Parliament Question: Conversion of Silchar Local Passenger Trains into DEMU Services

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5315 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2026 CONVERSION OF SILCHAR LOCAL PASSENGER TRAINS INTO DEMU SERVICES 5315. SHRI PARIMAL SUKLABAIDYA: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government proposes to convert local passenger trains operating from Silchar in Cachar district into Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) services to reduce terminal delays; (b) if so, the details of trains identified for conversion; and (c) the expected operational benefits for the Barak Valley region? ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW) (a) to (c) Silchar station is presently being served by 32 train services, including 14 Passenger train services, as listed below:- SN Train No. & Name 1 12507/08 Trivandrum-Central–Silchar Express 2 12513/14 Secunderabad–Silchar Express 3 12515/16 Coimbatore–Silchar Express 4 13175/76 Sealdah - Silchar Kanchenjunga Express 5 14037/38 Silchar-New Delhi Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express 6 15611/12 Rangiya–Silchar Express 7 15615/16 Guwahati–Silchar Express 8 15641/42 Silchar-New Tinsukia Barak Brahmaputra Express 9 15663/64 Agartala–Silchar Express § Page 1 of 210 55661/62 Maishashan–Silchar Passenger 11 55665/66 Silchar–Vangaichungpao Passenger 12 55667/68 Silchar–Bhairabi Passenger 13 55677/78 Silchar–Dharmanagar Passenger 14 55685/86 Maishashan–Silchar Passenger 15 55687/88 Dullabcherra–Silchar Passenger 16 55669/70 Silchar-Sirang Passengers The passenger services are being operated with 7 Coaches and are adequately catering to the needs of the passengers. Besides, conversion of conventional trains into MEMU/DEMU services is an on-going process on Indian Railways subject to operational feasibility, resource availability, competing demands etc. ***** Page 2 of 2