Parliament Question: Train Service in Shahdol/Anuppur/Umaria/Katni Districts

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2952 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2026 TRAIN SERVICE IN SHAHDOL/ANUPPUR/UMARIA/KATNI DISTRICTS 2952. SMT. HIMADRI SINGH: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) the station-wise list of Mail, Express and Passenger train stoppages suspended during COVID-19 in Shahdol, Anuppur, Umaria and Katni districts that remain unrestored till date; (b) the details of the reasons for the delay in restoring stoppages of these trains; and (c) the timeline by which the Government plans to fully restore halts of these suspended trains for the benefit of local commuters in the region? ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW) (a) to (c) Prior to Covid-19, Shahdol, Anuppur, Umaria, and Katni were served by 56 Mail/Express services, 54 Mail Express services, 36 Mail/Express services & 114 Mail/Express services respectively. Presently, Shahdol, Anuppur, Umaria, and Katni are served by 60 Mail/Express services, 62 Mail/Express services, 40 Mail/Express services and 160 Mail/Express services respectively. These are listed below: List of trains serving Shahdol: SN Train No. & Name 1 11201 Nagpur -Shahdol Express 2 11202 Shahdol-Nagpur Express 3 11265 Jabalpur-Ambikapur Express § Page 1 of 134 11266 Ambikapur-Jabalpur Express 5 11751 Rewa-Chirimiri Express 6 11752 Chirimiri-Rewa Express 7 12535 Lucknow-Raipur Garib Rath Express 8 12536 Raipur -Lucknow Garib Rath Express 9 12549 Durg-Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan Express 10 12550 Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan-Durg Express 11 12823 Durg-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express 12 12824 Hazrat Nizamuddin-Durg Express 13 12853 Durg-Bhopal Express 14 12854 Bhopal -Durg Express 15 15159 Chhapra-Durg Express 16 15160 Durg-Chhapra Express 17 15231 Barauni -Gondia Express 18 15232 Gondia-Barauni Express 19 18201 Durg-Nautanwa Express 20 18202 Nautanwa-Durg Express 21 18203 Durg-Kanpur Central Express 22 18204 Kanpur Central-Durg Express 23 18205 Durg-Nautanwa Express 24 18206 Nautanwa-Durg Express 25 18207 Durg-Ajmer Express 26 18208 Ajmer-Durg Express 27 18213 Durg-Ajmer Express 28 18214 Ajmer -Durg Express 29 18233 Indore-Bilaspur Express 30 18234 Bilaspur -Indore Express 31 18235 Bhopal -Bilaspur Express 32 18236 Bilaspur -Bhopal Express Page 2 of 1333 18247 Bilaspur -Rewa Express 34 18248 Rewa-Bilaspur Express 35 18477 Puri-Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express 36 18478 Yog Nagari Rishikesh-Puri Express 37 18573 Visakhapatnam-Bhagat Ki Kothi Express 38 18574 Bhagat Ki Kothi-Visakhapatnam Express 39 18755 Shahdol-Ambikapur Express 40 18756 Ambikapur-Shahdol Express 41 20471 Shri Ganganagar-Puri Express 42 20472 Puri-Shri Ganganagar Express 43 20807 Visakhapatnam-Amritsar Express 44 20808 Amritsar-Visakhapatnam Express 45 20827 Jabalpur-Santragachi Express 46 20828 Santragachi-Jabalpur Express 47 20847 Durg-Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan Express 48 20848 Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan-Durg Express 49 20971 Udaipur City-Shalimar Express 50 20972 Shalimar-Udaipur City Express 51 22169 Rani Kamalapati-Santragachi Express 52 22170 Santragachi-Rani Kamalapati Express 53 22407 Ambikapur-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express 54 22408 Hazrat Nizamuddin -Ambikapur Express 55 22829 Bhuj-Shalimar Express 56 22830 Shalimar-Bhuj Express 57 22867 Durg-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express 58 22868 Hazrat Nizamuddin -Durg Express 59 22909 Valsad-Puri Express 60 22910 Puri-Valsad Express Page 3 of 13List of trains serving Anuppur: SN Train No. & Name 1 11265 Jabalpur-Ambikapur Express 2 11266 Ambikapur-Jabalpur Express 3 11751 Rewa-Chirimiri Express 4 11752 Chirimiri-Rewa Express 5 12535 Lucknow -Raipur Garib Rath Express 6 12536 Raipur-Lucknow Garib Rath Express 7 12549 Durg-Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan Express 8 12550 Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan-Durg Express 9 12823 Durg-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express 10 12824 Hazrat Nizamuddin-Durg Express 11 12853 Durg-Bhopal Express 12 12854 Bhopal-Durg Express 13 15159 Chhapra-Durg Express 14 15160 Durg-Chhapra Express 15 15231 Barauni -Gondia Express 16 15232 Gondia -Barauni Express 17 18201 Durg-Nautanwa Express 18 18202 Nautanwa-Durg Express 19 18203 Durg-Kanpur Central Express 20 18204 Kanpur Central-Durg Express 21 18205 Durg-Nautanwa Express 22 18206 Nautanwa-Durg Express 23 18207 Durg-Ajmer Express 24 18208 Ajmer-Durg Express 25 18213 Durg-Ajmer Express 26 18214 Ajmer -Durg Express 27 18233 Indore -Bilaspur Express Page 4 of 1328 18234 Bilaspur-Indore Express 29 18235 Bhopal -Bilaspur Express 30 18236 Bilaspur-Bhopal Express 31 18241 Durg-Ambikapur Express 32 18242 Ambikapur-Durg Express 33 18247 Bilaspur-Rewa Express 34 18248 Rewa-Bilaspur Express 35 18257 Bilaspur-Chirimiri Express 36 18258 Chirimiri-Bilaspur Express 37 18477 Puri-Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express 38 18478 Yog Nagari Rishikesh-Puri Express 39 18573 Visakhapatnam-Bhagat Ki Kothi Express 40 18574 Bhagat Ki Kothi-Visakhapatnam Express 41 18755 Shahdol-Ambikapur Express 42 18756 Ambikapur-Shahdol Express 43 20471 Shri Ganganagar-Puri Express 44 20472 Puri-Shri Ganganagar Express 45 20807 Visakhapatnam-Amritsar Express 46 20808 Amritsar-Visakhapatnam Express 47 20827 Jabalpur-Santragachi Express 48 20828 Santragachi-Jabalpur Express 49 20847 Durg-Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan Express 50 20848 Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan-Durg Express 51 20971 Udaipur City-Shalimar Express 52 20972 Shalimar-Udaipur City Express 53 22169 Rani Kamalapati-Santragachi Express 54 22170 Santragachi -Rani Kamalapati Express 55 22407 Ambikapur-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express 56 22408 Hazrat Nizamuddin -Ambikapur Express Page 5 of 1357 22829 Bhuj-Shalimar Express 58 22830 Shalimar-Bhuj Express 59 22867 Durg-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express 60 22868 Hazrat Nizamuddin -Durg Express 61 22909 Valsad-Puri Express 62 22910 Puri-Valsad Express List of train serving Umaria: SN Train No. & Name 1 11201 Nagpur-Shahdol Express 2 11202 Shahdol-Nagpur Express 3 11265 Jabalpur-Ambikapur Express 4 11266 Ambikapur-Jabalpur Express 5 11751 Rewa-Chirimiri Express 6 11752 Chirimiri-Rewa Express 7 12549 Durg-Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan Express 8 12550 Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan-Durg Express 9 12823 Durg-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express 10 12824 Hazrat Nizamuddin -Durg Express 11 12853 Durg-Bhopal Express 12 12854 Bhopal-Durg Express 13 15159 Chhapra-Durg Express 14 15160 Durg-Chhapra Express 15 15231 Barauni -Gondia Express 16 15232 Gondia -Barauni Express 17 18201 Durg-Nautanwa Express 18 18202 Nautanwa-Durg Express 19 18203 Durg-Kanpur Central Express 20 18204 Kanpur Central-Durg Express Page 6 of 1321 18205 Durg-Nautanwa Express 22 18206 Nautanwa-Durg Express 23 18207 Durg-Ajmer Express 24 18208 Ajmer -Durg Express 25 18213 Durg-Ajmer Express 26 18214 Ajmer -Durg Express 27 18233 Indore -Bilaspur Express 28 18234 Bilaspur -Indore Express 29 18235 Bhopal - Bilaspur Express 30 18236 Bilaspur - Bhopal Express 31 18247 Bilaspur - Rewa Express 32 18248 Rewa - Bilaspur Express 33 18477 Puri-Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express 34 18478 Yog Nagari Rishikesh-Puri Express 35 20807 Visakhapatnam-Amritsar Express 36 20808 Amritsar-Visakhapatnam Express 37 22407 Ambikapur-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express 38 22408 Hazrat Nizamuddin -Ambikapur Express 39 