Parliament Question: Annual Income of Buxar and Dumraon (Bihar) Railway Stations

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4245 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2026 ANNUAL INCOME OF BUXAR AND DUMRAON (BIHAR) RAILWAY STATIONS †4245. SHRI SUDHAKAR SINGH: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) the annual income of Buxar and Dumraon railway stations in Bihar during the last three years; (b) whether there has been a continuous increase in the number of passengers and commercial activities at the said stations, yet many major trains do not have a stoppage there and if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the Government proposes to provide stoppage of Tejas Rajdhani Express and Sampoorna Kranti Express at Buxar station and if so, the details thereof; (d) whether the Government proposes to ensure the stoppage of Poorva Express (12303/12304), Patna-Lokmanya Tilak Kurla Express, Seemanchal Express, Patna-Kota Express (13239/13240) trains at Dumraon Stations and if so, the details thereof; (e) whether the said stoppage and extension proposals have been considered by the Government; (f) if so, the current status thereof; and (g) the time which the decision in this regard is likely to be taken by the Government? ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW) (a) to (g) Buxar and Dumraon are NSG-3 and NSG-5 category stations respectively. The passenger footfall at these stations is as follows: Financial Year Buxar Station Dumraon Station 2023-24 80,33,978 14,25,200 2024-25 87,53,013 16,59,097 -1- §The revenue generated by Indian Railways is maintained Zone-wise. Buxar and Dumraon stations fall within the jurisdiction of East Central Railways (ECR). The revenue generated and the total expenditure incurred by East Central Railway during the last three years are as under: (₹ in Cr) Financial Year Earning Total (FY) Expenditure 2022-23 17,341 28,764 2023-24 19,775 35,131 2024-25 20,869 32,080 Ministry of Railways has launched Amrit Bharat Station Scheme for redevelopment of stations with a long-term approach. The scheme involves preparation of master plans and their implementation in phases to improve the stations. The master planning includes:  Improvement of access to station and circulating areas  Integration of station with both sides of city  Improvement of station building  Improvement of waiting halls, toilets, sitting arrangement, water booths  Provision of wider foot over bridge/air concourse commensurate with passenger traffic  Provision of lift/escalators/ramp  Improvement /Provision of platform surface and cover over platforms  Provision of kiosks for local products through schemes like ‘One Station One Product’ - 2 - Parking areas, Multimodal integration  Amenities for Divyangjans  Better passenger information systems  Provision of executive lounges, nominated spaces for business meetings, landscaping, etc. keeping in view the necessity at each station The scheme also envisages sustainable and environment friendly solutions, provision of ballast less tracks etc. as per necessity, phasing and feasibility and creation of city centre at the station in the long term. So far, 1338 stations have been identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, out of which 98 stations including Dumraon and Buxar, are located in Bihar. The names of stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in Bihar are as following: State No. of Name of Stations Stations Bihar 98 Anugraha Narayan Road, Ara, Arariya Court, Bakhtiyarpur, Banka, Banmankhi, BapudhamMotihari, Barahiya, Barauni, Barh, Barsoi Jn, Begusarai, Bettiah, Bhabua Road, Bhagalpur, Bhagwanpur, Bihar Sharif, Bihiya, Bikramganj, Buxar, Chakia, Chausa, Chhapra, Dalsingh Sarai, Darbhanga, Dauram Madhepura, Dehri On Sone, Dholi, Dighwara, Dumraon,Durgauti, Ekma, Fatuha, Gaya, Ghorasahan, Guraru, Hajipur Jn, Jamalpur Jn, Jamui, Janakpur Road, Jaynagar, Jehanabad, Jhanjharpur, Kahalgaon, Karhagola Road, Katihar Jn, Khagaria Jn, Kishanganj, Kudra, - 3 -State No. of Name of Stations Stations Labha, Laheria Sarai, Lakhminia, Luckeesarai Jn, Madhubani, Maheshkhunt, Mairwa, Mansi Jn, Masrakh, Mokama, Motipur, Munger (Monghyr), Muzaffarpur Jn, Nabinagar Road, Narkatiaganj Jn, Naugachia, Nawadah, Paharpur, Patliputra, Patna Jn, Piro, Pirpainti, Rafiganj, Raghunathpur, Rajendra Nagar Terminal (Patna), Rajgir, Ram Dayalu Nagar, Raxaul, Sabaur, Sagauli, Saharsa, Sahibpur Kamal, Sakri, Salauna, Salmari, Samastipur, Sasaram, Shahpur Patoree, Shivanarayanpur, Simri Bakhtiyarpur, Simultala, Sitamarhi, Siwan, Sonpur Jn., Sultanganj, Supaul, Taregna, Thakurganj, Thawe At present, Buxar