Lok Sabha Question No. 4363 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-18
Subject: Vaishali Superfast Train (12553/12554)
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Ramashankar  Vidharthi Rajbhar

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4363 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2026

## VAISHALI SUPERFAST TRAIN (12553/12554)

- †4363. SHRI RAMASHANKAR VIDHARTHI RAJBHAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  superfast  status  of  some  trains  in  the  country  has  been withdrawn and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether Vaishali Superfast Train No.12553/12554 has been awarded the new status of therefrom superfast train and if so, the reasons therefor along with the impact of the same on passenger;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to accord the status of superfast train again to the said train and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether densely populated areas like Sikandarpur lack adequate railway facilities even after lapse of so many years of independence; and
- (e) the status of stoppage of Kashi Express, Godan Express, Maurya Express, Ahmedabad - Gorakhpur Express (Train No.19489/19490) and Mumbai Ltt Azamgarh Sf Express (Train No. 20103/20104) at Kiriharapur, Belthara road and Bankata stations?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (e)  To  cater  to  the  needs  of  passengers,  Indian  Railways  (IR)  have extended the services of 12553/12554 New Delhi-Saharsa Vaishali Express upto Lalitgram w.e.f 03.10.2025, which is now being operated between New Delhi and Lalitgram as 15565/15566 New Delhi-Lalitgram Vaishali Express. Besides, speeding-up and rationalisation of time tables of train services are on-going processes on IR.

At present, Kirihrapur, Belthara Road and Bankata stations are served by 12 train services, 36 train services and 11 train services respectively which are catering to the needs of passengers of these stations. The train services serving the stations are listed below:

## Trains serving Kirihrapur station: -

|   SN | Train no. and name                          |
|------|---------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 15007 Varanasi City-Lucknow Express         |
|    2 | 15008 Lucknow -Varanasi City Express        |
|    3 | 15103 Gorakhpur -Banaras Express            |
|    4 | 15104 Banaras-Gorakhpur Express             |
|    5 | 15129 Gorakhpur Cantt-Varanasi City Express |
|    6 | 15130 Varanasi City-Gorakhpur Cantt Express |
|    7 | 55101 Chhapra Kacheri-Mau Passenger         |
|    8 | 55102 Mau -Chhapra Kacheri Passenger        |
|    9 | 55137 Bhatni -Varanasi City Passenger       |
|   10 | 55138 Banaras-Bhatni Passenger              |
|   11 | 65107 Bhatni -Varanasi City MEMU            |
|   12 | 65108 Varanasi City-Bhatni MEMU             |

## Trains serving Belthara Road Station: -

|   SN | Train no. and name                     |
|------|----------------------------------------|
|    1 | 11037 Pune -Barhni Express             |
|    2 | 11038 Barhni-Pune Express              |
|    3 | 11055 Lokmanyatilak-Gonda Express      |
|    4 | 11056 Gonda -Lokmanyatilak Express     |
|    5 | 11059 Lokmanyatilak-Chhapra Express    |
|    6 | 11060 Chhapra-Lokmanyatilak Express    |
|    7 | 11081 Lokmanyatilak-Gorakhpur Express  |
|    8 | 11082 Gorakhpur -Lokmanyatilak Express |

| 9     | 14005 Sitamarhi-Anand Vihar (T) Express     |
|-------|---------------------------------------------|
| 10    | 14006 Anand Vihar (T)-Sitamarhi Express     |
| 11    | 14111 Muzaffarpur -Prayagraj Express        |
| 12    | 14112 Prayagraj -Muzaffarpur Express        |
| 13    | 15003 Kanpur Anwrganj-Gorakhpur Express     |
| 14    | 15004 Gorakhpur -Kanpur Anwrganj Express    |
| 15    | 15007 Varanasi City-Lucknow L Express       |
| 16    | 15008 Lucknow L-Varanasi City Express       |
| 17    | 15017 Lokmanyatilak-Gorakhpur Express       |
| 18    | 15018 Gorakhpur -Lokmanyatilak Express      |
| 19    | 15021 Shalimar-Gorakhpur Express            |
| 20    | 15022 Gorakhpur -Shalimar Express           |
| 21    | 15049 Kolkata (T)-Gorakhpur Express         |
| 22    | 15050 Gorakhpur -Kolkata (T) Express        |
| 23 24 | 15103 Gorakhpur -Banaras Express            |
|       | 15104 Banaras-Gorakhpur Express             |
| 25    | 15129 Gorakhpur Cantt-Varanasi City Express |
| 26    | 15130 Varanasi City-Gorakhpur Cantt Express |
| 27    | 15131 Gorakhpur -Varanasi City Express      |
| 28    | 15132 Varanasi City-Gorakhpur Express       |
| 29    | 18201 Durg-Nautanwa Express                 |
| 30    | 18202 Nautanwa-Durg Express                 |
| 31    | 55101 Chhapra Kacheri-Mau Passenger         |
| 32    | 55102 Mau -Chhapra Kacheri Passenger        |
| 33    | 55137 Bhatni -Varanasi City Passenger       |
| 34    | 55138 Banaras-Bhatni Passenger              |
| 35    | 65107 Bhatni -Varanasi City MEMU            |
| 36    | 65108 Varanasi City-Bhatni MEMU             |

