Lok Sabha Question No. 2784 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-17
Subject: Extension of Humsafar Express (Chennai-Ahmedabad) to Hisar
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Jai Parkash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2784 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2025

## EXTENSION OF HUMSAFAR EXPRESS (CHENNAI-AHMEDABAD) TO HISAR

†2784. SHRI JAI PARKASH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that there has been a long-standing demand from the public  that  Train  No.  22919/20  Humsafar  Express  (Chennai-Ahmedabad)  be extended  up  to  Hisar  so  that  passengers  from  Haryana  can  get  direct  rail facility to South India and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is considering extending the said train to Hisar via  Ajmer,  Ringas/Jaipur,  Rewari,  Charkhi  Dadri  and  Bhiwani  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  allowing  stoppage  of  various trains-15743/44, 12481/82, 22479/80, 15909/10, 20409/10, 14027/28, 14035/36 and 12137/38 at Uchana railway station and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  construct  an  underpass  or  an overbridge at Satrod Kalan railway crossing in Hisar Lok Sabha Constituency to  facilitate  the  movement  of  people  in  the  area  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to  (d)  Hisar  is,  presently,  served  by  70  train  services,  as  listed  below, including 48 Mail/Express services and 22 passenger train services providing Hisar direct connectivity to important destinations including Shrimata Vaishno  Devi Katra, Jammu  Tawi,  Amritsar,  Ludhiana,  Delhi, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Kota, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Agartala,Tirupati, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, etc.

1.       12239 Mumbai Central - Hisar Duronto Express
2.       12240 Hisar - Mumbai Central Duronto Express
3.       12555 Gorakhpur -Bathinda Express
4.       12556 Bathinda - Gorakhpur Express
5.       14029 Sriganganagar - Delhi Express
6.       14030 Meerut Cantt. Sriganganagar Express
7.       14085 Tilak Bridge - Sirsa Express
8.       14086 Sirsa - Tilak Bridge Express
9.       14619 Agartala - Firozpur Express
10.     14620 Firozpur - Agartala Express
11.     14653 Hisar - Amritsar Express
12.     14654 Amritsar - Hisar Express
13.     14715 Hisar - Jaipur Express
14.     14716 Jaipur - Hisar Express
15.     14717 Bikaner - Haridwar Express
16.     14718 Haridwar - Bikaner Express
17.     14729 Rewari - Fazilka Express
18.     14730 Fazilka - Rewari Express
19.     14731 Delhi - Bathinda Express
20.     14732 Bathinda - Delhi Express
21.     14733 Bathinda - Jaipur Express
22.     14734 Jaipur - Bathinda Express
23.     14891 Jodhpur - Hisar Express
24.     14892 Hisar - Jodhpur Express
25.     14897 Bikaner - Hisar Express
26. 14898 Hisar - Bikaner Express
27.     17019 Hisar - Hyderabad Express
28.     17020 Hyderabad - Hisar Express
29.     19027 Bandra Terminus - Jammu Tawi Express
30.     19028 Jammu Tawi - Bandra Terminus Express
31.     19271 Bhavnagar Terminus - Haridwar Express
32.     19272 Haridwar - Bhavangar Express
33.     19415 Sabarmati - Srimata Vaishno Devi Katra Express
34.     19416 Srimata Vaishno Devi Katra - Sabarmati Express
35.     19611 Ajmer - Amritsar Express
36.     19612 Amritsar - Ajmer Express

