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O.I.H
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2520
ANSWERED ON 13.03.2026
DEMAND FOR DIRECT TRAIN FROM BHAVNAGAR TO DELHI
2520# SHRI SHAKTISINH GOHIL:
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
(a) the number of times Government has received the demand for a direct train from Bhavnagar to
Delhi;
(b) the details of the demand; and
(c) the steps being taken by Government to start a direct train from Bhavnagar to Delhi?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND
ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)
(a) to (c) At present, Bhavnagar-Ahmedabad sector is served by 06 pairs of train services. Further, 15
pairs of trains are available on the Ahmedabad-New Delhi sector to enable passengers undertake their
onward journey. The list of services available on these sectors are as under:
Train services on the Bhavnagar-Ahmedabad sector:
SN Train No. & Name
1 12755/12756 Bhavnagar(T)-Kakinada Port Express
2 12941/12942 Bhavnagar(T)-Asansol Parasnath Express
3 12971/12972 Bhavnagar(T)-Bandra(T) Express
4 19259/19260 Bhavnagar(T)-Thiruvananthapuram North Express
5 20965/20966 Bhavnagar(T)-Sabarmati Express
6 22963/22964 Bhavnagar(T)-Bandra(T) Express
Train services on the Ahmedabad-New Delhi sector:
SN Train No. & Name
1 12215/12216 Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Bandra(T) Garib Rath Express
2 12473/12474 Gandhidham-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Sarvodaya Express
3 12475/12476 Hapa-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express
4 12477/12478 Jamnagar-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express
5 12915/12916 Sabarmati-Delhi Ashram Express
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Page 1 of 26 12917/12918 Ahmedabad-Hazrat Nizamuddin Gujarat Sampar Kranti Express
7 12957/12958 Sabarmati-New Delhi Rajdhani Express
8 14311/14312 Bhuj-Bareilly Ala Hazrat Express
9 19031/19032 Sabarmati-Yog Nagari Rishikesh Yoga Express
10 19269/19270 Porbandar-Muzaffarpur Express
11 20937/20938 Porbandar-Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express
12 20939/20940 Sabarmati-Sultanpur Express
13 20963/20964 Sabarmati-Varanasi Express
14 22451/22452 Bandra(T)-Chandigarh Express
15 22949/22950 Bandra(T)-Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express
Proposals/ requests/ suggestions/ representations, both formal and informal inter alia for introduction
of trains are received from Members of Parliament, elected representatives, organizations/rail users etc.
at various levels including Railway Board, Zonal Railways, Divisional Office etc. As receipt of such
proposals/ requests/suggestions is a continuous and dynamic process, centralized compendium of such
requests is not maintained. However, these are examined and action as found feasible and justified is
taken from time to time, which is an on-going process.
Besides, introduction of train services on any route/section, which is an on-going process, 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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