Lok Sabha Question No. 4245 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-18
Subject: Annual Income of Buxar and Dumraon (Bihar) Railway Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Sudhakar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4245

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2026

## ANNUAL INCOME OF BUXAR AND DUMRAON (BIHAR) RAILWAY STATIONS

## †4245. SHRI SUDHAKAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  annual  income  of  Buxar  and  Dumraon  railway  stations  in  Bihar during the last three years;
- (b)  whether  there  has  been  a  continuous  increase  in  the  number  of passengers  and  commercial  activities  at  the  said  stations,  yet  many major trains do not have a stoppage there and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  stoppage  of  Tejas Rajdhani Express and Sampoorna Kranti Express at Buxar station and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  ensure  the  stoppage  of  Poorva Express (12303/12304), Patna-Lokmanya Tilak Kurla Express, Seemanchal  Express, Patna-Kota Express (13239/13240) trains at Dumraon Stations and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether  the said stoppage  and extension proposals have been considered by the Government;
- (f) if so, the current status thereof; and
- (g) the time which the decision in this regard is likely to be taken by the Government?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to  (g)  Buxar  and  Dumraon  are  NSG-3  and  NSG-5  category  stations respectively. The passenger footfall at these stations is as follows:

| Financial Year   | Buxar Station   | Dumraon Station   |
|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
| 2023-24          | 80,33,978       | 14,25,200         |
| 2024-25          | 87,53,013       | 16,59,097         |

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The revenue generated by Indian Railways is maintained Zone-wise. Buxar and Dumraon stations fall within the jurisdiction of East Central Railways  (ECR).  The  revenue  generated  and  the  total  expenditure incurred by East Central Railway during the last three years are as under:

(₹ in Cr)

| Financial Year (FY)   | Earning   | Total Expenditure   |
|-----------------------|-----------|---------------------|
| 2022-23               | 17,341    | 28,764              |
| 2023-24               | 19,775    | 35,131              |
| 2024-25               | 20,869    | 32,080              |

Ministry  of  Railways  has  launched  Amrit  Bharat  Station  Scheme  for redevelopment of stations with a long-term approach.

The scheme involves preparation of master plans and their implementation  in phases  to improve  the stations.  The  master planning includes:

-  Improvement of access to station and circulating areas
-  Integration of station with both sides of city
-  Improvement of station building
-  Improvement of waiting halls, toilets, sitting arrangement, water booths
-  Provision of wider foot over bridge/air concourse commensurate with passenger traffic
-  Provision of lift/escalators/ramp
-  Improvement  /Provision  of  platform  surface  and  cover  over platforms
-  Provision of kiosks for local products through schemes like 'One Station One Product'

-  Parking areas, Multimodal integration
-  Amenities for Divyangjans
-  Better passenger information systems
-  Provision of executive lounges, nominated spaces for business meetings,  landscaping,  etc.  keeping  in  view  the  necessity  at each station

The  scheme  also  envisages  sustainable  and environment  friendly solutions, provision of ballast less tracks etc. as per necessity, phasing and feasibility and creation of city centre at the station in the long term. So far, 1338 stations have been identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, out of which 98 stations including Dumraon and Buxar, are located in Bihar.

The  names  of  stations  identified  for  development  under  Amrit  Bharat Station Scheme in Bihar are as following:

| State   |   No. of Stations | Name of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Bihar   |                98 | Anugraha Narayan Road, Ara, Arariya Court, Bakhtiyarpur, Banka, Banmankhi, BapudhamMotihari, Barahiya, Barauni, Barh, Barsoi Jn, Begusarai, Bettiah, Bhabua Road, Bhagalpur, Bhagwanpur, Bihar Sharif, Bihiya, Bikramganj, Buxar, Chakia, Chausa, Chhapra, Dalsingh Sarai, Darbhanga, Dauram Madhepura, Dehri On Sone, Dholi, Dighwara, Dumraon,Durgauti, Ekma, Fatuha, Gaya, Ghorasahan, Guraru, Hajipur Jn, Jamalpur Jn, Jamui, Janakpur Road, Jaynagar, Jehanabad, Jhanjharpur, Kahalgaon, Karhagola Road, Katihar Jn, Khagaria Jn, Kishanganj, Kudra, |

| State   | No. of Stations   | Name of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                   | Labha, Laheria Sarai, Lakhminia, Luckeesarai Jn, Madhubani, Maheshkhunt, Mairwa, Mansi Jn, Masrakh, Mokama, Motipur, Munger (Monghyr), Muzaffarpur Jn, Nabinagar Road, Narkatiaganj Jn, Naugachia, Nawadah, Paharpur, Patliputra, Patna Jn, Piro, Pirpainti, Rafiganj, Raghunathpur, Rajendra Nagar Terminal (Patna), Rajgir, Ram Dayalu Nagar, Raxaul, Sabaur, Sagauli, Saharsa, Sahibpur Kamal, Sakri, Salauna, Salmari, Samastipur, Sasaram, Shahpur Patoree, Shivanarayanpur, Simri Bakhtiyarpur, Simultala, Sitamarhi, Siwan, Sonpur Jn., Sultanganj, Supaul, Taregna, Thakurganj, Thawe |