22867 Durg-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express 40 22868 Hazrat Nizamuddin -Durg Express List of trains serving Katni: SN Train No. & Name 1 20173 Rani Kamalapati-Rewa Vande Bharat Express 2 20174 Rewa-Rani Kamalapati Vande Bharat Express 3 11031 Panvel-Alipur Duar Amrit Bharat Express 4 11032 Alipur Duar -Panvel Amrit Bharat Express 5 11431 Pune -Danapur Amrit Bharat Express 6 11432 Danapur-Pune Amrit Bharat Express Page 7 of 137 15293 Muzaffarpur -Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express 8 15294 Charlapalli-Muzaffarpur Amrit Bharat Express 9 16601 Erode -Jogbani Amrit Bharat Express 10 16602 Jogbani-Erode Amrit Bharat Express 11 11033 Pune -Darbhanga Express 12 11034 Darbhanga -Pune Express 13 11037 Pune -Gorakhpur Express 14 11038 Gorakhpur -Pune Express 15 11045 Kolhapur-Dhanbad Express 16 11046 Dhanbad -Kolhapur Express 17 11061 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Jaynagar Express 18 11062 Jaynagar-Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 19 11081 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Gorakhpur Express 20 11082 Gorakhpur -Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 21 11273 Itarsi -Prayagraj Chheoki Express 22 11274 Prayagraj Chheoki-Itarsi Express 23 11401 Pune -Supaul Express 24 11402 Supaul -Pune Express 25 11427 Pune - Jasidih Express 26 11428 Jasidih - Pune Express 27 11601 Bina - Katni Express 28 11602 Katni- Bina Express 29 11705 Jabalpur - Rewa Express 30 11706 Rewa-Jabalpur Express 31 11751 Rewa-Chirimiri Express 32 11752 Chirimiri-Rewa Express 33 11753 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari -Rewa Express 34 11754 Rewa-Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Express 35 11755 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari -Rewa Express Page 8 of 1336 11756 Rewa-Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Express 37 12165 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Gorakhpur Express 38 12166 Gorakhpur -Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 39 12167 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Banaras Express 40 12168 Banaras-Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 41 12189 Jabalpur-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express 42 12190 Hazrat Nizamuddin -Jabalpur Express 43 12295 SMVT Bengaluru-Danapur Express 44 12296 Danapur-SMVT Bengaluru Express 45 12321 Howrah -CSMT Express 46 12322 CSMT-Howrah Express 47 12335 Bhagalpur-Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 48 12336 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Bhagalpur Express 49 12361 Asansol -CSMT Express 50 12362 CSMT-Asansol Express 51 12389 Gaya -MGR Chennai Central Express 52 12390 MGR Chennai Central-Gaya Express 53 12535 Lucknow -Raipur Garib Rath Express 54 12536 Raipur-Lucknow Garib Rath Express 55 12545 Raxaul -Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 56 12546 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Raxaul Express 57 12577 Darbhanga -Mysore Express 58 12578 Mysore -Darbhanga Express 59 12669 MGR Chennai Central-Chhapra Express 60 12670 Chhapra-MGR Chennai Central Express 61 12741 Vasco Da Gama-Patna Express 62 12742 Patna -Vasco Da Gama Express 63 12791 Secunderabad -Danapur Express 64 12792 Danapur-Secunderabad Express Page 9 of 1365 13201 Rajgir-Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 66 13202 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Rajgir Express 67 15017 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Gorakhpur Express 68 15018 Gorakhpur -Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 69 15159 Chhapra-Durg Express 70 15160 Durg-Chhapra Express 71 15181 Mau -Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 72 15182 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Mau Express 73 15205 Lucknow -Jabalpur Express 74 15206 Jabalpur-Lucknow Express 75 15231 Barauni -Gondia Express 76 15232 