Parliament Question: New Rail Services in Jammu Division

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 604 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2026 NEW RAIL SERVICES IN JAMMU DIVISION †604. SHRI JUGAL KISHORE: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has any proposal to introduce new railway services in Jammu Division; (b) if so, the details of the proposed new rail services, their likely routes and the timeline for their commencement; and (c) if not, the reasons therefor? ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW) (a) to (c) Jammu division, the 70th Division of Indian Railways, was created in the month of January, 2025. During 2025-26, Indian Railways (IR) have introduced the following 04 pairs of new trains, including 02 pairs of Vande Bharat Express, which are catering to the needs of passengers of important stations like Jammu Tawi, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and Badgam located within the jurisdiction of Jammu division: SN Train No. & Name w.e.f 1. 14687/14688 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Budgam 12.03.2026 Express 2. 26405/26406 Amritsar-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra 10.08.2025 Vande Bharat Express 3. 26401/26402 Jammu Tawi-Srinagar Vande Bharat 07.06.2025 Express 4. 26403/26404 Jammu Tawi-Srinagar Vande Bharat 07.06.2025 Express Presently, Jammu Tawi station is served by 114 train services while Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra station is served by 46 train services. Similarly, 19 § Page 1 of 6train services are catering to the needs of Badgam station. The list of trains serving these stations is as under: Trains serving Jammu Tawi station SN Train Name and No. 1 74909 Pathankot - Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan DMU 2 74906 Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan - Pathankot DMU 3 74907 Pathankot - Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan DMU 4 74910 Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan - Pathankot DMU 5 12265 Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Jammu Tawi Duronto Express 6 12266 Jammu Tawi - Delhi Sarai Rohilla Duronto Express 7 12207 Kathgodam - Jammu Tawi Garib Rath Express 8 12208 Jammu Tawi - Kathgodam Garib Rath Express 9 16788 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Tirunelveli Jn Express 10 11450 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Jabalpur Express 11 16032 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra -MGR Chennai Central Express 12 19804 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Kota Jn Express 13 16318 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Kanniyakumari Express 14 14605 Yog Nagari Rishikesh - Jammu Tawi Express 15 14503 Kalka - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 16 19415 Sabarmati - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 17 14609 Yog Nagari Rishikesh - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 18 14661 Barmer - Jammu Tawi Express 19 19028 Jammu Tawi - Bandra (T) Express 20 15656 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Kamakhya Express 21 14612 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Ghazipur City Express 22 19224 Jammu Tawi - Sabarmati Express 23 14803 Bhagat Ki Kothi - Jammu Tawi Express 24 22401 Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan Express 25 16317 Kanniyakumari - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 26 12469 Kanpur Central - Jammu Tawi Express 27 16787 Tirunelveli Jn - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 28 16031MGR Chennai Central - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 29 11449 Jabalpur - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 30 14804 Jammu Tawi - Bhagat Ki Kothi Express 31 13151 Kolkatta Terminal - Jammu Tawi Express 32 11077 Pune - Jammu Tawi Express 33 14611 Ghazipur City - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 34 14691 Barauni Junction - Jammu Tawi Express 35 19803 Kota Jn - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 36 19416 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Sabarmati Express 37 15653 Guwahati - Jammu Tawi Express 38 13041 Howrah - Jammu Tawi Express Page 2 of 639 15651 Guwahati - Jammu Tawi Express 40 15097 Bhagalpur - Jammu Tawi Express 41 15655 Kamakhya - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 42 19107 Bhavnagar (T) - Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan Express 43 18102 Jammu Tawi - Tatanagar Jn Express 44 18310 Jammu Tawi - Sambalpur Jn. Express 45 18309 Sambalpur Jn. - Jammu Tawi Express 46 18101 Tatanagar Jn - Jammu Tawi Express 47 14610 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express 48 19223 Sabarmati Bg - Jammu Tawi Express 49 22402 Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan - Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express 50 14504 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Kalka Express 51 13152 Jammu Tawi - Kolkatta Terminal Express 52 14606 Jammu Tawi - Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express 53 14662 Jammu Tawi - Barmer Express 54 15098 Jammu Tawi - Bhagalpur Express 55 15652 Jammu Tawi - Guwahati Express 56 15654 Jammu Tawi - Guwahati Express 57 13042 Jammu Tawi - Howrah Jn Express 58 19108 Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan - Bhavnagar Terminus Express 59 19027 Bandra (T) - Jammu Tawi Express 60 11078 Jammu Tawi - Pune Jn Express 61 12425 New Delhi - Jammu Tawi Rajdhani Express 62 12426 Jammu Tawi - New Delhi Rajdhani Express 63 22462 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - New Delhi Express 64 20848 Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan - Durg Express 65 22461 New Delhi - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 66 12550 Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan - Durg Express 67 22706 Jammu Tawi - Tirupati Express 68 12752 Jammu Tawi - Nanded Express 69 12445 New Delhi - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 70 20433 Subedarganj - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 71 22318 Jammu Tawi - Sealdah Express 72 12413 Ajmer Jn - Jammu Tawi Express 73 12355 Patna Jn - Jammu Tawi Express 74 12920 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Express 75 20985 Kota Jn - Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan Express 76 12237 Varanasi - Jammu Tawi Express 77 22431 Subedarganj - Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan Express 78 12472 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Bandra (T) Express 79 12476 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Hapa Express 80 12474 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Gandhidham Bg Express 81 12478 