Parliament Question: Railway connectivity for Sultanpur Lodhi

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1703 ANSWERED ON 13.02.2026 RAILWAY CONNECTIVITY FOR SULTANPUR LODHI 1703 SHRI SANT BALBIR SINGH: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) whether the Ministry has any proposal to enhance railway connectivity for Sultanpur Lodhi, considering its historical and religious significance and the large number of pilgrims and visitors arriving from different parts of the country; (b) details of any proposed new railway lines, additional train services, station upgrades, or connectivity projects planned or under consideration for Sultanpur Lodhi; and (c) if no such projects are currently proposed, the reasons for the same and whether future feasibility studies are planned? ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW) (a) to (c): Sultanpur Lodhi is already on Indian railway network via Jalandhar Cantt – Lohian Khas- Firozpur Cantt and Ludhiana – Nakodar – Lohian Khas – Firozpur. At present, Sultanpur Lodhi is served by 22 train services (listed below) providing direct connectivity to cities like Delhi, Amritsar, Jammu Tawi, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Ajmer, Jaipur, Ahmedabad etc. SN Trains no. and name 1 54643 Jalandhar City - Firozpur Cantt Passenger 2 54644 Firozpur Cantt - Jalandhar City Passenger 3 74931 Jalandhar City - Firozpur Cantt Demu 4 74932 Firozpur Cantt - Jalandhar City Demu 5 74933 Jalandhar City - Firozpur Cantt Demu 6 74934 Firozpur Cantt - Jalandhar City Demu 7 74935 Jalandhar City - Firozpur Cantt Demu 8 74936 Firozpur Cantt - Jalandhar City Demu §9 74937 Jalandhar City - Firozpur Cantt Demu 10 74938 Firozpur Cantt - Jalandhar City Demu 11 74939 Jalandhar City - Firozpur Cantt Demu 12 74940 Firozpur Cantt - Jalandhar City Demu 13 19108 MCTM Udhampur - Bhavnagar Terminus Janmabhoomi Express 14 19223 Sabarmati - Jammu Tawi Express 15 19224 Jammu Tawi - Sabarmati Express 16 19415 Sabarmati - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express 17 19416 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Sabarmati Express 18 14804 Jammu Tawi - Bhagat Ki Kothi Express 19 14803 Bhagat Ki Kothi - Jammu Tawi Express 20 19107 Janmabhoomi Express 21 22480 Lohian Khas-New Delhi Sarbat Da Bhala Express 22 22479 New Delhi-Lohian Khas Sarbat Da Bhala Express Besides, introduction of train services is an on-going process on Indian Railways which depends on various factors including -  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 ***** §