## Trains serving Bankata Station: -

|   SN | Train no. and name                    |
|------|---------------------------------------|
|    1 | 11123 Gwalior-Barauni Express         |
|    2 | 13019 Howrah-Kathgodam Mail Express   |
|    3 | 13020 Kathgodam-Howrah Mail Express   |
|    4 | 15105 Chhapra-Nautanwa Express        |
|    5 | 15106 Nautanwa-Chhapra Express        |
|    6 | 55041 Siwan-Gorakhpur Cantt Passenger |
|    7 | 55042 Gorakhpur Cantt-Siwan Passenger |
|    8 | 55055 Chhapra-Gorakhpur Passenger     |
|    9 | 55056 Gorakhpur-Chhapra Passenger     |
|   10 | 55101 Chhapra Kacheri-Mau Passenger   |
|   11 | 55102 Mau-Chhapra Kacheri Passenger   |

Further, Sikandarpur is primarily catered by Muzaffarpur Station, which is being served by 172 train services, as listed below: -

|   SN | Train no. and name                                        |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 11015 Lokmanya Tilak(T) - Saharsa Jn Amrit Bharat Express |
|    2 | 11016 Saharsa Jn - Lokmanya Tilak(T) Amrit Bharat Express |
|    3 | 11031 Panvel - Alipurduar Jn Amrit Bharat Express         |
|    4 | 11032 Alipurduar Jn - Panvel Amrit Bharat Express         |
|    5 | 11033 Pune - Darbhanga Express                            |
|    6 | 11034 Darbhanga - Pune Express                            |
|    7 | 11061 Lokmanya Tilak(T)- Jaynagar Express                 |
|    8 | 11062 Jaynagar - Lokmanya Tilak(T)Express                 |
|    9 | 11123 Gwalior - Barauni Express                           |
|   10 | 11124 Barauni - Gwalior Express                           |

|   11 | 12203 Saharsa - Amritsar Garibrath Express            |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|   12 | 12204 Amritsar - Saharsa Garibrath Express            |
|   13 | 12211 Muzaffarpur - Anand Vihar (T) Garibrath Express |
|   14 | 12212 Anand Vihar (T)- Muzaffarpur Garibrath Express  |
|   15 | 12407 New Jalpaiguri - Amritsar Express               |
|   16 | 12408 Amritsar - New Jalpaiguri Express               |
|   17 | 12521 Barauni - Ernakulam Express                     |
|   18 | 12522 Ernakulam - Barauni Express                     |
|   19 | 12523 New Jalpaiguri - Anand Vihar (T) Express        |
|   20 | 12524 Anand Vihar (T)- New Jalpaiguri Express         |
|   21 | 12557 Muzaffarpur - Anand Vihar (T) Express           |
|   22 | 12558 Anand Vihar (T)- Muzaffarpur Express            |
|   23 | 12561 Jaynagar - New Delhi Express                    |
|   24 | 12562 New Delhi - Jaynagar Express                    |
|   25 | 12565 Darbhanga - New Delhi Express                   |
|   26 | 12566 New Delhi - Darbhanga Express                   |
|   27 | 13019 Howrah - Kathgodam Express                      |
|   28 | 13020 Kathgodam - Howrah Express                      |
|   29 | 13021 Howrah - Raxaul Express                         |
|   30 | 13022 Raxaul - Howrah Express                         |
|   31 | 13157 Kolkata - Muzaffarpur Express                   |
|   32 | 13158 Muzaffarpur - Kolkata Express                   |
|   33 | 13211 Jogbani - Danapur Express                       |
|   34 | 13212 Danapur - Jogbani Express                       |
|   35 | 13225 Jaynagar - Ara Express                          |

