Lok Sabha Question No. 2035 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-11
Subject: Vande Bharat connectivity for Jabalpur
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Ashish Dubey

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2035

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2026

## VANDE BHARAT CONNECTIVITY FOR JABALPUR

## †2035. SHRI ASHISH DUBEY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether operation of Vande Bharat train or Vande Bharat Sleeper train between Jabalpur to Nagpur, Jabalpur to Pune, Jabalpur to Ahmedabad, Jabalpur to Bangalore and Jabalpur to Delhi is proposed and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (b) the details of the process for selection of new operating routes for the trains along with the criteria adopted in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) & (b) Presently, Jabalpur is catered by 20173/74 Rani Kamalapati -Rewa Vande Bharat Express. Further, Jabalpur is connected to Nagpur by 21 pairs of train services, while Jabalpur is connected to Pune by 07 pairs of train services.  Similarly,  Jabalpur-Ahmedabad  sector  is  served  by  04  pairs  of train  services,  while  Jabalpur-Bengaluru  and  Jabalpur-Delhi  sectors  are served by 08 pairs and 05 pairs of train services respectively. The list of trains serving the aforesaid sectors are listed below:

## Jabalpur-Nagpur sector:

|   SN | Train No. & Name                             |
|------|----------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 11045/46 Dhanbad - SCSM (T) Kolhapur Express |
|    2 | 11201/02 Shahdol - Nagpur Express            |
|    3 | 11753/54 Rewa - NSCB Itwari Express          |
|    4 | 11755/56 Rewa - NSCB Itwari Express          |
|    5 | 12159/60 Jabalpur - Amravati Express         |
|    6 | 12193/94 Jabalpur - Yesvantpur Express       |

|   7 | 12295/96 Danapur - SMVT Bengaluru Sanghamitra Express       |
|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|   8 | 12539/40 Lucknow - Yesvantpur Express                       |
|   9 | 12577/78 Darbhanga - Mysuru Bagmati Express                 |
|  10 | 12669/70 Chhapra - MGR Chennai Central Ganga Kaveri Express |
|  11 | 12791/92 Danapur - Secunderabad Express                     |
|  12 | 15293/94 Muzaffarpur - Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express     |
|  13 | 16601/02 Jogbani - Erode Amrit Bharat Express               |
|  14 | 17609/10 Patna - Purna Express                              |
|  15 | 20151/52 Rewa - Hadapsar (Pune) Express                     |
|  16 | 22351/52 Saharsa - SMVT Bengaluru Express                   |
|  17 | 22353/54 Patna - SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express            |
|  18 | 22535/36 Banaras - Rameswaram Express                       |
|  19 | 22613/14 Ayodhya Cantt - Rameswaram Shraddha Sethu Express  |
|  20 | 22669/70 Patna - Ernakulam Express                          |
|  21 | 22683/84 Lucknow - Yesvantpur Express                       |

## Jabalpur-Pune sector:

|   SN | Train No. & Name                               |
|------|------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 11037/38 Barhni - Pune Express                 |
|    2 | 20151/52 Rewa - Hadapsar (Pune) Express        |
|    3 | 11401/02 Supaul - Pune Express                 |
|    4 | 15589/90 Muzaffarpur - Hadapsar (Pune) Express |
|    5 | 22131/32 Banaras-Pune Gyan Ganga Express       |
|    6 | 11033/34 Darbhanga - Pune Express              |
|    7 | 11427/28 Jasidih - Pune Express                |

## Jabalpur-Ahmedabad sector:

|   SN | Train No. & Name                       |
|------|----------------------------------------|
|    1 | 22937/38 Rewa - Rajkot Express         |
|    2 | 22967/68 Prayagraj - Ahmedabad Express |
|    3 | 11465/66 Jabalpur - Veraval Express    |
|    4 | 11463/64 Jabalpur- Veraval Express     |

Jabalpur-Bengaluru sector:

|   SN | Train No. & Name                                      |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 22687/88 Varanasi - Mysuru Express                    |
|    2 | 22683/84 Lucknow - Yesvantpur Express                 |
|    3 | 12539/40 Lucknow - Yesvantpur Express                 |
|    4 | 12193/94 Jabalpur - Yesvantpur Express                |
|    5 | 12295/96 Danapur - SMVT Bengaluru Sanghamitra Express |
|    6 | 12577/78 Darbhanga - Mysuru Bagmati Express           |
|    7 | 22353/54 Patna - SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express      |
|    8 | 22351/52 Saharsa - SMVT Bengaluru Express             |

Jabalpur-Delhi sector:

|   SL | Train No. & Name                                                          |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 11449/50 Jabalpur - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express                  |
|    2 | 22181/82 Jabalpur - Hazrat Nizamuddin Gondwana Express                    |
|    3 | 12191/92 Jabalpur - Hazrat Nizamuddin Shridham Express                    |
|    4 | 12189/90 Jabalpur - Hazrat Nizamuddin Mahakaushal Express                 |
|    5 | 12121/22 Jabalpur-Hazrat Nizamuddin Madhya Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express |

Besides,  introduction  of  train  services  including  Vande  Bharat  Sleeper Express is an on-going process on Indian Railways which depends on various factors including -

- 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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