Parliament Question: Extension of Tatanagar-Itwari Express to Chhindwara

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1833 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2026 EXTENSION OF TATANAGAR-ITWARI EXPRESS TO CHHINDWARA †1833. SHRI BUNTY VIVEK SAHU: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is considering any plan to extend the route of the Tatanagar- Itwari Express (18109/10) which remains idle during the day at Nagpur (Itwari), up to Chhindwara under its policy for the efficient utilisation of railway resources (rake utilisation) and if so, the details thereof; and (b) whether there is any positive proposal under the 'passenger-centric' vision of the Government to provide direct rail connectivity to the citizens of Chhindwara and Pandhurna regions to eastern metropolitan cities such as Raipur, Bilaspur and Kolkata through this extension and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW) (a) & (b) Presently, Chhindwara & Pandhurna are connected to Nagpur/Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari by 08 train services & 36 train services respectively. The list of these trains is as under: Trains serving Chhindwara-Nagpur/Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari: SN Train No. & Name 1 11201 Nagpur -Shahdol Express 2 11202 Shahdol-Nagpur Express 3 11755 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari -Rewa Express 4 11756 Rewa-Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Express 5 58819 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari -Chhindwara Passenger § Page 1 of 116 58820 Chhindwara-Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Passenger 7 58821 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari -Chhindwara Passenger 8 58822 Chhindwara-Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Passenger Trains serving Pandhurna-Nagpur/Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari: SN Train No. & Name 1 12159 Amravati-Jabalpur Express 2 12160 Jabalpur-Amravati Express 3 12405 Bhusaval -Hazrat Nizamuddin Express 4 12406 Hazrat Nizamuddin -Bhusaval Express 5 12409 Raigarh-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express 6 12410 Hazrat Nizamuddin -Raigarh Express 7 12511 Gorakhpur -Thiruvananthapuram North Express 8 12512 Thiruvananthapuram North-Gorakhpur Express 9 12615 MGR Chennai Central-New Delhi Express 10 12616 New Delhi-MGR Chennai Central Chennai Express 11 12721 Hyderabad-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express 12 12722 Hazrat Nizamuddin -Hyderabad Express 13 12913 Indore -Nagpur Express 14 12914 Nagpur -Indore Express 15 12923 Dr Ambedkar Nagar-Nagpur Express 16 12924 Nagpur -Dr Ambedkar Nagar Express 17 12967MGR Chennai Central-Jaipur Express 18 12968 Jaipur -MGR Chennai Central Chennai Express 19 12969 Coimbatore -Jaipur Express 20 12970 Jaipur -Coimbatore Express 21 12975 Mysore -Jaipur Express 22 12976 Jaipur -Mysore Express 23 18237 Korba-Amritsar Express Page 2 of 1124 18238 Amritsar-Bilaspur Express 25 20813 Puri-Jodhpur Express 26 20814 Jodhpur -Puri Express 27 20843 Bilaspur -Bhagat Ki Kothi Express 28 20844 Bhagat Ki Kothi-Bilaspur Express 29 22175 Nagpur -Jaipur Express 30 22176 Jaipur -Nagpur Express 31 22645 Indore -Thiruvananthapuram North Express 32 22646 Thiruvananthapuram North-Indore Express 33 61117 Nagpur -Amla MEMU 34 61118 Amla -Nagpur MEMU 35 61119 Nagpur -Amla MEMU 36 61120 Amla -Nagpur MEMU Further, Nagpur is well connected to Raipur, Bilaspur and Kolkata by 104 train services, 78 train services & 32 train services respectively. These are listed below: Trains serving Nagpur-Raipur sector: SN Train No. & Name 1 20825 Bilaspur -Nagpur Vande Bharat Express 2 20826 Nagpur -Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express 3 19021 Udhna -Berhampur Amrit Bharat Express 4 19022 Berhampur-Udhna Amrit Bharat Express 5 12221 Pune -Howrah Duronto Express 6 12222 Howrah -Pune Duronto Express 7 12261 CSMT-Howrah Duronto Express 8 12262 Howrah -CSMT Duronto Express 9 12441 Bilaspur -New Delhi Rajdhani Express 10 12442 New Delhi-Bilaspur Rajdhani Express Page 3 of 1111 12101 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Shalimar Express 12 12102 Shalimar-Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 13 12129 Pune -Howrah Express 14 12130 Howrah -Pune Express 15 12145 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Puri Express 16 12146 Puri-Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 17 12151 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Shalimar Express 18 12152 Shalimar-Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 