Parliament Question: Regularise Train No. 07355/07356 and 06243/06244

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1758 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2026 REGULARISE TRAIN NO. 07355/07356 AND 06243/06244 1758. SHRI DURAI VAIKO: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government proposes to regularise Train No. 07355/07356, Hubballi– Rameswaram Weekly Special Express and Train No. 06243/06244, Mysuru–Karaikudi Special Train (via Pudukottai), which have been operating successfully as special train services and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether the Government has assessed the passenger patronage, occupancy and operational performance of these trains and if so, the details thereof; and (c) whether the Government proposes to regularise these trains as permanent services and if so, the details thereof including the proposed timeline for regularisation and if not, the reasons therefor? ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW) (a) to (c) In its constant endeavour to provide additional accommodation to travelling passengers, Indian Railways (IR), in addition to the various types of regular trains, also operates Special train services during festivals, holidays, etc. to cater to the extra needs of passengers, subject to operational feasibility, traffic justification etc. Accordingly, to clear extra passenger traffic, 07355/07356 Hubballi - Rameswaram Special is being operated while the services of 06243/06244 Mysuru - Karaikkudi Special has been discontinued in November, 2025 owing to poor patronage. § Page 1 of 14Presently, 134 train services cater to the needs of Hubballi and 34 train services cater to the needs of Rameswaram station. Similarly, Mysuru and Karaikkudi are served by 102 and 38 train services respectively. These are as listed below: Train serving Hubballi: SN Train No. and Name 1 11005 Dadar - Puducherry Express 2 11006 Puducherry - Dadar Express 3 11021 Dadar - Tirunelveli Express 4 11022 Tirunelveli - Dadar Express 5 11035 Dadar - Mysuru Express 6 11036 Mysuru - Dadar Express 7 12079 KSR Bengaluru - Hubballi Jan Shatabdi Express 8 12080 Hubballi - KSR Bengaluru Jan Shatabdi Express 9 12629 Yesvantpur - Hazrat Nizamuddin Express 10 12630 Hazrat Nizamuddin - Yesvantpur Express 11 12649 Yesvantpur - Hazrat Nizamuddin Express 12 12650 Hazrat Nizamuddin - Yesvantpur Express 13 12725 KSR Bengaluru - Dharwad Express 14 12726 Dharwad - KSR Bengaluru Express 15 12777 Hubballi - Thiruvananthapuram North Express 16 12778 Thiruvananthapuram North - Hubballi Express 17 12781 Mysuru - Hazrat Nizamuddin Express 18 12782 Hazrat Nizamuddin - Mysuru Express 19 14805 Yesvantpur - Barmer Express 20 14806 Barmer - Yesvantpur Express 21 16209 Ajmer - Mysuru Express Page 2 of 1422 16210 Mysuru - Ajmer Express 23 16213 Arsikere - Hubballi Express 24 16214 Hubballi - Arsikere Express 25 16531 Ajmer - KSR Bengaluru Express 26 16532 KSR Bengaluru - Ajmer Express 27 16533 Jodhpur - KSR Bengaluru Express 28 16534 KSR Bengaluru - Jodhpur Express 29 16535 Mysuru - Pandharpur Express 30 16536 Pandharpur - Mysuru Express 31 16541 Yesvantpur - Pandharpur Express 32 16542 Pandharpur - Yesvantpur Express 33 16553 SMVT Bengaluru - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 34 16554 Lokmanya Tilak (T) - SMVT Bengaluru Express 35 16587 Yesvantpur - Bikaner Express 36 16588 Bikaner - Yesvantpur Express 37 16589 KSR Bengaluru - Sangli Express 38 16590 Sangli - KSR Bengaluru Express 39 16591 Hubballi - Mysuru Express 40 16592 Mysuru - Hubballi Express 41 17039 Secunderabad - Vasco Da Gama Express 42 17040 Vasco Da Gama - Secunderabad Express 43 17049 Hubballi - Hyderabad Express 44 17050 Hyderabad - Hubballi Express 45 17071 Hyderabad - Belagavi Express 46 17072 Belagavi - Hyderabad Express 47 