Lok Sabha Question No. 525 (STARRED), answered on 2026-04-01
Subject: Resumption of Triveni Express
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri  Chhotelal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 525

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2026

## RESUMPTION OF TRIVENI EXPRESS

†*525. SHRI CHHOTELAL: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: the timeline by which the Triveni Express whose four bogies used to run via Barwadih, Dudhi and rejoin at Renukut, Chopan is likely to be resumed? ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. *****

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF STARRED QUESTION NO.525 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2026 IN LOK SABHA

At  present,  Barwadih-Chopan  sector  is  served  by  28  train  services  while Chopan-Tanakpur sector is served by 02 pairs of train services listed below:Trains serving Barwadih-Chopan sector:

|   SN | Train No. and Name                        |
|------|-------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 53351 Barwadih - Chunar Passenger         |
|    2 | 53352 Chunar- Barwadih Passenger          |
|    3 | 11631 Bhopal- Dhanbad Express             |
|    4 | 11632 Dhanbad - Bhopal Express            |
|    5 | 53343 Gomo - Chopan Passenger             |
|    6 | 53344 Chopan - Gomo Passenger             |
|    7 | 18631 Ranchi - Chopan Express             |
|    8 | 18632 Chopan-Ranchi Express               |
|    9 | 18613 Ranchi - Chopan Express             |
|   10 | 18614 Chopan- Ranchi Express              |
|   11 | 12873 Hatia - Anand Vihar (T) Express     |
|   12 | 12874 Anand Vihar (T)- Hatia Express      |
|   13 | 12453 Ranchi - New Delhi Rajdhani Express |
|   14 | 12454 New Delhi-Ranchi Rajdhani Express   |
|   15 | 19607 Kolkata - Madar Express             |
|   16 | 19608 Madar-Kolkata Express               |
|   17 | 19413 Ahmedabad- Kolkata Express          |
|   18 | 19414 Kolkata - Ahmedabad Express         |
|   19 | 13025 Howrah - Bhopal Express             |
|   20 | 13026 Bhopal-Howrah Express               |
|   21 | 18009 Santragachi - Ajmer Express         |
|   22 | 18010 Ajmer- Santragachi Express          |

|   23 | 18101 Tatanagar - Jammu Tawi Express      |
|------|-------------------------------------------|
|   24 | 18102 Jammu Tawi- Tatanagar Express       |
|   25 | 18309 Sambalpur - Jammu Tawi Express      |
|   26 | 18310 Jammu Tawi- Sambalpur Express       |
|   27 | 11447 Jabalpur -Howrah Shaktipunj Express |
|   28 | 11448 Howrah- Jabalpur Shaktipunj Express |

## Trains serving Chopan-Tanakpur sector:

|   SN | Train No. and Name                                |
|------|---------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 15073/15074 Singrauli- Tanakpur Triveni Express   |
|    2 | 15075/15076 Shaktinagar- Tanakpur Triveni Express |

Indian Railways undertook rationalisation of time-table, including rationalisation of train services and stoppages, in a scientific manner with the assistance of IIT-Bombay. The exercise has been undertaken inter alia to  provide  for  better  passenger  safety  by  creating  maintenance  corridor blocks, speeding up of train services and to improve punctuality. Accordingly,  to  ensure  safety  of  passengers  and  to  avoid  shunting  with passengers  on  board,  IR  has  decided  to  discontinue  Slip  Coaches/Link trains.

Besides, introduction/ resumption of train services on any route/section, are on-going processes on Indian Railways and depend on various factors which include:

- 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

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