Lok Sabha Question No. 6051 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-01
Subject: Shahganj Railway Junction
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Babu Singh Kushwaha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6051

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2026

## SHAHGANJ RAILWAY JUNCTION

## †6051. SHRI BABU SINGH KUSHWAHA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  fact  that  Patna-Gomtinagar Vande  Bharat  Express  is  operated  via  Shahganj  Railway  Junction Jaunpur  district  but  this  train  does  not  have  a  stoppage  at  the  said station and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  is  also  aware  of  the  fact  that  Shahganj Railway Junction is an important railway station of Purvanchal region and there has been a constant demand at the local level for stoppage of the  said  train  as  a  large  number  of  passengers  from  Jaunpur  and several adjoining districts travel by train and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide stoppage of the said train at  Shahganj Railway Junction keeping in view the convenience of the passengers and if so, the time by which it is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

## ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (c)  Shahganj  station  is  presently  being  served  by  62  train  services providing  direct  connectivity  to  major  cities  like  Delhi,  Mumbai,  Patna, Gomtinagar, Jammu Tawi, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Guwahati etc. The list of trains serving Shahganj is as under:-

|   SN | Train no. and name                               |
|------|--------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 13435 Malda Town-Gomtinagar Amrit Bharat Express |
|    2 | 13436 Gomtinagar-Malda Town Amrit Bharat Express |

|   3 | 11055 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Gonda Express     |
|-----|--------------------------------------------|
|   4 | 11056 Gonda -Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express    |
|   5 | 11059 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Chhapra Express   |
|   6 | 11060 Chhapra-Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express   |
|   7 | 12225 Azamgarh-Delhi Express               |
|   8 | 12226 Delhi -Azamgarh Express              |
|   9 | 13009 Howrah -Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express |
|  10 | 13010 Yog Nagari Rishikesh-Howrah Express  |
|  11 | 13151 Kolkata-Jammu Tawi Express           |
|  12 | 13152 Jammu Tawi-Kolkata Express           |
|  13 | 13237 Patna -Kota Express                  |
|  14 | 13238 Kota -Patna Express                  |
|  15 | 13307 Dhanbad -Firozpur Cant Express       |
|  16 | 13308 Firozpur Cant-Dhanbad Express        |
|  17 | 13509 Asansol -Gonda Express               |
|  18 | 13510 Gonda -Asansol Express               |
|  19 | 14017 Raxaul -Anand Vihar (T) Express      |
|  20 | 14018 Anand Vihar (T)-Raxaul Express       |
|  21 | 14213 Varanasi-Bahraich Express            |
|  22 | 14214 Bahraich-Varanasi Express            |
|  23 | 14235 Varanasi-Bareilly Express            |
|  24 | 14236 Bareilly-Varanasi Express            |
|  25 | 14649 Jaynagar-Amritsar Express            |
|  26 | 14650 Amritsar-Jaynagar Express            |
|  27 | 14853 Varanasi City-Jodhpur Express        |
|  28 | 14854 Jodhpur -Varanasi City Express       |
|  29 | 15025 Mau -Anand Vihar (T) Express         |
|  30 | 15026 Anand Vihar (T)-Mau Express          |
|  31 | 15053 Chhapra-Gomtinagar Express           |

|   32 | 15054 Gomtinagar-Chhapra Express               |
|------|------------------------------------------------|
|   33 | 15083 Chhapra-Farrukhabad Express              |
|   34 | 15084 Farrukhabad-Chhapra Express              |
|   35 | 15115 Chhapra-Delhi Express                    |
|   36 | 15116 Delhi -Chhapra Express                   |
|   37 | 15181 Mau -Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express          |
|   38 | 15182 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Mau Express           |
|   39 | 15623 Bhagat Ki Kothi-Kamakhya Express         |
|   40 | 15624 Kamakhya-Bhagat Ki Kothi Express         |
|   41 | 15715 Kishanganj-Ajmer Express                 |
|   42 | 15716 Ajmer-Kishanganj Express                 |
|   43 | 15743 Balurghat-Bathinda Express               |
|   44 | 15744 Bathinda-Balurghat Express               |
|   45 | 18103 Tatanagar-Amritsar Express               |
|   46 | 18104 Amritsar-Tatanagar Express               |
|   47 | 19045 Surat-Thawe Express                      |
|   48 | 19046 Thawe-Surat Express                      |
|   49 | 19053 Surat-Muzaffarpur Express                |
|   50 | 19054 Muzaffarpur -Surat Express               |
|   51 | 19165 Ahmedabad -Darbhanga Express             |
|   52 | 19166 Darbhanga -Ahmedabad Express             |
|   53 | 19167 Ahmedabad -Varanasi City Express         |
|   54 | 19168 Varanasi City-Ahmedabad Express          |
|   55 | 22103 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Ayodhya Cantt Express |
|   56 | 22104 Ayodhya Cantt-Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express |
|   57 | 22613 Rameswaram-Ayodhya Cantt Express         |
|   58 | 22614 Ayodhya Cantt-Rameswaram Express         |
|   59 | 55133 Ballia-Shahganj Passenger                |
|   60 | 55134 Shahganj -Ballia Passenger               |

|   61 | 55135 Ballia-Shahganj Passenger   |
|------|-----------------------------------|
|   62 | 55136 Shahganj-Ballia Passenger   |

At present, Shahganj-Patna sector is served by 03 pairs train services while Shahganj-Gomtinagar sector is served by 21 pairs of train services as listed below:-

Trains serving Shahganj-Patna sector

|   SN | Train no. and name                             |
|------|------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 13237/13238 Patna- Kota Express                |
|    2 | 15743/15744 Balurghat-Bathinda Farakka Express |
|    3 | 15623/15624 Bhagat ki Kothi - Kamakhya Express |

## Trains serving Shahganj-Gomtinagar sector

|   SN | Train no. and name                                     |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 12225/12226 Azamgarh-Delhi Express                     |
|    2 | 13009/13010 Howrah-Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express        |
|    3 | 13151/13152 Kolkata-Jammu Tawi Express                 |
|    4 | 13237/13238 Patna-Kota Express                         |
|    5 | 13307/13308 Dhanbad-Firozpur Cantt Express             |
|    6 | 13435/13436 Malda Town-Gomtinagar Amrit Bharat Express |
|    7 | 14017/14018 Raxaul-Anand Vihar (T) Express             |
|    8 | 14235/14236 Varanasi-Bareilly Express                  |
|    9 | 14649/14650 Jaynagar-Amritsar Express                  |
|   10 | 14853/14854 Varanasi City-Jodhpur Express              |
|   11 | 15025/15026 Mau-Anand Vihar (T) Express                |
|   12 | 15053/15054 Chhapra-Gomtinagar Express                 |
|   13 | 15083/15084 Chhapra-Farrukhabad Express                |
|   14 | 15115/15116 Chhapra-Delhi Express                      |
|   15 | 15623/15624 Bhagat Ki Kothi-Kamakhya Express           |

|   16 | 15715/15716 Kishanganj-Ajmer Express        |
|------|---------------------------------------------|
|   17 | 15743/15744 Balurghat-Bathinda Express      |
|   18 | 18103/18104 Tatanagar-Amritsar Express      |
|   19 | 19053/19054 Surat -Muzaffarpur Express      |
|   20 | 19165/19166 Ahmedabad-Darbhanga Express     |
|   21 | 19167/19168 Ahmedabad-Varanasi City Express |

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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