17073 Secunderabad - Belagavi Express 48 17074 Belagavi - Secunderabad Express Page 3 of 1449 17075 Charlapalli - Belagavi Express 50 17076 Belagavi - Charlapalli Express 51 17225 Narasapur - Hubballi Express 52 17226 Hubballi - Narasapur Express 53 17301 Mysuru - Belagavi Express 54 17302 Belagavi - Mysuru Express 55 17303 Hubballi - Sindhanur Express 56 17304 Sindhanur - Hubballi Express 57 17309 Yesvantpur - Vasco Da Gama Express 58 17310 Vasco Da Gama - Yesvantpur Express 59 17313 Hubballi - MGR Chennai Central Express 60 17314 MGR Chennai Central - Hubballi Express 61 17315 Vasco Da Gama - Velankanni Express 62 17316 Velankanni - Vasco Da Gama Express 63 17317 Hubballi - Dadar Express 64 17318 Dadar - Hubballi Express 65 17321 Vasco Da Gama - Jasidih Express 66 17322 Jasidih - Vasco Da Gama Express 67 17323 Hubballi - Banaras Express 68 17324 Banaras - Hubballi Express 69 17327 Hubballi - Kushtagi Express 70 17328 Kushtagi - Hubballi Express 71 17329 Hubballi - Vijayawada Express 72 17330 Vijayawada - Hubballi Express 73 17331 Miraj - Hubballi Express 74 17332 Hubballi - Miraj Express 75 17347 Hubballi - Chitradurg Express Page 4 of 1476 17348 Chitradurg - Hubballi Express 77 17363 Hubballi - Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express 78 17364 Yog Nagari Rishikesh - Hubballi Express 79 17377 Vijayapura - Mangalore Central Express 80 17378 Mangalore Central - Vijayapura Express 81 17391 KSR Bengaluru - Sindhanur Express 82 17392 Sindhanur - KSR Bengaluru Express 83 17415 Tirupati - Kolhapur Express 84 17416 Kolhapur - Tirupati Express 85 17419 Tirupati - Vasco Da Gama Express 86 17420 Vasco Da Gama - Tirupati Express 87 18047 Shalimar - Vasco Da Gama Express 88 18048 Vasco Da Gama - Shalimar Express 89 19667 Udaipur City - Mysuru Express 90 19668 Mysuru - Udaipur City Express 91 20653 KSR Bengaluru - Belagavi Express 92 20654 Belagavi - KSR Bengaluru Express 93 20655 Yesvantpur - Hubballi Express 94 20656 Hubballi - Yesvantpur Express 95 20657 Hubballi - Hazrat Nizamuddin Express 96 20658 Hazrat Nizamuddin - Hubballi Express 97 20661 KSR Bengaluru - Dharwad Vande Bharat Express 98 20662 Dharwad - KSR Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express 99 20669 Hubballi - Pune Vande Bharat Express 100 20670 Pune - Hubballi Vande Bharat Express 101 20675 Belagavi - Mysuru Express 102 20676 Mysuru - Belagavi Express Page 5 of 14103 20679 MGR Chennai Central - Hubballi Express 104 20680 Hubballi - MGR Chennai Central Express 105 20685 Gandhidham - KSR Bengaluru Express 106 20686 KSR Bengaluru - Gandhidham Express 107 20687 Hubballi - KSR Bengaluru Express 108 20688 KSR Bengaluru - Hubballi Express 109 20693 Jodhpur - KSR Bengaluru Express 110 20694 KSR Bengaluru - Jodhpur Express 111 22497 Shri Ganganagar - Tiruchchirappalli. Express 112 22498 Tiruchchirappalli. - Shri Ganganagar Express 113 22685 Yesvantpur - Chandigarh Express 114 22686 Chandigarh - Yesvantpur Express 115 22697 Hubballi - MGR Chennai Central Express 116 22698 MGR Chennai Central - Hubballi Express 117 26751 Belagavi - KSR Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express 118 26752 KSR Bengaluru - Belagavi Vande Bharat Express 119 56903 Solapur - Dharwad Passenger 120 56904 Dharwad - Solapur Passenger 121 56905 Solapur - Hubballi Passenger 122 56906 Hubballi - Solapur Passenger 123 56911 Hubballi - Guntakal Passenger 124 56912 Guntakal - Hubballi Passenger 125 56919 Hubballi - Vijayapura Passenger 126 56920 Vijayapura - Hubballi Passenger 127 56927 Hubballi - Sindhanur Passenger 128 56928 Sindhanur - Hubballi Passenger 129 57401 Tirupati - Hubballi Passenger Page 6 of 14130 57402 Hubballi - Tirupati Passenger 131 66501 Hubballi - Vijayapura MEMU 132 66502 Vijayapura - Hubballi MEMU 133 76507 Hosapete - Hubballi DMU 134 76508 Hubballi - Hosapete DMU