Lok Sabha Question No. 6120 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-01
Subject: Discontinuation of Train
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Dulu Mahato

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6120

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2026

## DISCONTINUATION OF TRAIN

## 6120. SHRI DULU MAHATO:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  aware  that  the  discontinuation  of  Train  No. 03379/80 (Dhanbad,- Mumbai LTT Special) has eliminated the only direct -
- rail link for the Coal India Chord (CIC) Section (Barkakana -Daltonganj Garwa Road) to the Western Zone and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  current  reliance  on  Train  No.  12321/22  (Howrah-CSMT) ignores  the  Terminal  Saturation  at  Howrah  which  effectively  denies confirmed berths to intermediate industrial hubs like Dhanbad and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  there  is any proposal to conduct  a  Traffic  Survey for regularizing  a  service  on  the  Dhanbad  Junction  (DHN),  Chandrapura Junction  (CRP),  Daltonganj  Junction  (DTO),  Singrauli  Junction  (SGRL), Bhusaval  Junction  (BSL)  route  to  cater  to  the  migrant  workforce  and business community of the Jharkhand coal belt and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  if  not,  the  manner  in  which  the  Government  intends  to  address  the Multi-modal  Connectivity  gap  for  this  high-revenue  generating  freight zone?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

## ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (d)  To  facilitate  the  passengers  of  Dhanbad-Mumbai  sector,  Indian Railways (IR) has decided to operate 13379/13380 Dhanbad-Lokmanya Tilak (T)  Express  by    regularising    the  service  of  03379/80  Dhanbad-Lokmanya
- Tilak (T) Special.

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## At present, Howrah-Mumbai sector is served by 09 pairs of train services as

## listed below:-

|   SN | Train No. & Name                                                |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 12261/62 Howrah-Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (T) Duronto Express |
|    2 | 12859/60 Howrah-Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (T) Express         |
|    3 | 12869/70 Howrah-Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (T) Express         |
|    4 | 18029/30 Shalimar- Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express                   |
|    5 | 20821/22 Santragachi-Pune Express                               |
|    6 | 12151/52 Shalimar-Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express                    |
|    7 | 12809/10 Howrah-Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (T) Express         |
|    8 | 12101/02 Shalimar-Lokmanyatilak Express                         |
|    9 | 12321/22 Howrah-Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (T) Express         |

## The list of trains serving Dhanbad station as detailed below:-

|   SN | Train Number and Name                   |
|------|-----------------------------------------|
|    1 | 11045 Kolhapur - Dhanbad Express        |
|    2 | 11046 Dhanbad - Kolhapur Express        |
|    3 | 11447 Jabalpur - Howrah Express         |
|    4 | 11448 Howrah - Jabalpur Express         |
|    5 | 11631 Bhopal - Dhanbad Express          |
|    6 | 11632 Dhanbad - Bhopal Express          |
|    7 | 12019 Howrah - Ranchi Shatabdi Express  |
|    8 | 12020 Ranchi - Howrah Shatabdi Express  |
|    9 | 12175 Howrah - Gwalior Express          |
|   10 | 12176 Gwalior - Howrah Express          |
|   11 | 12177 Howrah - Mathura Express          |
|   12 | 12178 Mathura - Howrah Express          |
|   13 | 12259 Sealdah - Bikaner Duronto Express |