## At  present,  Buxar  and  Dumraon  stations  are  served  by  152  &  50  train services as detailed below:-

## Trains serving Buxar station

|   SN | Train Number & Name                                     |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 11015 Lokmanya Tilak (T) - Saharsa Amrit Bharat Express |
|    2 | 11016 Saharsa - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Amrit Bharat Express |
|    3 | 11031 Panvel - Alipur Duar Amrit Bharat Express         |
|    4 | 11032 Alipur Duar - Panvel Amrit Bharat Express         |
|    5 | 11401 Pune - Supaul Express                             |
|    6 | 11402 Supaul - Pune Express                             |
|    7 | 12141 Lokmanya Tilak (T)- Patliputra Express            |
|    8 | 12142 Patliputra - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express           |

|   9 | 12235 Madhupur - Anand Vihar (T) Express                |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------|
|  10 | 12236 Anand Vihar (T) - Madhupur Express                |
|  11 | 12295 SMVT Bengaluru - Danapur Express                  |
|  12 | 12296 Danapur - SMVT Bengaluru Express                  |
|  13 | 12303 Howrah - New Delhi Express                        |
|  14 | 12304 New Delhi - Howrah Express                        |
|  15 | 12327 Howrah - Dehradoon Express                        |
|  16 | 12328 Dehradoon - Howrah Express                        |
|  17 | 12331 Howrah - Jammu Tawi Express                       |
|  18 | 12332 Jammu Tawi - Howrah Express                       |
|  19 | 12333 Howrah - Prayagraj Rambag Express                 |
|  21 | 12335 Bhagalpur - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express            |
|  22 | 12336 Lokmanya Tilak (T) - Bhagalpur Express            |
|  23 | 12355 Patna - Jammu Tawii Express                       |
|  24 | 12356 Jammu Tawi - Patna Express                        |
|  25 | 12361 Asansol - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (T) Express |
|  26 | 12362 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (T) - Asansol Express |
|  27 | 12367 Bhagalpur - Anand Vihar (T) Express               |
|  28 | 12368 Anand Vihar (T) - Bhagalpur Express               |
|  29 | 12369 Howrah -Dehradoon Express                         |
|  30 | 12370 Dehradoon - Howrah Express                        |
|  31 | 12391 Rajgir - New Delhi Express                        |
|  32 | 12392 New Delhi - Rajgir Express                        |
|  33 | 12395 Rajendra Nagar - Ajmer Express                    |
|  34 | 12396 Ajmer - Rajendra Nagar Express                    |
|  35 | 12435 Jaynagar - Anand Vihar (T) Garib Rath Express     |
|  36 | 12436 Anand Vihar (T) - Jaynagar Garib Rath Express     |

| 37       | 12505 Kamakhya - Anand Vihar (T) Express     |
|----------|----------------------------------------------|
| 38       | 12506 Anand Vihar (T) - Kamakhya Express     |
| 39       | 12577 Darbhanga - Mysore Express             |
| 40       | 12578 Mysore - Darbhanga Express             |
| 41       | 12741 Vasco Da Gama - Patna Express          |
| 42       | 12742 Patna - Vasco Da Gama Express          |
| 43       | 12791 Secunderabad - Danapur Express         |
| 44       | 12792 Danapur - Secunderabad Express         |
| 45       | 12947 Ahmedabad - Rajgir Express             |
| 46       | 12948 Rajgir - Ahmedabad Express             |
| 47       | 13005 Howrah - Amritsar Express              |
| 48 13006 | Amritsar - Howrah Express                    |
| 49       | 13201 Rajgir - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express    |
| 50       | 13202 Lokmanya Tilak(T) - Rajgir Express     |
| 51 13209 | Patna - Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Express      |
| 52       | 13210 Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya -Patna Express |
| 53       | 13237 Patna - Kota Express                   |
| 54       | 13238 Kota -Patna Express                    |
| 55       | 13239 Patna - Kota Express                   |
| 56       | 13240 Kota -Patna Express                    |
| 57       | 13251 Patna - Anand Vihar (T) Express        |
| 58       | 13252 Anand Vihar (T) - Patna Express        |
| 59       | 13257 Danapur - Anand Vihar (T) Express      |
| 60       | 13258 Anand Vihar (T) - Danapur Express      |
| 61       | 14003 Malda Town - New Delhi Express         |
| 62       | 14004 New Delhi - Malda Town Express         |
| 63       | 15125 Banaras - Patna Jan Shatabdi Express   |
| 64       | 15126 Patna - Banaras Jan Shatabdi Express   |

