Lok Sabha Question No. 1873 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-11
Subject: Regularisation of  Special Train 09039/40 (Udhna–Dhanbad)
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Dulu Mahato

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1873 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2026

## REGULARISATION OF SPECIAL TRAIN 09039/40 (UDHNA-DHANBAD)

## 1873. SHRI DULU MAHATO:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  representation  from  public representatives regarding regularisation of Special train services originating from Dhanbad and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether there is any proposal to regularise the train number 09039/40 (Udhna-Dhanbad)  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  action  taken thereon; and
- (c) the present train-wise status and if not regularised, the reasons despite sustained demand and absence of equivalent services?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (c)  Indian  Railways  constantly  endeavours to cater to the needs of travelling passengers and to this end, new services are introduced, existing train services are extended and their frequency increased.

Further, to supplement the accommodation available by regular services and to  cater  to  the  extra  rush  of  passengers  during  peak  seasons,  festivals, religious congregations etc., Indian  Railways also operates special trains and augments the loads of existing services, keeping in view the pattern of traffic,  commercial  justification,  operational  feasibility  and  availability  of resources  etc.  Accordingly,  09039/40  Udhna-Dhanbad  Special  had  been operated.

Besides, at present, Udhna-Dhanbad sector is served by 13426/13425 Surat - Malda Town Express while Dhanbad station is being served by 72 pairs of train services as listed below: -

|   Sl. | Train No. & Name                                       |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|     1 | 12307/12308 Jodhpur - Howrah Express                   |
|     2 | 22307/22308 Howrah - Bikaner Express                   |
|     3 | 18621/18622 Patna - Hatia Patliputra Express           |
|     4 | 18105/18106 Rourkela - Jaynagar Express                |
|     5 | 18119/18120 Tatanagar - Jaynagar Express               |
|     6 | 15661/15662 Ranchi - Kamakhya Express                  |
|     7 | 12323/12324 Howrah - Barmer Express                    |
|     8 | 18603/18604 Ranchi - Godda Express                     |
|     9 | 18185/18186 Godda - Tatanagar Express                  |
|    10 | 13009/13010 Howrah - Yog Nagari Rishikesh Doon Express |
|    11 | 12311/12312 Howrah - Kalka Netaji Express              |
|    12 | 18619 /18620 Ranchi - Godda Express                    |
|    13 | 15027/15028 Sambalpur - Gorakhpur Maurya Express       |
|    14 | 20975/20976 Howrah - Agra Cantt Chambal Express        |
|    15 | 22911/22912 Indore - Howrah Shipra Express             |
|    16 | 12175/12176 Howrah - Gwalior Chambal Express           |
|    17 | 12177/12178 Howrah - Mathura Chambal Express           |
|    18 | 12937/12938 Gandhidham - Howrah Garba Express          |
|    19 | 12495/12496 Kolkata - Bikaner Pratap Express           |
|    20 | 22323/22324 Kolkata - Ghazipur City Express            |

|   21 | 13167/13168 Agra Cantt - Kolkata Express              |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|   22 | 12987/12988 Ajmer - Sealdah Express                   |
|   23 | 12321/12322 Howrah - Mumbai Mail                      |
|   24 | 17005/17006 Hyderabad - Raxaul Express                |
|   25 | 17007/17008 Charlapalli - Darbhanga Express           |
|   26 | 17321/17322 Vasco-da-Gama - Jasidih Express           |
|   27 | 13065/13066 Howrah - Anand Vihar Amrit Bharat Express |
|   28 | 13403/13404 Ranchi - Bhagalpur Vananchal Express      |
|   29 | 13307/13308 Firozpur - Dhanbad Ganga Sutlej Express   |
|   30 | 18629/18630 Ranchi - Gorakhpur Express                |
|   31 | 13329/13330 Patna - Dhanbad Ganga Damodar Express     |
|   32 | 13305/13306 Dhanbad - Sasaram Express                 |
|   33 | 13301/13302 Dhanbad - Adityapur Suvarna Rekha Express |
|   34 | 13303/13304 Dhanbad - Ranchi Express                  |
|   35 | 12339/12340 Dhanbad - Howrah Coalfield Express        |
|   36 | 63541/63542 Asansol - Gomoh MEMU                      |
|   37 | 53323/53324 Dhanbad - Sindri Town Passenger           |
|   38 | 13553/13554 Asansol - Varanasi MEMU                   |
|   39 | 63555/63556 Barkakana - Asansol MEMU                  |
|   40 | 13319/13320 Dumka - Ranchi Express                    |
|   41 | 11045/11046 Kolhapur - Dhanbad Dikshabhumi Express    |
|   42 | 12941/12942 Bhavnagar (T) - Asansol Parasnath Express |
|   43 | 12259/12260 Sealdah - Bikaner Duronto Express         |
|   44 | 12019/12020 Howrah - Ranchi Shatabdi Express          |

|   45 | 53339/53340 Chandrapura - Dhanbad Passenger             |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|   46 | 22303/22304 Howrah - Gaya Vande Bharat Express          |
|   47 | 13151/13152 Jammu Tawi - Kolkata Express                |
|   48 | 19607/ 19608 Madar - Kolkata Express                    |
|   49 | 13025/13026 Bhopal - Howrah Express                     |
|   50 | 19413/19414 Ahmedabad - Kolkata Express                 |
|   51 | 13503/13504 Barddhaman - Hatia MEMU                     |
|   52 | 13351/13352 Dhanbad - Alappuzha Express                 |
|   53 | 13545/13546 Asansol - Gaya MEMU Express                 |
|   54 | 22387/22388 Howrah - Dhanbad Black Diamond Express      |
|   55 | 68087/68088 Bishnupur - Dhanbad/ Bankura MEMU           |
|   56 | 12379/12380 Sealdah - Amritsar Jallianwala Bagh Express |
|   57 | 12319/12320 Kolkata - Gwalior Express                   |
|   58 | 12329/12330 Anand Vihar (T) - Sealdah Express           |
|   59 | 12371/12372 Howrah - Bikaner Express                    |
|   60 | 12381/12382 Howrah - New Delhi Poorva Express           |
|   61 | 12353/12354 Howrah - Lalkuan Express                    |
|   62 | 22317/22318 Jammu Tawi - Sealdah Humsafar Express       |
|   63 | 18019/18020 Jhargram - Dhanbad MEMU                     |
|   64 | 53327/53328 Sindri Town - Gomoh Passenger               |
|   65 | 12357/12358 Kolkata - Amritsar Durgiana Express         |
|   66 | 11447/11448 Jabalpur - Howrah Shaktipunj Express        |
|   67 | 12019/12020 Howrah - Ranchi Shatabdi Express            |
|   68 | 63543/63544 Asansol - Gomoh MEMU                        |

|   69 | 13425/13426 Malda Town - Surat Express           |
|------|--------------------------------------------------|
|   70 | 12301/12302 Howrah - New Delhi Rajdhani Express  |
|   71 | 12313/12314 Sealdah - New Delhi Rajdhani Express |
|   72 | 13331/13332 Dhanbad - Patna Express              |

However, introduction of new train services/regularisation of special train services on any route/section depends 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

Moreover, proposals/requests/suggestions/representations, both formal and informal inter alia for regularisation/introduction of trains are received from Members  of  Parliament,  elected  representatives,  organizations/rail  users etc.  at  various  levels  including  Railway  Board,  Zonal  Railways,  Divisional Office etc. As receipt of such proposals/requests/suggestions is a continuous and dynamic process, centralized compendium of such requests is not maintained. However, these are examined and action as found feasible and justified is taken from time to time, which is an on-going process.

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