|   14 | 12260 Bikaner - Sealdah Duronto Express    |
|------|--------------------------------------------|
|   15 | 12301 Howrah - New Delhi Rajdhani Express  |
|   16 | 12302 New Delhi - Howrah Rajdhani Express  |
|   17 | 12307 Howrah - Jodhpur Express             |
|   18 | 12308 Jodhpur - Howrah Express             |
|   19 | 12311 Howrah - Kalka Express               |
|   20 | 12312 Kalka - Howrah Express               |
|   21 | 12313 Sealdah - New Delhi Rajdhani Express |
|   22 | 12314 New Delhi - Sealdah Rajdhani Express |
|   23 | 12319 Kolkata - Gwalior Express            |
|   24 | 12320 Gwalior - Kolkata Express            |
|   25 | 12321 Howrah - CSMT(Mumbai) Express        |
|   26 | 12322 CSMT(Mumbai) - Howrah Express        |
|   27 | 12323 Howrah - Barmer Express              |
|   28 | 12324 Barmer - Howrah Express              |
|   29 | 12329 Sealdah - Anand Vihar (T) Express    |
|   30 | 12330 Anand Vihar (T) - Sealdah Express    |
|   31 | 12339 Howrah - Dhanbad Express             |
|   32 | 12340 Dhanbad - Howrah Express             |
|   33 | 12353 Howrah - Lalkua Express              |
|   34 | 12354 Lalkua - Howrah Express              |
|   35 | 12357 Kolkata - Amritsar Express           |
|   36 | 12358 Amritsar- Kolkata Express            |
|   37 | 12371 Howrah - Bikaner Express             |
|   38 | 12372 Bikaner - Howrah Express             |
|   39 | 12379 Sealdah - Amritsar Express           |
|   40 | 12380 Amritsar - Sealdah Express           |
|   41 | 12381 Howrah - New Delhi Express           |
|   42 | 12382 New Delhi - Howrah Express           |

| 43                                   | 12495 Bikaner - Kolkata Express             |
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 44                                   | 12496 Kolkata - Bikaner Express             |
| 45                                   | 12937 Gandhidham - Howrah Express           |
| 46                                   | 12938 Howrah - Gandhidham Express           |
| 47                                   | 12941 Bhavnagar (T) - Asansol . Express     |
| 48                                   | 12942 Asansol -. Bhavnagar (T) Express      |
| 49                                   | 12987 Sealdah - Ajmer Express               |
| 50                                   | 12988 Ajmer - Sealdah Express               |
| 51                                   | 13009 Howrah - Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express |
| 52                                   | 13010 Yog Nagari Rishikesh - Howrah Express |
| 53                                   | 13025 Howrah - Bhopal Express               |
| 54                                   | 13026 Bhopal - Howrah Express               |
| 55                                   | 13065 Howrah - Anand Vihar (T) Amrit Bharat |
| 56                                   | 13066 Anand Vihar (T) - Howrah Amrit Bharat |
| 57                                   | 13151 Kolkata - Jammu Tawi Express          |
| 58                                   | 13152 Jammu Tawi - Kolkata Express          |
| 59                                   | 13167 Kolkata - Agra Cantt. Express         |
| 60                                   | 13168 Agra Cantt. - Kolkata Express         |
| 61 13301 Dhanbad - Adityapur         | Express                                     |
| 62 13302 Adityapur - Dhanbad Express |                                             |
| 63                                   | 13303 Dhanbad - Ranchi Express              |
| 64                                   | 13304 Ranchi - Dhanbad Express              |
| 65                                   | 13305 Dhanbad - Sasaram Express             |
| 66 13306 Sasaram - Dhanbad Express   |                                             |
| 67 13307 Dhanbad - Firozpur Cantt.   | Express                                     |
| 68 13308 Firozpur                    | Cantt - Dhanbad Express                     |
| 69                                   | 13319 Dumka - Ranchi Express                |
| 70                                   | 13320 Ranchi - Dumka Express                |
| 71                                   | 13329 Dhanbad - Patna Express               |

|   72 | 13330 Patna - Dhanbad Express         |
|------|---------------------------------------|
|   73 | 13331 Dhanbad - Patna Express         |
|   74 | 13332 Patna - Dhanbad Express         |
|   75 | 13351 Dhanbad - Alappuzha Express     |
|   76 | 13352 Alappuzha - Dhanbad Express     |
|   77 | 13403 Ranchi - Bhagalpur Express      |
|   78 | 13404 Bhagalpur - Ranchi Express      |
|   79 | 13425 Malda Town - Surat Express      |
|   80 | 13426 Surat - Malda Town Express      |
|   81 | 13503 Bardhaman - Hatia Express       |
|   82 | 13504 Hatia - Bardhaman Express       |
|   83 | 13545 Asansol - Gaya Express          |
|   84 | 13546 Gaya - Asansol Express          |
|   85 | 13553 Asansol - Varanasi Express      |
|   86 | 13554 Varanasi - Asansol Express      |
|   87 | 15027 Sambalpur - Gorakhpur Express   |
|   88 | 15028 Gorakhpur - Sambalpur Express   |
|   89 | 15661 Ranchi - Kamakhya Express       |
|   90 | 15662 Kamakhya - Ranchi Express       |
|   91 | 17005 Hyderabad - Raxaul Express      |
|   92 | 17006 Raxaul - Hyderabad Express      |
|   93 | 17007 Charlapalli - Darbhanga Express |
|   94 | 17008 Darbhanga - Charlapalli Express |
|   95 | 17321 Vasco Da Gama - Jasidih Express |
|   96 | 17322 Jasidih - Vasco Da Gama Express |
|   97 | 18019 Jhargram - Dhanbad Express      |
|   98 | 18020 Dhanbad - Jhargram Express      |
|   99 | 18105 Rourkela - Jaynagar Express     |
|  100 | 18106 Jaynagar - Rourkela Express     |