and Dumraon stations are served by 152 & 50 train services as detailed below:- Trains serving Buxar station SN Train Number & Name 1 11015 Lokmanya Tilak (T) - Saharsa Amrit Bharat Express 2 11016 Saharsa - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Amrit Bharat Express 3 11031 Panvel - Alipur Duar Amrit Bharat Express 4 11032 Alipur Duar - Panvel Amrit Bharat Express 5 11401 Pune - Supaul Express 6 11402 Supaul - Pune Express 7 12141 Lokmanya Tilak (T)- Patliputra Express 8 12142 Patliputra - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express - 4 -9 12235 Madhupur - Anand Vihar (T) Express 10 12236 Anand Vihar (T) - Madhupur Express 11 12295 SMVT Bengaluru - Danapur Express 12 12296 Danapur - SMVT Bengaluru Express 13 12303 Howrah - New Delhi Express 14 12304 New Delhi - Howrah Express 15 12327 Howrah - Dehradoon Express 16 12328 Dehradoon - Howrah Express 17 12331 Howrah - Jammu Tawi Express 18 12332 Jammu Tawi - Howrah Express 19 12333 Howrah - Prayagraj Rambag Express 20 12334 Prayagraj Rambag - Howrah Express 21 12335 Bhagalpur - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 22 12336 Lokmanya Tilak (T) - Bhagalpur Express 23 12355 Patna - Jammu Tawii Express 24 12356 Jammu Tawi - Patna Express 25 12361 Asansol - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (T) Express 26 12362 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (T) - Asansol Express 27 12367 Bhagalpur - Anand Vihar (T) Express 28 12368 Anand Vihar (T) - Bhagalpur Express 29 12369 Howrah -Dehradoon Express 30 12370 Dehradoon - Howrah Express 31 12391 Rajgir - New Delhi Express 32 12392 New Delhi - Rajgir Express 33 12395 Rajendra Nagar - Ajmer Express 34 12396 Ajmer - Rajendra Nagar Express 35 12435 Jaynagar - Anand Vihar (T) Garib Rath Express 36 12436 Anand Vihar (T) - Jaynagar Garib Rath Express - 5 -37 12505 Kamakhya - Anand Vihar (T) Express 38 12506 Anand Vihar (T) - Kamakhya Express 39 12577 Darbhanga - Mysore Express 40 12578 Mysore - Darbhanga Express 41 12741 Vasco Da Gama - Patna Express 42 12742 Patna - Vasco Da Gama Express 43 12791 Secunderabad - Danapur Express 44 12792 Danapur - Secunderabad Express 45 12947 Ahmedabad - Rajgir Express 46 12948 Rajgir - Ahmedabad Express 47 13005 Howrah - Amritsar Express 48 13006 Amritsar - Howrah Express 49 13201 Rajgir - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 50 13202 Lokmanya Tilak(T) - Rajgir Express 51 13209 Patna - Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Express 52 13210 Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya -Patna Express 53 13237 Patna - Kota Express 54 13238 Kota -Patna Express 55 13239 Patna - Kota Express 56 13240 Kota -Patna Express 57 13251 Patna - Anand Vihar (T) Express 58 13252 Anand Vihar (T) - Patna Express 59 13257 Danapur - Anand Vihar (T) Express 60 13258 Anand Vihar (T) - Danapur Express 61 14003 Malda Town - New Delhi Express 62 14004 New Delhi - Malda Town Express 63 15125 Banaras - Patna Jan Shatabdi Express 64 15126 Patna - Banaras Jan Shatabdi Express - 6 -65 15293 Muzaffarpur - Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express 66 15294 Charlapalli - Muzaffarpur Jn Amrit Bharat Express 67 15483 Alipur Duar -Delhi Express 68 15484 Delhi - Alipur Duar Express 69 15589 Muzaffarpur - Hadapsar Express 70 15590 Hadapsar - Muzaffarpur Express 71 15623 Bhagat Ki Kothi - Kamakhya Express 72 15624 Kamakhya - Bhagat Ki Kothi Express 73 15635 Okha - Guwahati Express 74 15636 Guwahati - Okha Express 75 15647 Lokmanya Tilak (T) - Guwahati Express 76 15648 Guwahati - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 77 15657 Delhi - Kamakhya Express 78 15658 Kamakhya - Delhi Express 79 15667 Gandhidham - Kamakhya Express 80 15668 Kamakhya - Gandhidham Express 81 15733 Balurghat - Bathinda Express 82 15734 Bathinda - Balurghat Express 83 15743 Balurghat - Bathinda Express 84 15744 Bathinda - Balurghat Express 85 15945 Lokmanya Tilak (T) - Dibrugarh Express 86 15946 Dibrugarh - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 87 16601 Erode Jn - Jogbani Amrit Bharat Express 88 16602 Jogbani - Erode Jn Amrit Bharat Express 89 17609 Patna - Purna Express 90 17610 Purna -Patna Express 91 18183 Tata Nagar - Buxar Express 92 18184 Buxar - Tatanagar Express - 7 -93 19313 Indore -Patna Express 94 19314 Patna - Indore Express 95 19421 Ahmedabad - Patna Express 96 19422 Patna - Ahmedabad Express 97 19435 Ahmedabad - Asansol Express 98 19436 Asansol -Ahmedabad Express 99 19483 Ahmedabad - Saharsa Express 100 19484 Saharsa -Ahmedabad Express 101 19669 Udaipur City - Patliputra Express 102 19670 Patliputra - Udaipur City Express 103 19801 Sogariya - Danapur Express 