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Jamnagar Express Page 3 of 682 12587 Gorakhpur - Jammu Tawi Express 83 22942 Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan - Indore Jn Express 84 12238 Jammu Tawi - Varanasi Express 85 12919 Dr. Ambedkar Nagar - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 86 12475 Hapa - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 87 12471 Bandra (T) - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 88 12473 Gandhidham - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 89 12477 Jamnagar - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 90 20434 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Subedarganj Express 91 22432 Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan - Subedarganj Express 92 12356 Jammu Tawi - Patna Jn Express 93 14692 Jammu Tawi - Barauni Express 94 12470 Jammu Tawi - Kanpur Central Express 95 12549 Durg - Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan Express 96 20847 Durg - Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan Express 97 22705 Tirupati - Jammu Tawi Express 98 12414 Jammu Tawi - Ajmer Jn Express 99 20986 Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan - Kota Jn Express 100 22941 Indore Jn - Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan Express 101 12446 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - New Delhi Express 102 12588 Jammu Tawi - Gorakhpur Jn Express 103 12751 Nanded - Jammu Tawi Express 104 22317 Sealdah - Jammu Tawi Express 105 26401 Jammu Tawi - Srinagar Vande Bharat Express 22478 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - New Delhi Vande Bharat 106 Express 26406 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Amritsar Vande Bharat 107 Express 108 26404 Srinagar - Jammu Tawi Vande Bharat Express 22439 New Delhi - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Vande Bharat 109 Express 110 26403 Jammu Tawi - Srinagar Vande Bharat Express 22440 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - New Delhi Vande Bharat 111 Express 112 26402 Srinagar - Jammu Tawi Vande Bharat Express 26405 Amritsar - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Vande Bharat 113 Express 22477 New Delhi - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Vande Bharat 114 Express Trains serving Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra station SN Train Name and No. 1 14612 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Ghazipur City Express Page 4 of 62 15656 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Kamakhya Express 3 14503 Kalka - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 4 19415 Sabarmati Bg - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 5 14609 Yog Nagari Rishikesh - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 6 16787 Tirunelveli Jn - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 7 11449 Jabalpur - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 8 16031mgr Chennai Central - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 9 16317 Kanniyakumari - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 10 19416 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Sabarmati Bg Express 11 14611 Ghazipur City - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 12 19803 Kota Jn - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 13 15655 Kamakhya - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 14 14610 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express 15 14504 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Kalka Express 16 11450 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Jabalpur Express 17 16788 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Tirunelveli Jn Express 18 16318 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Kanniyakumari Express 19 19804 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Kota Jn Express 20 16032 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra -Mgr Chennai Central Express 21 22461 New Delhi - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 22 12445 New Delhi - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 23 12920 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Express 24 20433 Subedarganj - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 25 12476 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Hapa Express 26 12472 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Bandra (T) Express 27 12478 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Jamnagar Express 28 12474 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Gandhidham Bg Express 29 20434 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Subedarganj Express 30 12919 Dr. Ambedkar Nagar - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 31 12471 Bandra (T) - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 32 12477 Jamnagar - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 33 12473 Gandhidham - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 34 12475 Hapa - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 35 12446 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - New Delhi Express 36 22462 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - New Delhi Express 22478 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - New Delhi Vande Bharat 37 Express 26406 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Amritsar Vande Bharat 38 Express 39 26401 Jammu Tawi - Srinagar Vande Bharat Express 40 26404 Srinagar - Jammu Tawi Vande Bharat Express 22439 New Delhi - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Vande Bharat 41 Express Page 5 of 622440 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - New Delhi Vande Bharat 42 Express 43 26403 Jammu Tawi - Srinagar Vande Bharat Express 44 26402 Srinagar - Jammu Tawi Vande Bharat Express 26405 Amritsar - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Vande Bharat 45 Express 22477 New Delhi - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Vande Bharat 46 Express Trains serving Badgam station SN Train Name and No. 1 74626 Baramula - Banihal DMU 2 74613 Budgam - Baramula DMU 3 74614 Baramula - Banihal DMU 4 74625 Banihal - Baramula DMU 5 74619 Sangaldan - Baramula DMU 6 74623 Banihal - Baramula DMU 7 74618 Baramula - Budgam DMU 8 74630 Baramula - Budgam DMU 9 74615 Banihal - Baramula DMU 10 74631 Budgam - Baramula DMU 11 74620 Baramula - Sangaldan DMU 12 74632 Baramula - Budgam DMU 13 74628 Budgam - Banihal DMU 14 74622 Baramula - Banihal DMU 15 74624 Baramula - Budgam DMU 16 74617 Banihal - Budgam DMU 17 74621 Budgam - Baramula DMU 18 64652 Baramula - Sangaldan MEMU 19 64651 Sangaldan - Baramula MEMU Besides, introduction of new 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 requirement of the section. ***** Page 6 of 6