19 12409 Raigarh-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express 20 12410 Hazrat Nizamuddin -Raigarh Express 21 12767 Nanded-Santragachi Express 22 12768 Santragachi -Nanded Express 23 12771 Secunderabad -Raipur Express 24 12772 Raipur -Secunderabad Express 25 12807 Visakhapatnam-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express 26 12808 Hazrat Nizamuddin -Visakhapatnam Express 27 12809 CSMT-Howrah Express 28 12810 Howrah -CSMT Express 29 12811 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Hatia Express 30 12812 Hatia-Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 31 12833 Ahmedabad -Howrah Express 32 12834 Howrah -Ahmedabad Express 33 12843 Puri-Ahmedabad Express 34 12844 Ahmedabad -Puri Express 35 12849 Bilaspur -Pune Express 36 12850 Pune -Bilaspur Express 37 12855 Bilaspur -Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Express 38 12856 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari -Bilaspur Express Page 4 of 1139 12859 CSMT-Howrah Express 40 12860 Howrah -CSMT Express 41 12869 CSMT-Howrah Express 42 12870 Howrah -CSMT Express 43 12879 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Bhubaneswar Express 44 12880 Bhubaneswar-Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 45 12905 Porbandar-Shalimar Express 46 12906 Shalimar-Porbandar Express 47 12949 Porbandar-Santragachi Express 48 12950 Santragachi -Porbandar Express 49 12993 Gandhidham -Puri Express 50 12994 Puri-Gandhidham Express 51 13425 Malda Town-Surat Express 52 13426 Surat-Malda Town Express 53 18029 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Shalimar Express 54 18030 Shalimar-Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 55 18109 Tatanagar -Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Express 56 18110 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari -Tatanagar Express 57 18237 Korba-Amritsar Express 58 18238 Amritsar-Bilaspur Express 59 18239 Gevra Road-Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Express 60 18240 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari -Korba Express 61 20813 Puri-Jodhpur Express 62 20814 Jodhpur -Puri Express 63 20821 Pune -Santragachi Express 64 20822 Santragachi -Pune Express 65 20823 Puri-Ajmer Express 66 20824 Ajmer -Puri Express Page 5 of 1167 20843 Bilaspur -Bhagat Ki Kothi Express 68 20844 Bhagat Ki Kothi-Bilaspur Express 69 20845 Bilaspur -Bikaner Express 70 20846 Bikaner -Bilaspur Express 71 20857 Puri-Sainagar Shirdi Express 72 20858 Sainagar Shirdi-Puri Express 73 20861 Puri-Ahmedabad Express 74 20862 Ahmedabad -Puri Express 75 20917 Indore -Puri Express 76 20918 Puri-Indore Express 77 22357 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Gaya Express 78 22358 Gaya -Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 79 22511 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Kamakhya Express 80 22512 Kamakhya-Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 81 22619 Bilaspur -Tirunelveli Express 82 22620 Tirunelveli -Bilaspur Express 83 22647 Korba-Thiruvananthapuram North Express 84 22648 Thiruvananthapuram North-Korba Express 85 22815 Bilaspur -Ernakulam Express 86 22816 Ernakulam -Bilaspur Express 87 22827 Puri-Surat Express 88 22828 Surat-Puri Express 89 22845 Pune -Hatia Express 90 22846 Hatia-Pune Express 91 22847 Visakhapatnam-Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 92 22848 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Visakhapatnam Express 93 22865 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Puri Express 94 22866 Puri-Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express Page 6 of 1195 22893 Sainagar Shirdi-Howrah Express 96 22894 Howrah -Sainagar Shirdi Express 97 22905 Okha-Shalimar Express 98 22906 Shalimar-Okha Express 99 22939 Okha-Bilaspur Express 100 22940 Bilaspur -Okha Express 101 22973 Gandhidham -Puri Express 102 22974 Puri-Gandhidham Express 103 58205 Raipur -Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Passenger 104 58206 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari -Raipur Passenger Trains serving Nagpur-Bilaspur sector: SN Train No. & Name 1 20825 Bilaspur -Nagpur Vande Bharat Express 2 20826 Nagpur -Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express 3 12101 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Shalimar Express 4 12102 Shalimar-Lokmanya Tilak(T) Express 5 12129 Pune -Howrah Express 6 12130 Howrah -Pune Express 7 12151 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Shalimar Express 8 12152 Shalimar-Lokmanya Tilak(T) Express 9 12221 Pune -Howrah Duronto Express 10 12222 