|   36 | 13226 Ara - Jaynagar Express               |
|------|--------------------------------------------|
|   37 | 13419 Bhagalpur - Muzaffarpur Express      |
|   38 | 13420 Muzaffarpur - Bhagalpur Express      |
|   39 | 13507 Asansol. - Gorakhpur Express         |
|   40 | 13508 Gorakhpur - Asansol Express          |
|   41 | 13509 Asansol - Gonda Express              |
|   42 | 13510 Gonda - Asansol Express              |
|   43 | 14005 Sitamarhi - Anand Vihar (T) Express  |
|   44 | 14006 Anand Vihar (T) - Sitamarhi Express  |
|   45 | 14007 Raxaul - Anand Vihar (T) Express     |
|   46 | 14008 Anand Vihar (T)- Raxaul Express      |
|   47 | 14011 Radhikapur - Anand Vihar (T) Express |
|   48 | 14012 Anand Vihar (T) - Radhikapur Express |
|   49 | 14015 Raxaul - Anand Vihar (T) Express     |
|   50 | 14016 Anand Vihar (T) - Raxaul Express     |
|   51 | 14017 Raxaul - Anand Vihar (T) Express     |
|   52 | 14018 Anand Vihar (T) - Raxaul Express     |
|   53 | 14111 Muzaffarpur Jn - Prayagraj Express   |
|   54 | 14112 Prayagraj - Muzaffarpur Express      |
|   55 | 14523 Barauni - Ambala Cantt Express       |
|   56 | 14524 Ambala Cantt - Barauni Express       |
|   57 | 14603 Narpatganj - Amritsar Express        |
|   58 | 14604 Amritsar - Narpatganj Express        |
|   59 | 14649 Jaynagar - Amritsar Express          |
|   60 | 14650 Amritsar - Jaynagar Express          |

| 61   | 14673 Jaynagar - Amritsar Express          |
|------|--------------------------------------------|
| 62   | 14674 Amritsar - Jaynagar Express          |
| 63   | 14691 Barauni - Jammu Tawi Express         |
| 64   | 14692 Jammu Tawi - Barauni Express         |
| 65   | 15001 Muzaffarpur - Dehradun Express       |
| 66   | 15002 Dehradun - Muzaffarpur Express       |
| 67   | 15027 Sambalpur - Gorakhpur Express        |
| 68   | 15028 Gorakhpur - Sambalpur Express        |
| 69   | 15047 Kolkata - Gorakhpur Express          |
| 70   | 15048 Gorakhpur - Kolkata Express          |
| 71   | 15051 Kolkata - Gorakhpur Express          |
| 72   | 15052 Gorakhpur - Kolkata Express          |
| 73   | 15097 Bhagalpur - Jammu Tawi Express       |
| 74   | 15098 Jammu Tawi - Bhagalpur Express       |
| 75   | 15201 Patliputra - Bagaha Express          |
|      | 15202 Bagaha - Patliputra Express          |
| 76   |                                            |
| 78   | 15204 Lucknow - Barauni Express            |
| 79   | 15211 Darbhanga - Amritsar Express         |
| 80   | 15212 Amritsar - Darbhanga Express         |
| 81   | 15215 Muzaffarpur - Narkatiaganj Express   |
| 82   | 15216 Narkatiaganj - Muzaffarpur Express   |
| 83   | 15227 SMVT Bengaluru - Muzaffarpur Express |
| 85   | 15231 Barauni - Gondia Express             |

|   86 | 15232 Gondia - Barauni Express                       |
|------|------------------------------------------------------|
|   87 | 15267 Raxaul - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express            |
|   88 | 15268 Lokmanya Tilak(T)- Raxaul Express              |
|   89 | 15269 Muzaffarpur - Sabarmati Express                |
|   90 | 15270 Sabarmati - Muzaffarpur Express                |
|   91 | 15271 Howrah - Muzaffarpur Express                   |
|   92 | 15272 Muzaffarpur - Howrah Express                   |
|   93 | 15293 Muzaffarpur - Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express |
|   94 | 15294 Charlapalli - Muzaffarpur Amrit Bharat Express |
|   95 | 15507 Darbhanga - Patliputra Express                 |
|   96 | 15508 Patliputra - Darbhanga Express                 |
|   97 | 15515 Narkatiaganj - Danapur Express                 |
|   98 | 15516 Danapur - Narkatiaganj Express                 |
|   99 | 15529 Saharsa - Anand Vihar (T) Express              |
|  100 | 15530 Anand Vihar (T) - Saharsa Express              |
|  101 | 15531 Saharsa - Amritsar Express                     |
|  102 | 15532 Amritsar - Saharsa Express                     |
|  103 | 15549 Jaynagar - Patna Express                       |
|  104 | 15550 Patna - Jaynagar Express                       |
|  105 | 15551 Darbhanga - Varanasi City Express              |
|  106 | 15552 Varanasi City - Darbhanga Express              |
|  107 | 15555 Patliputra - Bapudham Motihari Express         |
|  108 | 15556 Bapudham Motihari - Patliputra Express         |
|  109 | 15559 Darbhanga - Ahmedabad Express                  |
|  110 | 15560 Ahmedabad - Darbhanga Express                  |