104 19802 Danapur - Sogariya Express 105 20801 Islampur - New Delhi Express 106 20802 New Delhi - Islampur Express 107 20933 Udhna - Danapur Express 108 20934 Danapur - Udhna Express 109 22197 Kolkata - Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Express 110 22198 Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi - Kolkata Express 111 22311 Godda - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 112 22312 Lokmanya Tilak (T) - Godda Express 113 22345 Patna - Gomti Nagar Vande Bharat 114 22346 Gomti Nagar - Patna Vande Bharat 115 22353 Patna -SMVT Bengaluru Express 116 22354 SMVT Bengaluru - Patna Express 117 22355 Patliputra - Chandigarh Express 118 22356 Chandigarh - Patliputra Express 119 22361 Rajendra Nagar - New Delhi Amrit Bharat Express 120 22362 New Delhi - Rajendra Nagar Amrit Bharat Express - 8 -121 22405 Bhagalpur - Anand Vihar (T) Garib Rath Express 122 22406 Anand Vihar (T) - Bhagalpur Garib Rath Express 123 22459 Madhupur - Anand Vihar (T) Express 124 22460 Anand Vihar (T) - Madhupur Express 125 22465 Madhupur - Anand Vihar (T) Express 126 22466 Anand Vihar (T) - Madhupur Express 127 22563 Jaynagar - Udhna Express 128 22564 Udhna - Jaynagar Express 129 22669 Ernakulam - Patna Express 130 22670 Patna - Ernakulam Jn Express 131 22843 Bilaspur - Buxar Express 132 22844 Buxar - Bilaspur Express 133 22947 Surat - Bhagalpur Express 134 22948 Bhagalpur - Surat Express 135 53201 Patna - Buxar Passenger 136 53202 Buxar - Patna Passenger 137 53261 Fatuha - Buxar Passenger 138 53262 Buxar - Fatuha Passenger 139 63219 Danapur - Buxar MEMU 140 63220 Buxar - Patna MEMU 141 63225 Patna - Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya MEMU 142 63226 Varanasi - Patna MEMU 143 63229 Ara - Banaras MEMU 144 63230 Banaras - Ara MEMU 145 63231 Patna - Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya MEMU 146 63232 Buxar - Patna MEMU 147 63233 Patna - Varanasi MEMU 148 63234 Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya -Patna MEMU - 9 -149 63235 Buxar - Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya MEMU 150 63240 Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya - Buxar MEMU 151 63263 Patna - Buxar MEMU 152 63264 Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya -Patna MEMU Trains serving Dumraon station SN Train Number & Name 1 12333 Howrah - Prayagraj Rambag Express 2 12334 Prayagraj Rambag - Howrah Express 3 12335 Bhagalpur - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 4 12336 Lokmanya Tilak (T) - Bhagalpur Express 5 12391 Rajgir - New Delhi Express 6 12392 New Delhi - Rajgir Express 7 12435 Jaynagar - Anand Vihar (T) Garib Rath Express 8 12436 Anand Vihar (T) - Jaynagar Garib Rath Express 9 13005 Howrah - Amritsar Express 10 13006 Amritsar - Howrah Express 11 13209 Patna - Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Express 12 13210 Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya - Patna Express 13 13237 Patna - Kota Express 14 13238 Kota - Patna Express 15 15125 Banaras - Patna Jan Shatabdi Express 16 15126 Patna - Banaras Jan Shatabdi Express 17 15647 Lokmanya Tilak (T) - Guwahati Express 18 15648 Guwahati - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 19 15733 Balurghat - Bathinda Express 20 15734 Bathinda - Balurghat Express 21 15743 Balurghat - Bathinda Express 22 15744 Bathinda - Balurghat Express - 10 -23 15945 Lokmanya Tilak (T) - Dibrugarh Express 24 15946 Dibrugarh - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 25 18183 Tatanagar - Buxar Express 26 18184 Buxar - Tatanagar Express 27 20801 Islampur - New Delhi Express 28 20802 New Delhi - Islampur Express 29 22311 Godda - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 30 22312 Lokmanya Tilak(T) - Godda Express 31 22405 Bhagalpur - Anand Vihar (T) Garib Rath Express 32 22406 Anand Vihar (T) - Bhagalpur Garib Rath Express 33 22843 Bilaspur - Buxar Express 34 22844 Buxar - Bilaspur Express 35 53201 Patna - Buxar Passenger 36 53202 Buxar - Patna Passenger 37 53261 Fatuha - Buxar Passenger 38 53262 Buxar - Fatuha Passenger 39 63219 Danapur - Buxar MEMU 40 63220 Buxar - Patna MEMU 41 63225 Patna - Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya MEMU 42 63226 Varanasi - Patna MEMU 43 63229 Ara - Banaras MEMU 44 63230 Banaras - Ara MEMU 45 63231 Patna - Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya MEMU 46 63232 Buxar - Patna MEMU 47 63233 Patna - Varanasi MEMU 48 63234 Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya- Patna MEMU 49 63263 Patna - Buxar MEMU 50 63264 Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya - Patna MEMU - 11 -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. ***** - 12 -