Lok Sabha Question No. 1763 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-10
Subject: Inadequate Rail Service for Pilgrims
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1763 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2025

## INADEQUATE RAIL SERVICE FOR PILGRIMS

†1763. SHRI TRIVENDRA SINGH RAWAT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact the pilgrims are facing difficulties due to nonavailability  of  adequate  train  services  from  Uttarakhand  to  major pilgrimage destinations such as Ganga, Kashi, Gaya, Puri and Gangasagar;
- (b) the number of trains presently operating directly or indirectly from Uttarakhand to the Ganga riverfront cities and Gangasagar pilgrimage;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  introduce  new  express  or special pilgrim trains from Uttarakhand to Haridwar, Rishikesh, Dehradun, Kashi, Patna and Haldia/Kolkata (Gangasagar route) for the convenience of pilgrims; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  proposed  routes,  frequency,  expected  commencement dates  and  the  steps  being  taken  for  coordination  with  the  State Government for these proposed trains?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (d)  As  the  railway  network  straddles  across  State  boundaries, trains  are  introduced,  as  per  network  requirement,  across  such

- boundaries. At present, Dehradun/Haridwar is connected to cities like

Varanasi (by 03 pairs), Gaya (by 01 pair), Puri (by 01 pair), Patna (by 02 pairs) and Kolkata (by  03 pairs) etc.

Presently,  Haridwar   is  served  by  88  train  services  while   Dehradun stations is served by 36 train services as under:

## Trains serving Haridwar station:

|   Sl. | Train No.   | Train Name                                      |
|-------|-------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|     1 | 22457/22458 | Anand Vihar (T) - Dehradun Vande Bharat Express |
|     2 | 22545/22546 | Lucknow - Dehradun Vande Bharat Express         |
|     3 | 12017/12018 | New Delhi - Dehradun Shatabdi Express           |
|     4 | 12053/12054 | Haridwar - Amritsar Jan Shatabdi Express        |
|     5 | 12055/12056 | New Delhi - Dehradun Jan Shatabdi Express       |
|     6 | 12091/12092 | Dehradun - Kathgodam Jan Shatabdi Express       |
|     7 | 12171/12172 | Lokmanya Tilak (T) - Haridwar Express           |
|     8 | 12327/12328 | Howrah - Dehradun Upasana Express               |
|     9 | 12369/12370 | Howrah - Dehradun Kumbh Express                 |
|    10 | 12401/12402 | Kota - Dehradun Nanda Devi Express              |
|    11 | 12911/12912 | Valsad - Haridwar Express                       |
|    12 | 13009/13010 | Howrah - Yog Nagari Rishikesh Doon Express      |
|    13 | 14041/14042 | Delhi - Dehradun Mussoorie Express              |
|    14 | 14113/14114 | Subedarganj - Dehradun Express                  |
|    15 | 14119/14120 | Kathgodam - Dehradun Express                    |
|    16 | 14229/14230 | Prayagraj Sangam - Yog Nagri Rishikesh Express  |
|    17 | 14303/14304 | Delhi - Haridwar Express                        |

|   18 | 14305/14306   | Delhi - Haridwar Express                                |
|------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|   19 | 14309/14310   | Laxmi Bai Nagar - Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express          |
|   20 | 14317/14318   | Laxmi Bai Nagar - Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express          |
|   21 | 14605/14606   | Yog Nagari Rishikesh - Jammu Tawi Express               |
|   22 | 14609/14610   | Yog Nagari Rishikesh - SMVD Katra Express               |
|   23 | 14625/14626   | Haridwar - Firozpur Cantt. Express                      |
|   24 | 14631/14632   | Dehradun - Amritsar Express                             |
|   25 | 14717/14718   | Bikaner - Haridwar Express                              |
|   26 | 14815/14816   | Shri Ganganagar - Rishikesh Express                     |
|   27 | 14887/14888   | Rishikesh - Barmer Express                              |
|   28 | 15001/15002   | Muzaffarpur - Dehradun Express                          |
|   29 | 15005/15006   | Gorakhpur - Dehradun Express                            |
|   30 | 15019/15020   | Dehradun - Tanakpur Express                             |
|   31 | 15119/15120   | Banaras - Dehradun Express                              |
|   32 | 18477/18478   | Puri - Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express                     |
|   33 | 19019/19020   | Bandra (T) - Haridwar Express                           |
|   34 | 19031/19032   | Sabarmati - Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express                |
|   35 | 19271/19272   | Bhavnagar (T) - Haridwar Express                        |
|   36 | 19565/19566   | Okha - Dehradun Express                                 |
|   37 | 19609/19610   | Udaipur City - Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express             |
|   38 | 22659/22660   | Thiruvananthapuram North - Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express |
|   39 | 22917/22918   | Bandra (T) - Haridwar Express                           |

|   40 | 54341/54342   | Saharanpur - Dehradun Passenger   |
|------|---------------|-----------------------------------|
|   41 | 54463/54464   | Chandausi - Rishikesh Passenger   |
|   42 | 54481/54482   | Haridwar - Rishikesh Passenger    |
|   43 | 54483/54484   | Haridwar - Rishikesh Passenger    |
|   44 | 64511/64512   | Haridwar - Amb Andaura MEMU       |

## Trains serving Dehradun station:

|   Sl. | Train No.   | Train Name                                      |
|-------|-------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|     1 | 22457/22458 | Anand Vihar (T) - Dehradun Vande Bharat Express |
|     2 | 22545/22546 | Lucknow - Dehradun Vande Bharat Express         |
|     3 | 12017/12018 | New Delhi - Dehradun Shatabdi Express           |
|     4 | 12055/12056 | Dehradun - New Delhi Jan Shatabdi Express       |
|     5 | 12091/12092 | Dehradun - Kathgodam Jan Shatabdi Express       |
|     6 | 12327/12328 | Howrah - Dehradun Upasana Express               |
|     7 | 12369/12370 | Howrah - Dehradun Kumbha Express                |
|     8 | 12401/12402 | Kota - Dehradun Nanda Devi Express              |
|     9 | 14041/14042 | Delhi - Dehradun Mussoorie Express              |
|    10 | 14113/14114 | Subedarganj - Dehradun Express                  |
|    11 | 14119/14120 | Kathgodam - Dehradun Express                    |
|    12 | 14631/14632 | Dehradun - Amritsar Express                     |
|    13 | 15001/15002 | Muzaffarpur - Dehradun Express                  |
|    14 | 15005/15006 | Gorakhpur - Dehradun Express                    |
|    15 | 15019/15020 | Dehradun - Tanakpur Express                     |
|    16 | 15119/15120 | Banaras - Dehradun Express                      |

|   17 | 19565/19566   | Okha - Dehradun Uttaranchal Express   |
|------|---------------|---------------------------------------|
|   18 | 54341/54342   | Saharanpur - Dehradun Passenger       |

Further,  in  addition  to  regular  services,  Indian  Railways,  subject  to operational  feasibility,  traffic  justification  etc.,  also  operate  Special trains  to  cater  extra  rush  of  passengers  during   festivals,  holidays, religious congregations etc. Besides, introduction  of  new  trains  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

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