Parliament Question: Lack of Superfast Trains from Sri Ganganagar-Hanumangarh

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1721 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2025 LACK OF SUPERFAST TRAINS FROM SRI GANGANAGAR- HANUMANGARH †1721. SHRI KULDEEP INDORA: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is aware that superfast trains such as Vande Bharat, Shatabdi and Intercity are still not operating from the parliamentary constituency Sri Ganganagar– Hanumangarh to major cities including the State capital Jaipur and the national capital Delhi due to which people of the region are facing significant difficulties in commuting; (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; (c) whether the Government proposes to operate superfast trains in this border region, which would benefit not only the general public but also the security forces deployed along the border; and (d) if so, the timeline thereof and if not, whether the Government proposes to consider it in the near future? ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW) (a) to (d) Sriganganagar is served by 56 regular train services including 40 Mail/Express and 16 Passenger train services, providing connectivity to stations like Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai, Amritsar, Firozpur, Thiruvananthapuram, H.S. Nanded, Puri, etc. Sriganganagar-Jaipur sector is served by 04 pairs of train services and Sriganganagar-Delhi sector is served by 06 pairs of train services. The trains servingSriganganagar are as under:- SN. Train No. Train Name 1 04703 Hanumangarh – Shri Ganganagar Passenger Special 2 04704 Shri Ganganagar – Hanumangarh Passenger Special 3 04773 Shri Ganganagar – Suratgarh Passenger 4 04774 Suratgarh – Shri Ganganagar Passenger Special 5 04779 Shri Ganganagar – Suratgarh Passenger Special 6 04780 Suratgarh – Shri Ganganagar Passenger Special 7 12439 Hazur Sahib Nanded – Shri Ganganagar Express 8 12440 Shri Ganganagar – Hazur Sahib Nanded Express 9 12455 Delhi Sarai Rohilla – Bikaner Superfast 10 12456 Bikaner – Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express 11 12481 Delhi - Shri Ganganagar Express 12 12482 Shri Ganganagar - Delhi Express 13 12485 Nanded – Shri Ganganagar Express 14 12486 Shri Ganganagar – Hazur Sahib Nanded Express 15 12489 Shri Ganganagar – Dadar Express 16 12490 Dadar – Shri Ganganagar Express 17 14029 Shri Ganganagar – Delhi Express 18 14030 Meerut – Shri Ganganagar Special 19 14525 Ambala Cantt – Shri Ganganagar Express 20 14526 Shri Ganganagar – Ambala Cantt Express 21 14527 Bathinda – Shri Ganganagar Express 22 14528 Shri Ganganagar – Bathinda Express 23 14601 Firozpur Cantt – Hanumangarh Express 24 14602 Hanumangarh – Firozpur Cantt Express25 14701 Shri Ganganagar - Bandra (T) Amrapur Aravali Express 26 14702 Bandra (T) - Shri Ganganagar Amrapura Aravali Express 27 14719 Bikaner – Amritsar Express 28 14720 Amritsar – Bikaner Express 29 14727 Shri Ganganagar – Tilak Bridge Express 30 14728 Tilak Bridge – Shri Ganganagar Express 31 14735 Shri Ganganagar – Ambala Cantt Express 32 14736 Ambala Cantt – Shri Ganganagar Express 33 14815 Shri Ganganagar – Rishikesh Express 34 14816 Rishikesh – Shri Ganganagar Express 35 16311 Shri Ganganagar – Thiruvananthapuram North Express 36 16312 Thiruvananthapuram North – Shri Ganganagar Express 37 20471 Shri Ganganagar – Puri Express 38 20472 Puri – Shri Ganganagar Express 39 22497 Shri Ganganagar – Tiruchchirappalli Humsafar Express 40 22498 Tiruchchirappalli – Shri Ganganagar Humsafar Express 41 22723 Nanded – Shri Ganganagar Weekly Express 42 22724 Shri