Lok Sabha Question No. 5396 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-25
Subject: Stoppage of Lucknow Mail at Balamau Junction
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5396

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2026

## STOPPAGE OF LUCKNOW MAIL AT BALAMAU JUNCTION

## †5396. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to restore stoppage of Lucknow Mail (Train  No.-12229  and12230)  at  Balamau  Junction  keeping  in  view  the hardships being faced by devotees in commuting to and from the said city; and
- (b) if so, the details and timeline thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  and   (b)  Balamau  station  is  presently  served  by  34  train  services providing  direct  connectivity  to  destinations  like  Delhi,  Lucknow,  Jammu Tawi, Kolkata, Prayagraj, Varanasi etc. The list of trains serving Balamau is as under:-

|   SN | Train no. & name                          |
|------|-------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 12469 Kanpur Central-Jammu Tawi Express   |
|    2 | 12470 Jammu Tawi-Kanpur Central Express   |
|    3 | 13005 Howrah-Amritsar Express             |
|    4 | 13006 Amritsar-Howrah Express             |
|    5 | 13009 Howrah-Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express |
|    6 | 13010 Yog Nagari Rishikesh-Howrah Express |
|    7 | 13151 Kolkata-Jammu Tawi Express          |
|    8 | 13152 Jammu Tawi-Kolkata Express          |
|    9 | 13307 Dhanbad-Firozpur Cantt Express      |
|   10 | 13308 Firozpur Cantt-Dhanbad Express      |
|   11 | 14235 Varanasi-Bareilly Express           |
|   12 | 14236 Bareilly-Varanasi Express           |
|   13 | 14241 Prayagraj Sangam-Saharanpur Express |

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|   14 | 14242 Saharanpur-Prayagraj Sangam Express   |
|------|---------------------------------------------|
|   15 | 15119 Banaras-Dehradun Express              |
|   16 | 15120 Dehradun-Banaras Express              |
|   17 | 15127 Banaras-New Delhi Express             |
|   18 | 15128 New Delhi-Banaras Express             |
|   19 | 15909 Dibrugarh-Lalgarh Express             |
|   20 | 15910 Lalgarh-Dibrugarh Express             |
|   21 | 22453 Lucknow-Meerut City Express           |
|   22 | 22454 Meerut City-Lucknow Express           |
|   23 | 54321 Balamau-Sitapur Passenger             |
|   24 | 54322 Sitapur-Balamau Passenger             |
|   25 | 54325 Sitapur City-Kanpur Central Passenger |
|   26 | 54326 Kanpur Central-Sitapur City Passenger |
|   27 | 54329 Balamau-Shahjahanpur Passenger        |
|   28 | 54330 Shahjahanpur-Balamau Passenger        |
|   29 | 54331 Lucknow-Balamau Passenger             |
|   30 | 54332 Balamau-Lucknow Passenger             |
|   31 | 54335 Balamau-Kanpur Central Passenger      |
|   32 | 54336 Kanpur Central-Balamau Passenger      |
|   33 | 54337 Lucknow-Shahjahanpur Passenger        |
|   34 | 54338 Shahjahanpur-Lucknow Passenger        |

The above includes 02 pairs  of  daily  trains   catering  to  the  needs  of  the Balamau-Delhi  sector  while   12  pairs  of  trains  are  catering  the  BalamauLucknow sector. These are listed below:-

## Trains serving Balamau-Delhi sector

|   SN | Train no. & name                      |
|------|---------------------------------------|
|    1 | 15909/15910 Dibrugarh-Lalgarh Express |
|    2 | 15127/15128 Banaras-New Delhi Express |

## Trains serving Balamau-Lucknow sector

|   SN | Train no. & name                                |
|------|-------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 13005/13006 Howrah-Amritsar Express             |
|    2 | 13009/13010 Howrah-Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express |
|    3 | 13151/13152 Kolkata -Jammu Tawi Express         |
|    4 | 13307/13308 Dhanbad-Firozpur Cantt Express      |
|    5 | 14235/14236 Varanasi-Bareilly Express           |
|    6 | 14241/14242 Prayagraj Sangam-Saharanpur Express |

|   7 | 15119/15120 Banaras-Dehradun Express       |
|-----|--------------------------------------------|
|   8 | 15127/15128 Banaras-New Delhi Express      |
|   9 | 15909/15910 Dibrugarh-Lalgarh Express      |
|  10 | 22453/22454 Lucknow-Meerut City Express    |
|  11 | 54331/54332 Lucknow-Balamau Passenger      |
|  12 | 54337/54338 Lucknow-Shahjahanpur Passenger |

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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