Lok Sabha Question No. 843 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-04
Subject: Stoppage of Train Number 20983/20984 at Bandikui Junction
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Murari Lal Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 843 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2026

## STOPPAGE OF TRAIN NUMBER 20983/20984 AT BANDIKUI JUNCTION

## †843. SHRI MURARI LAL MEENA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  passengers  and  tourism  are  facing  inconvenience  due  to  the non-provision  of  stoppage  of  Jaisalmer-Delhi  and  Bhuj-Sarai  Rohilla (20983/20984) trains at Bandikui Junction and Dausa district headquarters;
- (b) if so, whether the Government is considering to provide a stoppage;
- (c) whether the Government has taken the decision regarding stoppage of Chandigarh Garib Rath Express (12983/84) at this station and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of the steps being taken to increase the length of platform number 2 and  3  at  Bandikui  junction  keeping  in  view  passengers  are facing difficulties and risk of accident due to the short length of these platforms;
- (e)  whether  there  is  any  proposal  for  expansion  of  the  permanent  fixed lines at Bandikui junction and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the details of the concrete and time-bound action plan of the Government to develop Bandkui junction as a major railway hub?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

## ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to  (f)    Presently,  Bandikui  is  served  by  80  train  services  connecting Bandikui  to  various  important  destinations  like  Delhi,  Mumbai,  Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Bikaner, Barmer, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Udaipur City, Ajmer,  Jaipur,  Agra,  Mathura,  Prayagraj,  Lucknow,  Ayodhya,  Varanasi, Chandigarh,    Jammu  Tawi,  Shri  Mata  Vaishno  Devi  Katra,  Kathgodam,

Bareilly,  Yog  Nagari  Rishikesh,  Khajuraho,  Porbandar,  Bhuj,  Bhavnagar, Rajkot, etc.  These services are listed as under:-

|   SN | Train Name and Number                                        |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 19623/19624 Madar - Darbhanga Amrit Bharat Express           |
|    2 | 12195/12196 Agra Fort - Ajmer Express                        |
|    3 | 12403/12404 Subedarganj - Lalgarh Express                    |
|    4 | 12413/12414 Ajmer - Jammu Tawi Express                       |
|    5 | 12495/12496 Bikaner - Kolkata Chitpur Express                |
|    6 | 12915/12916 Sabarmati - Delhi Express                        |
|    7 | 14311/14312 Bareilly - Bhuj Express                          |
|    8 | 14321/14322 Bareilly - Bhuj Express                          |
|    9 | 14661/14662 Barmer - Jammu Tawi Express                      |
|   10 | 14715/14716 Hisar - Jaipur Express                           |
|   11 | 14733/14734 Bhatinda - Jaipur Express                        |
|   12 | 14853/14854 Varanasi City - Jodhpur Express                  |
|   13 | 14863/14864 Varanasi City - Jodhpur Express                  |
|   14 | 14865/14866 Varanasi City - Jodhpur Express                  |
|   15 | 15013/15014 Jaisalmer - Kathgodam Express                    |
|   16 | 19031/19032 Sabarmati - Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express         |
|   17 | 19201/19202 Bhavnagar Terminus - Ayodhya Cantt Express       |
|   18 | 19269/19270 Porbandar - Muzaffarpur Express                  |
|   19 | 19401/19402 Sabarmati - Lucknow Express                      |
|   20 | 19409/19410 Sabarmati - Thawe Express                        |
|   21 | 19411/19412 Gandhinagar Capital - Daulatpur Chowk Express    |
|   22 | 19415/19416 Sabarmati - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express |
|   23 | 19609/19610 Udaipur City - Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express      |
|   24 | 19611/19612 Ajmer - Amritsar Express                         |

|   25 | 19613/19614 Ajmer - Amritsar Express                |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|   26 | 19615/19616 Udaipur City - Kamakhya Express         |
|   27 | 19665/19666 Khajuraho - Udaipur City Express        |
|   28 | 19715/19716 Jaipur - Gomti Nagar Express            |
|   29 | 20403/20404 Subedarganj - Lalgarh Express           |
|   30 | 20489/20490 Barmer - Mathura Express                |
|   31 | 20913/20914 Rajkot - Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express    |
|   32 | 20937/20938 Porbandar - Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express |
|   33 | 20989/20990 Udaipur City - Chandigarh Express       |
|   34 | 22987/22988 Ajmer - Agra Fort Express               |
|   35 | 22995/22996 Delhi - Jodhpur Express                 |
|   36 | 64619/64620 Idgah Agra - Bandikui MEMU              |
|   37 | 64621/64622 Idgah Agra - Bandikui MEMU              |
|   38 | 9635/9636 Jaipur - Rewari Passenger                 |
|   39 | 51973/51974 Mathura - Jaipur Passenger              |
|   40 | 12015/12016 New Delhi - Daurai Shatabdi Express     |