|   101 | 18119 Tatanagar - Jaynagar Express       |
|-------|------------------------------------------|
|   102 | 18120 Jaynagar - Tatanagar Express       |
|   103 | 18185 Tatanagar - Godda Express          |
|   104 | 18186 Godda - Tatanagar Express          |
|   105 | 18603 Ranchi - Godda Express             |
|   106 | 18604 Godda - Ranchi Express             |
|   107 | 18619 Ranchi - Godda Express             |
|   108 | 18620 Godda - Ranchi Express             |
|   109 | 18621 Patna - Hatia Express              |
|   110 | 18622 Hatia - Patna Express              |
|   111 | 18629 Ranchi - Gorakhpur Express         |
|   112 | 18630 Gorakhpur - Ranchi Express         |
|   113 | 19413 Ahmedabad - Kolkata Express        |
|   114 | 19414 Kolkata - Ahmedabad Express        |
|   115 | 19607 Kolkata - Madar Express            |
|   116 | 19608 Madar - Kolkata Express            |
|   117 | 20975 Howrah - Agra Cantt Express        |
|   118 | 20976 Agra Cantt. - Howrah Express       |
|   119 | 22303 Howrah - Gaya Vande Bharat Express |
|   120 | 22304 Gaya - Howrah Vande Bharat Express |
|   121 | 22307 Howrah - Bikaner Express           |
|   122 | 22308 Bikaner - Howrah Express           |
|   123 | 22317 Sealdah - Jammu Tawi Express       |
|   124 | 22318 Jammu Tawi - Sealdah Express       |
|   125 | 22323 Kolkata - Ghazipur City Express    |
|   126 | 22324 Ghazipur City - Kolkata Express    |
|   127 | 22387 Howrah - Dhanbad Express           |
|   128 | 22388 Dhanbad - Howrah Express           |
|   129 | 22911 Indore - Howrah Express            |

|   130 | 22912 Howrah - Indore Express            |
|-------|------------------------------------------|
|   131 | 53323 Sindri Town - Dhanbad Passenger    |
|   132 | 53324 Dhanbad - Sindri Town Passenger    |
|   133 | 53327 Sindri Town - NSCB Gomoh Passenger |
|   134 | 53328 NSCB Gomoh - Sindri Town Passenger |
|   135 | 53333 Sindri Town - Dhanbad Passenger    |
|   136 | 53334 Dhanbad - Sindri Town Passenger    |
|   137 | 53339 Chandrapura - Dhanbad Passenger    |
|   138 | 53340 Dhanbad - Chandrapura Passenger    |
|   139 | 63541 Asansol - NSCB Gomoh MEMU          |
|   140 | 63542 NSCB Gomoh - Asansol MEMU          |
|   141 | 63543 Asansol - NSCB Gomoh MEMU          |
|   142 | 63544 NSCB Gomoh - Asansol MEMU          |
|   143 | 63555 Asansol - Barkakana MEMU           |
|   144 | 63556 Barkakana - Asansol MEMU           |
|   145 | 68087 Bishnupur - Dhanbad MEMU           |
|   146 | 68088 Dhanbad - Bankura MEMU             |

Besides, introduction of new train services on any route/section,  are ongoing processes on Indian Railways and depend 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

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