Train Serving Rameswaram: SN Train No. and Name 1 16103 Tambaram - Rameswaram Express 2 16104 Rameswaram - Tambaram Express 3 16343 Thiruvananthapuram Central - Rameswaram Express 4 16344 Rameswaram - Thiruvananthapuram Central Express 5 16617 Rameswaram - Coimbatore Express 6 16618 Coimbatore - Rameswaram Express 7 16621 Rameswaram - Mangalore Central Express 8 16622 Mangalore Central - Rameswaram Express 9 16733 Rameswaram - Okha Express 10 16734 Okha - Rameswaram Express 11 16751 Chennai Egmore - Rameswaram Express 12 16752 Rameswaram - Chennai Egmore Express 13 16779 Tirupati - Rameswaram Express 14 16780 Rameswaram - Tirupati Express Page 7 of 1415 16849 Tiruchchirappalli. - Rameswaram Express 16 16850 Rameswaram - Tiruchchirappalli Express 17 20497 Rameswaram - Firozpur Cant Express 18 20498 Firozpur Cant - Rameswaram Express 19 20849 Bhubaneswar - Rameswaram Express 20 20850 Rameswaram - Bhubaneswar Express 21 22535 Rameswaram - Banaras Express 22 22536 Banaras - Rameswaram Express 23 22613 Rameswaram - Ayodhya Cantt Express 24 22614 Ayodhya Cantt - Rameswaram Express 25 22621 Rameswaram - Kanniyakumari Express 26 22622 Kanniyakumari - Rameswaram Express 27 22661 Chennai Egmore - Rameswaram Express 28 22662 Rameswaram - Chennai Egmore Express 29 56711 Madurai - Rameswaram Passenger 30 56712 Rameswaram - Madurai Passenger 31 56713 Madurai - Rameswaram Passenger 32 56714 Rameswaram - Madurai Passenger 33 56715 Madurai - Rameswaram Passenger 34 56716 Rameswaram - Madurai Passenger Page 8 of 14Train Serving Mysuru: SN Train No. and Name 1 11035 Dadar - Mysuru Express 2 11036 Mysuru - Dadar Express 3 12007 MGR Chennai Central - Mysuru Shatabdi Express 4 12008 Mysuru - MGR Chennai Central Shatabdi Express 5 12577 Darbhanga - Mysuru Express 6 12578 Mysuru - Darbhanga Express 7 12613 Mysuru - KSR Bengaluru Express 8 12614 KSR Bengaluru - Mysuru Express 9 12781 Mysuru - Hazrat Nizamuddin Express 10 12782 Hazrat Nizamuddin - Mysuru Express 11 12785 Kacheguda - Ashokapuram Express 12 12786 Ashokapuram - Kacheguda Express 13 12975 Mysuru - Jaipur Express 14 12976 Jaipur - Mysuru Express 15 16021 MGR Chennai Central - Ashokapuram Express 16 16022 Ashokapuram - MGR Chennai Central Express 17 16205 Talguppa - Mysuru Express 18 16206 Mysuru - Talguppa Express 19 16207 Yesvantpur - Mysuru Express 20 16208 Mysuru - Yesvantpur Express 21 16209 Ajmer - Mysuru Express 22 16210 Mysuru - Ajmer Express 23 16215 Mysuru - KSR Bengaluru Express 24 16216 KSR Bengaluru - Mysuru Express 25 16217 Mysuru - Sainagar Shirdi Express Page 9 of 1426 16218 Sainagar Shirdi - Mysuru Express 27 16219 Chamarajanagar - Tirupati Express 28 16220 Tirupati - Chamarajanagar Express 29 16221 Talguppa - Mysuru Express 30 16222 Mysuru - Talguppa Express 31 16225 Mysuru - Shimoga Town Express 32 16226 Shimoga Town - Mysuru Express 33 16227 Mysuru - Talguppa Express 34 16228 Talguppa - Mysuru Express 35 16231 Cuddalore Port - Mysuru Express 36 16232 Mysuru - Cuddalore Port Express 37 16235 Tuticorin - Mysuru Express 38 16236 Mysuru - Tuticorin Express 39 16315 Mysuru - Thiruvananthapuram North Express 40 16316 Thiruvananthapuram North - Mysuru Express 41 16535 Mysuru - Pandharpur Express 42 16536 Pandharpur - Mysuru Express 43 16551 MGR Chennai Central - Ashokapuram Express 44 16552 Ashokapuram - MGR Chennai Central Express 45 16585 SMVT Bengaluru - Murdeshwar Express 46 16586 Murdeshwar - SMVT Bengaluru Express 47 16591 Hubballi - Mysuru Express 48 16592 Mysuru - Hubballi Express 49 17289 Kakinada Town - Mysuru Express 50 17290 Mysuru - Kakinada Town Express 51 17301 Mysuru - Belagavi Express 52 17302 Belagavi - Mysuru Express Page 10 of 1453 17307 Mysuru - Bagalkot Express 54 17308 Bagalkot - Mysuru Express 55 19667 Udaipur City - Mysuru Express 56 19668 Mysuru - Udaipur City Express 57 20607 