Similarly,  Dausa  is  served  by  72  train  services  connecting  it  to  various important destinations like Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Udaipur City, Ajmer, Jaisalmer, Barmer, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Jammu Tawi, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, Kathgodam, Mathura, Agra, Indore, Khajuraho,  Varanasi,  Prayagraj,  Bhuj,  Rajkot,  Yog  Nagari  Rishikesh,  etc. These services are listed as under:-

|   SN | Train Name and Number                        |
|------|----------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 9635/9636 Jaipur - Rewari Passenger          |
|    2 | 12195/12196 Agra Fort - Ajmer Express        |
|    3 | 12249/12250 Shakur Basti - Jaisalmer Express |
|    4 | 12403/12404 Subedarganj - Lalgarh Express    |

|   5 | 12413/12414 Ajmer - Jammu Tawi Express                       |
|-----|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|   6 | 12915/12916 Sabarmati BG - Delhi Express                     |
|   7 | 12983/12984 Ajmer - Chandigarh Garibrath Express             |
|   8 | 12985/12986 Jaipur - Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express             |
|   9 | 14311/14312 Bareilly - Bhuj Express                          |
|  10 | 14321/14322 Bareilly - Bhuj Express                          |
|  11 | 14661/14662 Barmer - Jammu Tawi Express                      |
|  12 | 14715/14716 Hisar - Jaipur Express                           |
|  13 | 14733/14734 Bhatinda - Jaipur Express                        |
|  14 | 14853/14854 Varanasi City - Jodhpur Express                  |
|  15 | 14863/14864 Varanasi City - Jodhpur Express                  |
|  16 | 14865/14866 Varanasi City - Jodhpur Express                  |
|  18 | 15715/15716 Kishanganj - Ajmer Express                       |
|  19 | 19337/19338 Indore - Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express             |
|  20 | 19409/19410 Sabarmati - Thawe Express                        |
|  21 | 19411/19412 Gandhinagar Capital - Daulatpur Chowk Express    |
|  22 | 19415/19416 Sabarmati - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express |
|  23 | 19609/19610 Udaipur City - Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express      |
|  24 | 19611/19612 Ajmer - Amritsar Express                         |
|  25 | 19613/19614 Ajmer - Amritsar Express                         |
|  26 | 19665/19666 Khajuraho - Udaipur City Express                 |
|  27 | 19715/19716 Jaipur - Gomti Nagar Express                     |
|  28 | 20403/20404 Subedarganj - Lalgarh Express                    |
|  29 | 20487/20488 Barmer - Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express             |
|  30 | 20489/20490 Barmer - Mathura Express                         |
|  31 | 20913/20914 Rajkot - Delhi Sarai Roh illa Express            |

|   32 | 20989/20990 Udaipur City - Chandigarh Express   |
|------|-------------------------------------------------|
|   33 | 22987/22988 Ajmer - Agra Fort Express           |
|   34 | 22995/22996 Delhi - Jodhpur Express             |
|   35 | 51973/51974 Mathura - Jaipur Passenger          |
|   36 | 79601/79602 Ajmer - Gangapur City DMU           |

12983/84 Ajmer - Chandigarh Garibrath Express has scheduled stoppage at Dausa/ Alwar near Bandikui station. Besides, provision of stoppage of train services, depends on the traffic justification, operational feasibility including availability of extra time on the section & availability of matching infrastructure such as Platform length etc.

To augment the rail connectivity, the work of Agra Fort-Bandikui doubling (150 Km) has been sanctioned. The land acquisition has been taken up.

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 ballastless tracks etc. as per necessity, phasing and feasibility and creation of city centre at the station in the long term.

So  far,  1337  stations  have  been  identified  for  development  under  this scheme,  out  of  which  85  stations  including  Bandikui  railway  station  are located  in  Rajasthan.  The  names  of  stations  identified  for  development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Rajasthan are as following:

| State     |   No. of Stations | Name of Stations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Rajasthan |                85 | Abu Road, Ajmer, Alwar, Anupgarh, Asalpur Jobner, Balotra, Bandikui, Baran, Barmer, Bayana, Beawar, Bharatpur, Bhawani Mandi, Bhilwara, Bijainagar, Bikaner, Bundi, Chanderiya, Chhabra Gugor, Chittorgarh Jn., Churu, Dakaniya Talav, Dausa, Deeg, Degana, Deshnoke, Dholpur, Didwana, Dungarpur, Falna, Fatehnagar, Fatehpur Shekhawati, Gandhinagar Jaipur, Gangapur City, Gogameri, Gotan, Govind Garh, Hanumangarh, Hindaun City, Jaipur Jn, Jaisalmer, Jalor, Jawai Bandh, Jhalawar City, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Kapasan, Khairthal, Kherli, Kota Jn, Lalgarh Jn, Mandal Garh, Mandawar Mahwa Road, Marwar Bhinmal, Marwar Jn, Mavli Jn, Merta Road Jn, Nagaur, Naraina, Nim ka Thana, Nokha, Pali |