Ganganagar – Hazur Sahib Nanded Express 43 22981 Kota – Shri Ganganagar Express 44 22982 Shri Ganganagar – Kota Express 45 22997 Jhalawar City – Shri Ganganagar Express 46 22998 Shri Ganganagar – Jhalawar City Express 47 54753 Bathinda – Shri Ganganagar Passenger48 54754 Shri Ganganagar – Bathinda Passenger 49 54755 Bathinda – Shri Ganganagar Passenger 50 54756 Shri Ganganagar – Bathinda Passenger 51 54759 Hanumangarh – Suratgarh Passenger 52 54760 Suratgarh – Hanumangarh Passenger 53 54761 Hanumangarh – Suratgarh Passenger 54 54762 Suratgarh – Hanumangarh Passenger 55 54763 Sadulpur – Shri Ganganagar Passenger 56 54764 Shri Ganganagar – Sadulpur Passenger Similarly, Hanumangarh is served by 48 regular train services including 28 Mail/Express and 20 Passenger train services, providing connectivity to stations like Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai, Jammu, Ahmedabad, Rishikesh, Firozpur, Bhavnagar, Rameswaram, Guwahati, etc. Hanumangarh-Jaipur sector is served by 05 pairs of train services while Hanumangarh-Delhi sector is served by 03 pairs of train services. The trains serving Hanumangarh are as under:- SN. Train No. Train Name 1 04703 Hanumangarh – Shri Ganganagar Passenger Special 2 04704 Shri Ganganagar – Hanumangarh Passenger Special 3 04771 Bathinda – Anupgarh Passenger Special 4 04772 Anupgarh – Bathinda Passenger Special 5 04775 Sadulpur – Hanumangarh Passenger Special 6 04776 Hanumangarh – Sadulpur Passenger Special 7 04777 Sadulpur – Hanumangarh Passenger Special 8 04778 Hanumangarh – Sadulpur Passenger Special 9 12439 Hazur Sahib Nanded – Shri Ganganagar Express10 12440 Shri Ganganagar – Hazur Sahib Nanded Express 11 14601 Firozpur Cantt – Hanumangarh Express 12 14602 Hanumangarh – Firozpur Cantt Express 13 14701 Shri Ganganagar – Bandra (T) Amrapur Aravali Express 14 14702 Bandra (T) – Shri Ganganagar Amrapur Aravali Express 15 14707 Hanumangarh – Dadar Express 16 14708 Dadar – Hanumangarh Express 17 14721 Jodhpur – Bathinda Express 18 14722 Abohar – Jodhpur Express 19 14727 Shri Ganganagar – Tilak Bridge Express 20 14728 Tilak Bridge – Shri Ganganagar Express 21 14803 Bhagat Ki Kothi – Jammu Tawi Express 22 14804 Jammu Tawi – Bhagat Ki Kothi Express 23 14887 Rishikesh – Barmer Express 24 14888 Barmer – Rishikesh Express 25 15909 Dibrugarh – Lalgarh Avadh Assam Express 26 15910 Lalgarh – Dibrugarh Avadh Assam Express 27 19107 Bhavnagar (T) – Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan Express 28 19108 Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan – Bhavnagar (T) Express 29 19223 Sabarmati – Jammu Tawi Express 30 19224 Jammu Tawi – Sabarmati Express 31 20497 Rameswaram – Firozpur Cantt Humsafar Express 32 20498 Firozpur Cantt – Rameswaram Humsafar Express 33 22497 Shri Ganganagar – Tiruchirappalli Humsafar Express34 22498 Tiruchirappalli – Shri Ganganagar Humsafar Express 35 22981 Kota – Shri Ganganagar Express 36 22982 Shri Ganganagar – Kota Express 37 54701 Bathinda – Lalgarh Passenger 38 54702 Lalgarh – Abohar Passenger 39 54703 Bathinda – Jaipur Passenger 40 54704 Jaipur – Bathinda Passenger 41 54759 Hanumangarh – Suratgarh Passenger 42 54760 Suratgarh – Hanumangarh Passenger 43 54761 Hanumangarh – Suratgarh Passenger 44 54762 Suratgarh – Hanumangarh Passenger 45 54763 Sadulpur – Shri Ganganagar Passenger 46 54764 Shri Ganganagar – Sadulpur Passenger 47 59719 Suratgarh – Bathinda Passenger 48 59720 Bathinda – Suratgarh Passenger Besides, introduction of new train services, to enhance connectivity, is an ongoing process on Indian Railways and 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 *****