Lok Sabha Question No. 4269 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-18
Subject: Stoppage of Rajdhani/Vande Bharat Express at Sasaram Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Manoj Kumar

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4269

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2026

## STOPPAGE OF RAJDHANI/VANDE BHARAT EXPRESS AT SASARAM RAILWAY STATION

## 4269. SHRI MANOJ KUMAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that local residents and tourists visiting Sasaram and  the  surrounding  region  are  entirely  dependent  on  the  Rajdhani express  and  Vande  Bharat  express  from  Patna,  Gaya,  and  Varanasi which are located at a distance of 150-200 km and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  fulfil  the  long  standing demand for stoppage of Rajdhani Express and Vande  Bharat Express train at Sasaram railway station; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the timeline by when the Rajdhani Express and Vande Bharat express stoppage at Sasaram is likely to be approved from the Government and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

## ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (c)  Presently,  Sasaram  is  served   by  108  Mail/Express  services, including 04 Vande Bharat services, 06 Amrit Bharat services and  04 Garib Rath  services.  The  trains  services  are  providing  direct  connectivity  to important  destinations  including  Delhi  area,  Kolkata  area,  Mumbai  area, Chennai, Jodhpur, Ajmer, Indore, Pune, Surat, Agra, Rishikesh, Chandigarh, Amritsar,  Jammu,  Gorakhpur,  Lucknow,  Banaras,  Patna,  Gaya,  Dhanbad, Ranchi, Tatanagar, Puri, Visakhapatnam, etc.

The  train  services  catering  to  Sasaram  also  include  14  MEMU  train services  and  02  Passenger  train  services  catering  to  the  short  distance

travel needs of passengers of the said station. List of train services serving Sasaram is as under:-

|   SN | Train number and Name                                        |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 13065/13066 Howrah - Anand Vihar (T) Amrit Bharat Express    |
|    2 | 13435/13436 Malda Town - Gomti Nagar Amrit Bharat Express    |
|    3 | 13697/13698 Gaya - Delhi Amrit Bharat Express                |
|    4 | 12877/12878 Ranchi - New Delhi Garib Rath Express            |
|    5 | 22409/22410 Gaya - Anand Vihar (T) Garib Rath Express        |
|    6 | 20887/20888 Ranchi - Varanasi Vande Bharat Express           |
|    7 | 22499/22500 Deoghar - Varanasi Vande Bharat Express          |
|    8 | 11045/11046 Kolhapur - Dhanbad Express                       |
|    9 | 11427/11428 Pune - Jasidih. Express                          |
|   10 | 12175/12176 Howrah - Gwalior Express                         |
|   11 | 12177/12178 Howrah - Mathura. Express                        |
|   12 | 12307/12308 Howrah - Jodhpur Express                         |
|   13 | 12311/12312 Howrah - Kalka Express                           |
|   14 | 12321/12322 Howrah - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (T) Express |
|   15 | 12323/12324 Howrah - Barmer Express                          |
|   16 | 12349/12350 Godda - New Delhi Express                        |
|   17 | 12353/12354 Howrah - Lalkua. Express                         |
|   18 | 12357/12358 Kolkatta - Amritsar Express                      |
|   19 | 12371/12372 Howrah - Bikaner Express                         |
|   20 | 12379/12380 Sealdah - Amritsar Express                       |
|   21 | 12381/12382 Howrah - New Delhi Express                       |
|   22 | 12389/12390 Gaya - MGR Chennai Express                       |
|   23 | 12397/12398 Gaya - New Delhi Express                         |
|   24 | 12801/12802 Puri - Anand Vihar (T) Express                   |
|   25 | 12815/12816 Puri - Anand Vihar (T) Express                   |
|   26 | 12817/12818 Hatia - Anand Vihar (T) Express                  |

|   27 | 12875/12876 Puri - Anand Vihar (T) Express               |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|   28 | 12937/12938 Gandhidham Bg - Howrah Express               |
|   29 | 12941/12942 Bhavnagar Terminus - Asansol Express         |
|   30 | 12987/12988 Sealdah - Ajmer Express                      |
|   31 | 13009/13010 Howrah - Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express        |
|   32 | 13151/13152 Kolkatta (T) - Jammu Tawi Express            |
|   33 | 13167/13168 Kolkatta (T) - Agra Cantt Express            |
|   34 | 13243/13244 Patna - Bhabua Road Express                  |
|   35 | 13249/13250 Patna - Bhabua Road Express                  |
|   36 | 13305/13306 Dhanbad - Sasaram Express                    |
|   37 | 13307/13308 Dhanbad - Firozpur Cant Express              |
|   38 | 13553/13554 Asansol - Varanasi Express                   |
|   39 | 14049/14050 Godda - Delhi Express                        |
|   40 | 14259/14260 Gaya - Lucknow Express                       |
|   41 | 14261/14262 Gaya - Lucknow Express                       |
|   42 | 15021/15022 Shalimar - Gorakhpur Express                 |
|   43 | 15137/15138 Rajgir - Banaras Express                     |
|   44 | 18103/18104 Tatanagar - Amritsar Express                 |
|   45 | 18427/18428 Puri - Anand Vihar (T) Express               |
|   46 | 18523/18524 Visakhapatnam - Banaras Express              |
|   47 | 18609/18610 Ranchi - Lokmanyatilak Express               |
|   48 | 18611/18612 Ranchi - Banaras Express                     |
|   49 | 18635/18636 Ranchi - Sasaram Express                     |
|   50 | 18639/18640 Ara - Ranchi Express                         |
|   51 | 19603/19604 Daurai - Godda Express                       |
|   52 | 20975/20976 Howrah - Agra Cantt Express                  |
|   53 | 22307/22308 Howrah - Bikaner Express                     |
|   54 | 22911/22912 Indore - Howrah Express                      |
|   55 | 63293/63294 Dehri On Sone - Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya MEMU |

|   56 | 63295/63296 Gaya - Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya MEMU   |
|------|---------------------------------------------------|
|   57 | 63317/63318 Ara - Bhabua Road MEMU                |
|   58 | 63319/63320 Ara - Sasaram MEMU                    |
|   59 | 63369/63370 Ara - Sasaram MEMU                    |
|   60 | 63371/63372 Ara - Sasaram MEMU                    |
|   61 | 63557/63558 Barkakana - Varanasi MEMU             |
|   62 | 53211/53212 Patna - Sasaram Passenger             |

Besides,  provision  of  stoppages  of  train  services,  which  is  an  on-going process, depends  on the traffic justification, operational feasibility including availability of extra time on the section & availability of matching infrastructure such as Platform length etc.

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