Gondia -Barauni Express 77 15267 Raxaul -Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 78 15268 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Raxaul Express 79 15589 Muzaffarpur -Hadapsar Express 80 15590 Hadapsar-Muzaffarpur Express 81 15647 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Guwahati Express 82 15648 Guwahati-Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 83 15659 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Agartala Express 84 15660 Agartala-Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 85 15945 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Dibrugarh Express 86 15946 Dibrugarh-Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 87 16367 Kanniyakumari-Banaras Express 88 16368 Banaras-Kanniyakumari Express 89 17323 Hubballi -Banaras Express 90 17324 Banaras- Hubballi Express 91 17609 Patna -Purna Express 92 17610 Purna -Patna Express 93 18201 Durg-Nautanwa Express Page 10 of 1394 18202 Nautanwa-Durg Express 95 18203 Durg-Kanpur Central Express 96 18204 Kanpur Central-Durg Express 97 18205 Durg-Nautanwa Express 98 18206 Nautanwa-Durg Express 99 18247 Bilaspur-Rewa Express 100 18248 Rewa-Bilaspur Express 101 18609 Ranchi-Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 102 18610 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Ranchi Express 103 19013 Bhusaval -Katni Express 104 19014 Katni-Bhusaval Express 105 19045 Surat-Thawe Express 106 19046 Thawe -Surat Express 107 19051 Valsad-Muzaffarpur Express 108 19052 Muzaffarpur -Valsad Express 109 20151 Hadapsar-Rewa Express 110 20152 Rewa-Hadapsar Express 111 20153 CSMT-Rewa Express 112 20154 Rewa-CSMT Express 113 20903 Ekta Nagar-Varanasi Express 114 20904 Varanasi-Ekta Nagar Express 115 20905 Ekta Nagar-Rewa Express 116 20906 Rewa-Ekta Nagar Express 117 20929 Udhna -Banaras Express 118 20930 Banaras-Udhna Express 119 20933 Udhna -Danapur Express 120 20934 Danapur-Udhna Express 121 22103 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Ayodhya Cantt Express 122 22104 Ayodhya Cantt-Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express Page 11 of 13123 22131 Pune -Banaras Express 124 22132 Banaras-Pune Express 125 22145 Bhopal -Rewa Express 126 22146 Rewa-Bhopal Express 127 22177 CSMT-Banaras Express 128 22178 Banaras-CSMT Express 129 22183 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Ayodhya Cantt Express 130 22184 Ayodhya Cantt-Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 131 22189 Jabalpur-Rewa Express 132 22190 Rewa-Jabalpur Express 133 22311 Godda-Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 134 22312 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Godda Express 135 22351 Saharsa -SMVT Bengaluru Express 136 22352 SMVT Bengaluru-Saharsa Express 137 22353 Patna -SMVT Bengaluru Express 138 22354 SMVT Bengaluru-Patna Express 139 22535 Rameswaram-Banaras Express 140 22536 Banaras-Rameswaram Express 141 22553 Raxaul -Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express 142 22554 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Raxaul Express 143 22563 Jaynagar-Udhna Express 144 22564 Udhna -Jaynagar Express 145 22669 Ernakulam -Patna Express 146 22670 Patna -Ernakulam Express 147 22683 Yesvantpur -Lucknow Express 148 22684 Lucknow -Yesvantpur Express 149 22687 Mysore -Varanasi Express 150 22688 Varanasi-Mysore Express 151 22913 Bandra Terminus-Saharsa Express Page 12 of 13152 22914 Saharsa -Bandra Terminus Express 153 22937 Rajkot-Rewa Express 154 22938 Rewa-Rajkot Express 155 22947 Surat-Bhagalpur Express 156 22948 Bhagalpur-Surat Express 157 22967 Ahmedabad -Prayagraj Express 158 22968 Prayagraj -Ahmedabad Express 159 22971 Bandra Terminus-Patna Express 160 22972 Patna -Bandra Terminus Express Besides, on Indian Railways, provision of stoppage of train services, depends on the traffic justification, operational feasibility, competing demands etc. This is an on-going process. ***** Page 13 of 13