.21% in comparison to 67.05% from April to September in the financial year 2018-19.
The punctuality performance percentage of the Passenger Trains of Indian Railways for the period of April to September in the financial year 2019-20 improved to 70.54% in comparison to 66.58% from April to September in the financial year 2018-19.
The details of punctuality performance percentage of Indian Railways during 2018-19 and 2019-20 month-wise are as follows:-
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Punctuality % on Indian Railways during 2018-19 & 2019-20
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Month
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Mail /Express
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Passenger
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2018-19
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2019-20
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2018-19
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2019-20
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Apr
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60.52
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72.13
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65.21
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68.87
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May
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59.95
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68.78
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64.86
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67.33
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Jun
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65.23
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70.83
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65.68
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67.26
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Jul
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70.12
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74.10
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66.96
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69.58
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Aug
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72.66
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78.20
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67.83
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74.44
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Sep
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73.52
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81.42
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68.97
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75.77
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IR PP%
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67.05
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74.21
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66.58
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70.54
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In order to improve the punctuality, Railways has taken numerous steps including:
- Rigorous monitoring at Divisional, Zonal and Railway Board levels.
- Removal of infrastructure bottlenecks in a planned manner.
- Integrated Mega Blocks are planned in such a way that all asset maintenance departments can do their work simultaneously.
- End to end running of some trains with diesel locomotives to avoid detention on account of loco changing from diesel to electric.
- Conversion of conventional rakes of Mail/Express trains (Integral Coach Factory rakes) into LHB (Linke Hofmann Busch) rakes.
- Rationalization of Time Table in order to make a group of similar speed trains.
- Curtailment of stoppage time at major terminals.
- Commissioning of 1st phase of Dedicated Freight Corridor.
- High capacity water pumps at watering stations to minimize detention on this account.
- Provision of Bye-pass stations to avoid engine reversal etc.
- Also, for attaining accuracy in punctuality data, the timing of arrival and departures are prominently being captured automatically through data-loggers. It is being monitored through dashboards – called “Rail Drishti” at highest level to promote punctuality.
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