| Marwar, Phalodi Jn, Phulera Jn, Pindwara, Rai singh nagar, Rajgarh, Ramdevra, Ramganj Mandi Jn, Ranapratapnagar, Rani, Ratangarh Jn, Ren, Ringas, Sadulpur, Sanganer, Sawai Madhopur, Shri Mahaveerji, Sikar, Sojat Road, Somesar, Sri ganganagar, Sujangarh, Suratgarh, Udaipur City   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Development works at railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in  Rajasthan  have  been  taken  up  at  a  good  pace.  Till  now,  works  of  12 stations  (Barmer,  Bundi,  Deshnoke,  Fatehpur  Shekhawati,  Gangapur  City, Gogameri,  Govind  Garh,  Jaisalmer,  Khairthal,  Mandal  Garh,  Mandawar Mahwa  Road,  Rajgarh)  in  Rajasthan  have  been  completed  under  this scheme. The works at other stations have also been taken up at good pace and progress of some of the above stations is as given below:

- Bandikui station: The work of 6 m wide Foot Over Bridge, new station building,  booking  office,  concourse,  porch,  toilet,  improvement  to waiting hall, circulating area, platform shelter have been completed. The works of 12 m wide Foot Over Bridge and platform surfacing have been taken up.
- Baran  station:  The  works  of  improvement  of  circulating  area  with provision of parking lots, improvement to surfacing of Platform No. 1, Improvement of station building and porch, drainage works, improvement  of  various  Divyangjan  facilities,  construction  of  new toilet  blocks,  improvement  of  waiting  hall,  construction  of  new waiting  Hall,  improvement  of  boundary  wall,  provision  of  platform shelter have been completed. The work for the construction of new 12 m wide foot over bridge has been taken up.
- Chhabra Gugor station: The works of improvement to circulating area, parking, surfacing of platform no. 1, improvement to station building, porch,  drainage,  toilets,  waiting  hall,  boundary  wall  and  platform
- shelter have been completed. The work of 12 m wide Foot Over Bridge has been taken up.
- Hindaun City station: The works of improvement to circulating area, parking, surfacing of platform no. 1, improvement to station building, porch, drainage, toilets, waiting hall, boundary wall, platform shelter and  lifts  have  been  completed.  The  work  of  12  m  wide  Foot  Over Bridge has been taken up.
- Bayana  station:  The  works  of  improvement  to  circulating  area, parking, surfacing of platform no. 1, 2 and 3, improvement to station building, porch, drainage, toilets, waiting hall, boundary wall, platform shelter and lifts have been completed. The work of 12 m wide Foot Over Bridge has been taken up.

Further,  development  /  redevelopment  /  upgradation  /  modernisation  of stations on Indian Railways is a continuous and ongoing process and works in  this  regard  are  undertaken  as  per  requirement,  subject  to  inter-se priority and availability of funds. Development / redevelopment / upgradation / modernisation of a station is carried out based on category of station/condition/traffic handled etc.

Development  /  Upgradation  of  railway  stations  is  complex  in  nature involving  safety  of  passengers  &  trains  and  requires  various  statutory clearances such as fire clearance, heritage, tree cutting, airport clearance etc. The progress also gets affected due to brownfield related challenges such  as  shifting  of  utilities  (involving  water/sewage  lines,  optical  fibre cables, gas pipe lines, power/signal cables, etc.), infringements, operation of trains without hindering passenger movement, speed restrictions due to works carried out in close proximity of tracks and high voltage power lines, etc. and these factors affect the completion time. Therefore, no time frame can be indicated at this stage.

Further,  development  /  upgradation  /  modernization  of  stations  including Amrit  Bharat  Station  Scheme  is  generally  funded  under  Plan  Head-53 'Customer Amenities'. The details of allocation and expenditure under Plan Head-53 are maintained Zonal Railway-wise and not work-wise or stationwise  or  state-wise.  Rajasthan  is  covered  under  the  jurisdiction  of  five railway  zones,  namely,  Northern  Railway,  North  Central  Railway,  North Western  Railway,  Western  Railway  and  West  Central  Railway.  For  the current year, ₹ 4,797 crore has been allocated while an expenditure of ₹ 3,824 crore has been incurred (up to December, 2025). *****