| 65   | 15293 Muzaffarpur - Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express    |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| 66   | 15294 Charlapalli - Muzaffarpur Jn Amrit Bharat Express |
| 67   | 15483 Alipur Duar -Delhi Express                        |
| 68   | 15484 Delhi - Alipur Duar Express                       |
| 69   | 15589 Muzaffarpur - Hadapsar Express                    |
| 70   | 15590 Hadapsar - Muzaffarpur Express                    |
| 71   | 15623 Bhagat Ki Kothi - Kamakhya Express                |
| 72   | 15624 Kamakhya - Bhagat Ki Kothi Express                |
| 73   | 15635 Okha - Guwahati Express                           |
| 74   | 15636 Guwahati - Okha Express                           |
| 75   | 15647 Lokmanya Tilak (T) - Guwahati Express             |
| 76   | 15648 Guwahati - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express             |
| 77   | 15657 Delhi - Kamakhya Express                          |
| 78   | 15658 Kamakhya - Delhi Express                          |
| 79   | 15667 Gandhidham - Kamakhya Express                     |
| 80   | 15668 Kamakhya - Gandhidham Express                     |
| 81   | 15733 Balurghat - Bathinda Express                      |
| 82   | 15734 Bathinda - Balurghat Express                      |
| 83   | 15743 Balurghat - Bathinda                              |
|      | Express                                                 |
| 85   | 15945 Lokmanya Tilak (T) - Dibrugarh Express            |
| 86   | 15946 Dibrugarh - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express            |
|      | 16601 Erode Jn - Jogbani Amrit Bharat Express           |
| 87   | 16602 Jogbani - Erode Jn Amrit Bharat Express           |
| 88   | 17609 Patna - Purna Express                             |
| 89   | 17610 Purna -Patna Express                              |
| 90   |                                                         |
| 91   | 18183 Tata Nagar - Buxar Express                        |

|   93 | 19313 Indore -Patna Express                           |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|   94 | 19314 Patna - Indore Express                          |
|   95 | 19421 Ahmedabad - Patna Express                       |
|   96 | 19422 Patna - Ahmedabad Express                       |
|   97 | 19435 Ahmedabad - Asansol Express                     |
|   98 | 19436 Asansol -Ahmedabad Express                      |
|   99 | 19483 Ahmedabad - Saharsa Express                     |
|  100 | 19484 Saharsa -Ahmedabad Express                      |
|  101 | 19669 Udaipur City - Patliputra Express               |
|  102 | 19670 Patliputra - Udaipur City Express               |
|  103 | 19801 Sogariya - Danapur Express                      |
|  104 | 19802 Danapur - Sogariya Express                      |
|  105 | 20801 Islampur - New Delhi Express                    |
|  106 | 20802 New Delhi - Islampur Express                    |
|  107 | 20933 Udhna - Danapur Express                         |
|  108 | 20934 Danapur - Udhna Express                         |
|  109 | 22197 Kolkata - Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Express   |
|  110 | 22198 Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi - Kolkata Express   |
|  111 | 22311 Godda - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express              |
|  112 | 22312 Lokmanya Tilak (T) - Godda Express              |
|  113 | 22345 Patna - Gomti Nagar Vande Bharat                |
|  114 | 22346 Gomti Nagar - Patna Vande Bharat                |
|  115 | 22353 Patna -SMVT Bengaluru Express                   |
|  116 | 22354 SMVT Bengaluru - Patna Express                  |
|  117 | 22355 Patliputra - Chandigarh Express                 |
|  118 | 22356 Chandigarh - Patliputra Express                 |
|  119 | 22361 Rajendra Nagar - New Delhi Amrit Bharat Express |
|  120 | 22362 New Delhi - Rajendra Nagar Amrit Bharat Express |