|   111 | 15565 Lalitgram - New Delhi Express   |
|-------|---------------------------------------|
|   112 | 15566 New Delhi - Lalitgram Express   |
|   113 | 15589 Muzaffarpur - Hadapsar Express  |
|   114 | 15590 Hadapsar - Muzaffarpur Express  |
|   115 | 15653 Guwahati - Jammu Tawi Express   |
|   116 | 15654 Jammu Tawi- Guwahati Express    |
|   117 | 15705 Katihar - Delhi Express         |
|   118 | 15706 Delhi - Katihar Express         |
|   119 | 15707 Katihar - Amritsar Express      |
|   120 | 15708 Amritsar - Katihar Express      |
|   121 | 15903 Dibrugarh - Chandigarh Express  |
|   122 | 15904 Chandigarh - Dibrugarh Express  |
|   123 | 15909 Dibrugarh - Lalgarh Jn Express  |
|   124 | 15910 Lalgarh - Dibrugarh Express     |
|   125 | 18181 Tatanagar - Thawe Express       |
|   126 | 18182 Thawe - Tatanagar Express       |
|   127 | 19037 Bandra (T) - Barauni Express    |
|   128 | 19038 Barauni - Bandra (T) Express    |
|   129 | 19051 Valsad - Muzaffarpur Jn Express |
|   130 | 19052 Muzaffarpur - Valsad Express    |
|   131 | 19053 Surat - Muzaffarpur Express     |
|   132 | 19054 Muzaffarpur - Surat Express     |
|   133 | 19165 Ahmedabad - Darbhanga Express   |
|   134 | 19166 Darbhanga - Ahmedabad Express   |
|   135 | 19269 Porbandar - Muzaffarpur Express |

|   136 | 19270 Muzaffarpur - Porbandar Express             |
|-------|---------------------------------------------------|
|   137 | 19483 Ahmedabad - Saharsa Express                 |
|   138 | 19484 Saharsa - Ahmedabad Express                 |
|   139 | 19601 Udaipur City - New Jalpaiguri Express       |
|   140 | 19602 New Jalpaiguri - Udaipur City Express       |
|   141 | 19615 Udaipur City - Kamakhya Express             |
|   142 | 19616 Kamakhya - Udaipur City Express             |
|   143 | 20503 Dibrugarh - New Delhi Rajdhani Express      |
|   144 | 20504 New Delhi - Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express      |
|   145 | 22553 Raxaul - Lokmanya Tilak(T) Express          |
|   146 | 22554 Lokmanya Tilak(T)- Raxaul Express           |
|   147 | 26301 Jogbani - Danapur Vande Bharat Express      |
|   148 | 26302 Danapur - Jogbani Vande Bharat Express      |
|   149 | 26501 Patliputra - Gorakhpur Vande Bharat Express |
|   150 | 26502 Gorakhpur - Patliputra Vande Bharat Express |
|   151 | 55121 Samastipur - Siwan Passenger                |
|   152 | 55122 Siwan - Samastipur Passenger                |
|   153 | 63215 Samastipur - Muzaffarpur Passenger          |
|   154 | 63216 Muzaffarpur - Samastipur Passenger          |
|   155 | 63265 Darbhanga - Patliputra Passenger            |
|   156 | 63266 Patliputra - Darbhanga Passenger            |
|   157 | 63267 Muzaffarpur - Patliputra Passenger          |
|   158 | 63268 Patliputra - Muzaffarpur Passenger          |
|   159 | 63269 Samastipur - Muzaffarpur Passenger          |
|   160 | 63270 Muzaffarpur - Samastipur Passenger          |

|   161 | 63309 Muzaffarpur - Narkatiaganj Passenger   |
|-------|----------------------------------------------|
|   162 | 63311 Muzaffarpur - Raxaul Passenger         |
|   163 | 63312 Raxaul - Muzaffarpur Passenger         |
|   164 | 63313 Muzaffarpur - Raxaul Passenger         |
|   165 | 63314 Raxaul - Muzaffarpur Passenger         |
|   166 | 63338 Narkatiaganj - Muzaffarpur Passenger   |
|   167 | 63341 Muzaffarpur - Narkatiaganj Passenger   |
|   168 | 63342 Narkatiaganj - Muzaffarpur Passenger   |
|   169 | 75207 Samastipur - Muzaffarpur Passenger     |
|   170 | 75208 Muzaffarpur - Samastipur Passenger     |
|   171 | 75211 Samastipur - Sonpur Passenger          |
|   172 | 75212 Sonpur - Samastipur Passenger          |

Besides,  provision  of  stoppage  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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