Lok Sabha Question No. 3078 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-11
Subject: Direct Connectivity of Trains from Lakhimpur-Navada
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Arun Bharti

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3078 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026

## DIRECT CONNECTIVITY OF TRAINS FROM LAKHIMPUR-NAVADA

3078. Shri Arun Bharti:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  providing  stoppages  for trains to ensure direct connectivity from Lakhmipur-Navada and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether there is a proposal for the stoppage of Train No. 12349Up, 12350-Down at Sheikhpura Station and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  there  is  a  proposal  for  stoppage  of  the  Jasidih-Pune Weekly Express (11427/28) will be provided at Sheikhpura Station and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether there is any plan for the stoppage of the Gaya-Kamakhya Express  (15619/20)  at  Sirari  Railway  Station  and  if  so,  the  details
- thereof; and
- (e) whether the stoppage of the Rajgir-Kiul Special (03265/66) will be immediately ensured at Sirari Station and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (e)  Presently,  Nawadah  station  is  served  by  30  train  services which are catering to the needs of  passengers of  Nawadah  and  are

providing  connectivity inter  alia  to  places  like  Delhi,  Pune,  Kolkata, Lucknow, Varanasi.

|   SN | Train Name and Number                             |
|------|---------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 11427 Pune -Jasidih Express                       |
|    2 | 11428 Jasidih -Pune Express                       |
|    3 | 12349 Godda-New Delhi Humsafar Express            |
|    4 | 12350 New Delhi-Godda Humsafar Express            |
|    5 | 13023 Howrah -Gaya Express                        |
|    6 | 13024 Gaya -Howrah Express                        |
|    7 | 13435 Malda Town-Gomti Nagar Amrit Bharat Express |
|    8 | 13436 Gomti Nagar-Malda Town Amrit Bharat Express |
|    9 | 15619 Gaya -Kamakhya Express                      |
|   10 | 15620 Kamakhya-Gaya Express                       |
|   11 | 19603 Daurai-Godda Express                        |
|   12 | 19604 Godda-Daurai Express                        |
|   13 | 22499 Deoghar-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express       |
|   14 | 22500 Varanasi-Deoghar Vande Bharat Express       |
|   15 | 53403 Rampur Hat-Gaya Passenger                   |
|   16 | 53404 Gaya -Jamalpur Passenger                    |
|   17 | 63315 Jhajha-Gaya MEMU                            |
|   18 | 63316 Gaya -Jhajha MEMU                           |
|   19 | 63321 Kiul -Gaya MEMU                             |
|   20 | 63322 Gaya -Kiul MEMU                             |
|   21 | 63323 Kiul -Gaya MEMU                             |
|   22 | 63324 Gaya -Kiul MEMU                             |
|   23 | 63355 Kiul -Gaya MEMU                             |
|   24 | 63356 Gaya -Kiul MEMU                             |

|   25 | 63385 Kiul -Gaya MEMU     |
|------|---------------------------|
|   26 | 63386 Gaya -Kiul MEMU     |
|   27 | 63387 Jamalpur -Gaya MEMU |
|   28 | 63388 Gaya -Jamalpur MEMU |
|   29 | 63389 Patna -Nawadah MEMU |
|   30 | 63390 Nawadah-Patna MEMU  |

Likewise,  Sheikpura  station  is  served  by  the following 24  train services which are catering to the needs of passengers.

|   SN | Train Number & Name                               |
|------|---------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 13023 Howrah -Gaya Express                        |
|    2 | 13024 Gaya -Howrah Express                        |
|    3 | 13435 Malda Town-Gomti Nagar Amrit Bharat         |
|    4 | 13436 Gomti Nagar-Malda Town Amrit Bharat Express |
|    5 | 15619 Gaya -Kamakhya Express                      |
|    6 | 15620 Kamakhya-Gaya Express                       |
|    7 | 19603 Daurai-Godda Express                        |
|    8 | 19604 Godda-Daurai Express                        |
|    9 | 53403 Rampur Hat-Gaya Passenger                   |
|   10 | 53404 Gaya -Jamalpur Passenger                    |
|   11 | 63315 Jhajha-Gaya MEMU                            |
|   12 | 63316 Gaya -Jhajha MEMU                           |
|   13 | 63321 Kiul -Gaya MEMU                             |
|   14 | 63322 Gaya -Kiul MEMU                             |
|   15 | 63323 Kiul -Gaya MEMU                             |
|   16 | 63324 Gaya -Kiul MEMU                             |
|   17 | 63355 Kiul -Gaya MEMU                             |
|   18 | 63356 Gaya -Kiul MEMU                             |
|   19 | 63385 Kiul -Gaya MEMU                             |

|   20 | 63386 Gaya -Kiul MEMU     |
|------|---------------------------|
|   21 | 63387 Jamalpur -Gaya Memu |
|   22 | 63388 Gaya -Jamalpur MEMU |
|   23 | 63389 Patna -Nawadah MEMU |
|   24 | 63390 Nawadah-Patna MEMU  |

Presently, 12349/12350 Godda-New  Delhi Humsafar Express and 11427/11428 Pune-Jasidih Express have scheduled stoppage at Kiul/Nawada near Sheikpura.

Similarly, Sirari station is served by 16  train services as listed below:

|   SN | Train Number & Name             |
|------|---------------------------------|
|    1 | 13023 Howrah -Gaya Express      |
|    2 | 13024 Gaya -Howrah Express      |
|    3 | 53403 Rampur Hat-Gaya Passenger |
|    4 | 53404 Gaya -Jamalpur Passenger  |
|    5 | 63315 Jhajha-Gaya MEMU          |
|    6 | 63316 Gaya -Jhajha MEMU         |
|    7 | 63321 Kiul -Gaya MEMU           |
|    8 | 63322 Gaya -Kiul MEMU           |
|    9 | 63323 Kiul -Gaya MEMU           |
|   10 | 63324 Gaya -Kiul MEMU           |
|   11 | 63355 Kiul -Gaya MEMU           |
|   12 | 63356 Gaya -Kiul MEMU           |
|   13 | 63385 Kiul -Gaya MEMU           |
|   14 | 63386 Gaya -Kiul MEMU           |
|   15 | 63387 Jamalpur -Gaya MEMU       |
|   16 | 63388 Gaya -Jamalpur MEMU       |

Further, 15619/15620 Gaya-Kamakhya Express and 03265/03266 Rajgir-Kiul    Special  have  scheduled  stoppage  at  Sheikpura/Kiul  near Sirari.

Besides, provision of stoppages 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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