|   121 | 22405 Bhagalpur - Anand Vihar (T) Garib Rath Express   |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|   122 | 22406 Anand Vihar (T) - Bhagalpur Garib Rath Express   |
|   123 | 22459 Madhupur - Anand Vihar (T) Express               |
|   124 | 22460 Anand Vihar (T) - Madhupur Express               |
|   125 | 22465 Madhupur - Anand Vihar (T) Express               |
|   126 | 22466 Anand Vihar (T) - Madhupur Express               |
|   127 | 22563 Jaynagar - Udhna Express                         |
|   128 | 22564 Udhna - Jaynagar Express                         |
|   129 | 22669 Ernakulam - Patna Express                        |
|   130 | 22670 Patna - Ernakulam Jn Express                     |
|   131 | 22843 Bilaspur - Buxar Express                         |
|   132 | 22844 Buxar - Bilaspur Express                         |
|   133 | 22947 Surat - Bhagalpur Express                        |
|   134 | 22948 Bhagalpur - Surat Express                        |
|   135 | 53201 Patna - Buxar Passenger                          |
|   136 | 53202 Buxar - Patna Passenger                          |
|   137 | 53261 Fatuha - Buxar Passenger                         |
|   138 | 53262 Buxar - Fatuha Passenger                         |
|   139 | 63219 Danapur - Buxar MEMU                             |
|   140 | 63220 Buxar - Patna MEMU                               |
|   141 | 63225 Patna - Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya MEMU             |
|   142 | 63226 Varanasi - Patna MEMU                            |
|   143 | 63229 Ara - Banaras MEMU                               |
|   144 | 63230 Banaras - Ara MEMU                               |
|   145 | 63231 Patna - Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya MEMU             |
|   146 | 63232 Buxar - Patna MEMU                               |
|   147 | 63233 Patna - Varanasi MEMU                            |
|   148 | 63234 Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya -Patna MEMU              |

|   149 | 63235 Buxar - Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya MEMU   |
|-------|----------------------------------------------|
|   150 | 63240 Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya - Buxar MEMU   |
|   151 | 63263 Patna - Buxar MEMU                     |
|   152 | 63264 Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya -Patna MEMU    |

## Trains serving Dumraon station

|   SN | Train Number & Name                                 |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 12333 Howrah - Prayagraj Rambag Express             |
|    2 | 12334 Prayagraj Rambag - Howrah Express             |
|    3 | 12335 Bhagalpur - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express        |
|    4 | 12336 Lokmanya Tilak (T) - Bhagalpur Express        |
|    5 | 12391 Rajgir - New Delhi Express                    |
|    6 | 12392 New Delhi - Rajgir Express                    |
|    7 | 12435 Jaynagar - Anand Vihar (T) Garib Rath Express |
|    8 | 12436 Anand Vihar (T) - Jaynagar Garib Rath Express |
|    9 | 13005 Howrah - Amritsar Express                     |
|   10 | 13006 Amritsar - Howrah Express                     |
|   11 | 13209 Patna - Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Express      |
|   12 | 13210 Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya - Patna Express      |
|   13 | 13237 Patna - Kota Express                          |
|   14 | 13238 Kota - Patna Express                          |
|   15 | 15125 Banaras - Patna Jan Shatabdi Express          |
|   16 | 15126 Patna - Banaras Jan Shatabdi Express          |
|   17 | 15647 Lokmanya Tilak (T) - Guwahati Express         |
|   18 | 15648 Guwahati - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express         |
|   19 | 15733 Balurghat - Bathinda Express                  |
|   20 | 15734 Bathinda - Balurghat Express                  |
|   21 | 15743 Balurghat - Bathinda Express                  |
|   22 | 15744 Bathinda - Balurghat Express                  |

| 23    | 15945 Lokmanya Tilak (T) - Dibrugarh Express                         |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 24    | 15946 Dibrugarh - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express                         |
| 25    | 18183 Tatanagar - Buxar Express                                      |
| 26    | 18184 Buxar - Tatanagar Express                                      |
| 27    | 20801 Islampur - New Delhi Express                                   |
| 28    | 20802 New Delhi - Islampur Express                                   |
| 29    | 22311 Godda - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express                             |
| 30    | 22312 Lokmanya Tilak(T) - Godda Express                              |
| 31    | 22405 Bhagalpur - Anand Vihar (T) Garib Rath Express                 |
| 32    | 22406 Anand Vihar (T) - Bhagalpur Garib Rath Express                 |
| 33    | 22843 Bilaspur - Buxar Express                                       |
| 34    | 22844 Buxar - Bilaspur Express                                       |
| 35    | 53201 Patna - Buxar Passenger                                        |
| 36    | 53202 Buxar - Patna Passenger                                        |
| 37    | 53261 Fatuha - Buxar Passenger                                       |
| 38    | 53262 Buxar - Fatuha Passenger                                       |
| 39    | 63219 Danapur - Buxar MEMU                                           |
| 40    | 63220 Buxar - Patna MEMU                                             |
| 41    | 63225 Patna - Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya MEMU                          |
| 42    | 63226 Varanasi - Patna MEMU                                          |
| 43    | 63229 Ara - Banaras MEMU                                             |
| 44    | 63230 Banaras - Ara MEMU                                             |
| 45 46 | 63231 Patna - Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya MEMU 63232 Buxar - Patna MEMU |
| 47    | 63233 Patna - Varanasi MEMU                                          |
| 48    | 63234 Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya- Patna MEMU                           |
| 49    | 63263 Patna - Buxar MEMU                                             |

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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