Howrah -Pune Duronto Express 11 12261 CSMT-Howrah Duronto Express 12 12262 Howrah-CSMT Duronto Express 13 12409 Raigarh-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express 14 12410 Hazrat Nizamuddin -Raigarh Express 15 12441 Bilaspur-New Delhi Rajdhani Express 16 12442 New Delhi-Bilaspur Rajdhani Express Page 7 of 1117 12767 Nanded-Santragachi Express 18 12768 Santragachi -Nanded Express 19 12809 CSMT-Howrah Express 20 12810 Howrah -CSMT Express 21 12811 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Hatia Express 22 12812 Hatia-Lokmanya Tilak(T) Express 23 12833 Ahmedabad -Howrah Express 24 12834 Howrah -Ahmedabad Express 25 12849 Bilaspur -Pune Express 26 12850 Pune -Bilaspur Express 27 12855 Bilaspur -Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Express 28 12856 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari -Bilaspur Express 29 12859 CSMT-Howrah Express 30 12860 Howrah -CSMT Express 31 12869 CSMT-Howrah Express 32 12870 Howrah -CSMT Express 33 12879 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Bhubaneswar Express 34 12880 Bhubaneswar-Lokmanya Tilak(T) Express 35 12905 Porbandar-Shalimar Express 36 12906 Shalimar-Porbandar Express 37 12949 Porbandar-Santragachi Express 38 12950 Santragachi -Porbandar Express 39 13425 Malda Town-Surat Express 40 13426 Surat-Malda Town Express 41 18029 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Shalimar Express 42 18030 Shalimar-Lokmanya Tilak(T) Express 43 18109 Tatanagar -Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Express 44 18110 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari -Tatanagar Express Page 8 of 1145 18237 Korba-Amritsar Express 46 18238 Amritsar-Bilaspur Express 47 18239 Gevra Road-Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Express 48 18240 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari -Korba Express 49 20813 Puri-Jodhpur Express 50 20814 Jodhpur -Puri Express 51 20821 Pune -Santragachi Express 52 20822 Santragachi -Pune Express 53 20843 Bilaspur -Bhagat Ki Kothi Express 54 20844 Bhagat Ki Kothi-Bilaspur Express 55 20845 Bilaspur -Bikaner Express 56 20846 Bikaner -Bilaspur Express 57 20917 Indore -Puri Express 58 20918 Puri-Indore Express 59 22357 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Gaya Express 60 22358 Gaya -Lokmanya Tilak(T) Express 61 22511 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Kamakhya Express 62 22512 Kamakhya-Lokmanya Tilak(T) Express 63 22619 Bilaspur -Tirunelveli Express 64 22620 Tirunelveli -Bilaspur Express 65 22647 Korba-Thiruvananthapuram North Express 66 22648 Thiruvananthapuram North-Korba Express 67 22815 Bilaspur -Ernakulam Express 68 22816 Ernakulam -Bilaspur Express 69 22845 Pune -Hatia Express 70 22846 Hatia-Pune Express 71 22865 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Puri Express 72 22866 Puri-Lokmanya Tilak(T) Express Page 9 of 1173 22893 Sainagar Shirdi-Howrah Express 74 22894 Howrah -Sainagar Shirdi Express 75 22905 Okha-Shalimar Express 76 22906 Shalimar-Okha Express 77 22939 Okha-Bilaspur Express 78 22940 Bilaspur -Okha Express Trains serving Nagpur-Kolkata sector: SN Train No. & Name 1 12101 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Shalimar Express 2 12102 Shalimar-Lokmanya Tilak(T) Express 3 12129 Pune -Howrah Express 4 12130 Howrah -Pune Express 5 12151 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Shalimar Express 6 12152 Shalimar-Lokmanya Tilak(T) Express 7 12221 Pune -Howrah Duronto Express 8 12222 Howrah -Pune Duronto Express 9 12261 CSMT-Howrah Duronto Express 10 12262 Howrah -CSMT Duronto Express 11 12767 Nanded-Santragachi Express 12 12768 Santragachi -Nanded Express 13 12809 CSMT-Howrah Express 14 12810 Howrah -CSMT Express 15 12833 Ahmedabad -Howrah Express 16 12834 Howrah -Ahmedabad Express 17 12859 CSMT-Howrah Express 18 12860 Howrah -CSMT Express 19 12869 CSMT-Howrah Express Page 10 of 1120 12870 Howrah -CSMT Express 21 12905 Porbandar-Shalimar Express 22 12906 Shalimar-Porbandar Express 23 12949 Porbandar-Santragachi Express 24 12950 Santragachi -Porbandar Express 25 18029 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Shalimar Express 26 18030 Shalimar-Lokmanya Tilak(T) Express 27 20821 Pune -Santragachi Express 28 20822 Santragachi -Pune Express 29 22893 Sainagar Shirdi-Howrah Express 30 22894 Howrah -Sainagar Shirdi Express 31 22905 Okha-Shalimar Express 32 22906 Shalimar-Okha Express Besides, extension/introduction of train services, 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. ● Occupancy and the traffic 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