37.   19613 Ajmer - Amritsar Express
38.   19614 Amritsar - Ajmer Express
39.   19807 Kota - Sirsa Express
40.   19808 Sirsa - Kota Express
41.   19813 Kota - Sirsa Express
42.   19814 Sirsa - Kota Express
43.   22475 Hisar - Coimbatore Express
44.   22476 Coimbatore - Hisar Express
45.   22737 Secunderabad - Hisar Express
46.   22738 Hisar - Secundrabad Express
47.   22915 Bandra Terminus - Hisar Express
48.   22916 Hisar - Bandra Terminus Express
49.   54043 Jind - Hisar Passenger
50.   54044 Hisar - Jind Passenger
51.   54309 Delhi - Hisar Passenger
52.   54310 Hisar - Delhi Passenger
53.   54315 Rewari - Hisar Passenger
54.   54316 Hisar - Rewari Passenger
55.   54423 New Delhi - Hisar Passenger
56.   54424 Hisar - New Delhi Passenger
57.   54603 Hisar - Ludhiana Passenger
58.   54604 Ludhidana - Churu Passenger
59.   54605 Churu - Ludhiana Passenger
60.   54606 Ludhiana - Hisar Passenger
61.   54631 Bhiwani - Dhuri Passenger
62.   54632 Dhuri - Sirsa Passenger
63.   54633 Sirsa - Ludhiana Passenger
64.   54634 Ludhiana - Bhiwani Passenger
65.   54635 Hisar - Ludhiana Passenger
66.   54636 Ludhiana - Hisar Passenger
67.   54781 Bathinda - Rewari Passenger
68.   54782 Rewari - Bathinda Passenger
69.   59631 Hisar - Rewari Passenger
70.   59632 Rewari - Hisar Passenger

Further,  Hisar  is  directly  connected  to  Jaipur  by  09  pairs  of  train  services and  to  Ajmer  and  Ahmedabad  by  05  pairs  of  train  services  each.  Besides, introduction  of  new  train  services/extension  of  services  is  an  on-going process on Indian Railways which depends on various factors including -

- Capacity of that section
- Availability of path
- Availability of required rolling stock
- Availability of matching infrastructure for rolling stock
- Maintenance requirement of railway tracks and other assets

Uchana station, located on the Jind-Jakhal section, is presently being served by 24 train services, as listed below, including 12 Mail/Express train services and 12 passenger train services, providing connectivity to Shrimata Vaishno Devi  Katra,  Firozpur,  Delhi,  Ahmedabad,  Malda  Town,  Chennai,  Kanniya Kumari, etc.

1.  14023 Delhi - Kurukshetra Express
2.  14024 Kurukshetra - Delhi Express
3.  15733 Balurghat - Bathinda Express
4.  15734 Bathinda - Balurghat Express
5.   16031 Chennai Central - Srimata Vaishno Devi Katra Express
6.   16032 Srimata Vaishno Devi Katra - Chennai Central Express
7.   16318 Srimata Vaishno Devi Katra - Kanniya Kumari Express
8.   16788 Srimata Vaishno Devi Katra - Tirunelveli Express
9.   19411 Gandhinagar City - Daulatpur Chowk Express
10. 19412 Daulatpur Chowk - Gandhinagar City Express
11.  20423 Seoni - Firozpur Cantt. Express
12.  20424 Firozpur Cantt - Seoni Express
13.  54010 Narwana - Jind Passenger
14.  54033 Delhi - Narwana Passenger
15.  54035 Delhi - Jakhal Passenger
16.  54036 Jakhal - Delhi Passenger
17.  54037 Kurukshetra - Jind Passenger
18.  54038 Jind - Kurukshetra Passenger
19.  54040 Jind - Kurukshetra Passenger
20.  54041 Kurukshetra - Jind Passenger
21.  54043 Jind - Hisar Passenger

22.  54044 Hisar - Jind Passenger
23.   54047 Kurukshetra - Jind Passenger
24.   54048 Jind - Kurukshetra Passenger

15743/15744  Balurghat  -  Bathinda  Farakka  Express,  12481/12482  Delhi  Sriganganagar  Express,  22479/22480  New  Delhi  -  Lohian  Khas  Express, 15909/15910 Dibrugarh -Lalgarh Express, 20409/20410 Delhi Cantt. -Bathinda  Express,  14027/28  Jind  -  Firozpur  Cantt.  Express,  14035/36  Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Pathankot Express and 12137/38 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus  -  Firozpur  Cantt.  Express  have  scheduled  stoppage  at  Jind  and Narwana near Uchana.

Besides,  provision  of  stoppages  of  train  services  depend  on  the  traffic justification, operational feasibility including availability of extra time on the section & availability of matching infrastructure such as Platform length etc.

DPR  preparation  work  has  been  taken  up  for  construction  of  Road  Over Bridge (ROB) / Road Under Bridge (RUB) in lieu of Level Crossing (LC) No. 86

(Satrod Kalan Railway Crossing) at Km 132/6-7 on Hisar-Bathinda section.

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