MGR Chennai Central - Mysuru Vande Bharat Express 58 20608 Mysuru - MGR Chennai Central Vande Bharat Express 59 20623 Ashokapuram - KSR Bengaluru Express 60 20624 KSR Bengaluru - Ashokapuram Express 61 20659 Mysuru - KSR Bengaluru Express 62 20660 KSR Bengaluru - Mysuru Express 63 20663 Mysuru - MGR Chennai Central Vande Bharat Express 64 20664 MGR Chennai Central - Mysuru Vande Bharat Express 65 20675 Belagavi - Mysuru Express 66 20676 Mysuru - Belagavi Express 67 22135 Mysuru - Renigunta Express 68 22136 Renigunta - Mysuru Express 69 22681 Mysuru - MGR Chennai Central Express 70 22682 MGR Chennai Central - Mysuru Express 71 22687 Mysuru - Varanasi Express 72 22688 Varanasi - Mysuru Express 73 22817 Howrah - Mysuru Express 74 22818 Mysuru - Howrah Express 75 56201 Chamarajanagar - Mysuru Passenger 76 56202 Mysuru - Chamarajanagar Passenger 77 56203 Chamarajanagar - Mysuru Passenger 78 56204 Mysuru - Chamarajanagar Passenger 79 56205 Nanjangud Town - Mysuru Passenger Page 11 of 1480 56206 Mysuru - Nanjangud Town Passenger 81 56207 Chamarajanagar - Mysuru Passenger 82 56208 Mysuru - Chamarajanagar Passenger 83 56209 Chamarajanagar - Mysuru Passenger 84 56210 Mysuru - Chamarajanagar Passenger 85 56231 Mysuru - SMVT Bengaluru Passenger 86 56232 SMVT Bengaluru - Mysuru Passenger 87 56265 Arsikere - Mysuru Passenger 88 56266 Mysuru - Arsikere Passenger 89 56267 Arsikere - Mysuru Passenger 90 56268 Mysuru - Arsikere Passenger 91 56281 Chamarajanagar - Tumkur Passenger 92 56282 Tumkur - Chamarajanagar Passenger 93 66539 KSR Bengaluru - Ashokapuram MEMU 94 66540 Ashokapuram - KSR Bengaluru MEMU 95 66551 KSR Bengaluru - Mysuru MEMU 96 66552 Mysuru - KSR Bengaluru MEMU 97 66553 KSR Bengaluru - Ashokapuram MEMU 98 66554 Ashokapuram - KSR Bengaluru MEMU 99 66579 KSR Bengaluru - Ashokapuram MEMU 100 66580 Ashokapuram - KSR Bengaluru MEMU 101 66597 KSR Bengaluru - Ashokapuram MEMU 102 66598 Ashokapuram - KSR Bengaluru MEMU Train Serving Karaikkudi: SN Train No. and Name 1 12605 Chennai Egmore - Karaikkudi Express Page 12 of 142 12606 Karaikkudi - Chennai Egmore Express 3 16103 Tambaram - Rameswaram Express 4 16104 Rameswaram - Tambaram Express 5 16361 Ernakulam - Velankanni Express 6 16362 Velankanni - Ernakulam Express 7 16617 Rameswaram - Coimbatore Express 8 16618 Coimbatore - Rameswaram Express 9 16751 Chennai Egmore - Rameswaram Express 10 16752 Rameswaram - Chennai Egmore Express 11 16849 Tiruchchirappalli. - Rameswaram Express 12 16850 Rameswaram - Tiruchchirappalli Express 13 16861 Puducherry - Kanniyakumari Express 14 16862 Kanniyakumari - Puducherry Express 15 20681 Tambaram - Sengottai Express 16 20682 Sengottai - Tambaram Express 17 20683 Tambaram - Sengottai Express 18 20684 Sengottai - Tambaram Express 19 20849 Bhubaneswar - Rameswaram Express 20 20850 Rameswaram - Bhubaneswar Express 21 22535 Rameswaram - Banaras Express 22 22536 Banaras - Rameswaram Express 23 22613 Rameswaram - Ayodhya Cantt Express 24 22614 Ayodhya Cantt - Rameswaram Express 25 22661 Chennai Egmore - Rameswaram Express 26 22662 Rameswaram - Chennai Egmore Express 27 56803 Tiruchchirappalli - Karaikkudi Passenger 28 56804 Karaikkudi - Tiruchchirappalli Passenger Page 13 of 1429 56815 Tiruchchirappalli - Karaikkudi Passenger 30 56816 Karaikkudi - Tiruchchirappalli Passenger 31 56827 Thiruvarur - Karaikkudi Passenger 32 56828 Karaikkudi - Thiruvarur Passenger 33 56831 Tiruchchirappalli - Karaikkudi Passenger 34 56832 Karaikkudi - Tiruchchirappalli Passenger 35 56833 Karaikkudi - Virudunagar Passenger 36 56834 Virudunagar - Karaikkudi Passenger 37 56835 Mayiladuturai - Karaikkudi Passenger 38 56836 Karaikkudi - Mayiladuturai Passenger Besides, regularisation 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.  Occupancy and the traffic requirement of the section. ***** Page 14 of 14