Garhwal Post Bureau
Dehradun 10 Dec: Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday replied in the Lok Sabha to an unstarred question raised by Trivendra Singh Rawat, MP from Haridwar, regarding the rail service for pilgrims in Uttarakhand.
Union Minister stated that the railway network straddles across State boundaries, trains are introduced, as per network requirements, across such boundaries. At present, Dehradun/Haridwar are connected to cities like Varanasi (by 3 pairs), Gaya (by 1 pair), Puri (by 1 pair), Patna (by 2 pairs) and Kolkata (by 3 pairs), etc.
Presently, Haridwar is served by 88 train services, while Dehradun station is served by 36 train services as under:
Train serving Haridwar Region:
Sl. Train No. Train Name
1 22457/22458 Anand Vihar (T) – Dehradun Vande Bharat Express
2 22545/22546 Lucknow – Dehradun Vande Bharat Express
3 12017/12018 New Delhi – Dehradun Shatabdi Express
4 12053/12054 Haridwar – Amritsar Jan Shatabdi Express
5 12055/12056 New Delhi – Dehradun Jan Shatabdi Express
6 12091/12092 Dehradun – Kathgodam Jan Shatabdi Express
7 12171/12172 Lokmanya Tilak (T) – Haridwar Express
8 12327/12328 Howrah – Dehradun Upasana Express
9 12369/12370 Howrah – Dehradun Kumbh Express
10 12401/12402 Kota – Dehradun Nanda Devi Express
11 12911/12912 Valsad – Haridwar Express
12 13009/13010 Howrah – Yog Nagari Rishikesh Doon Express
13 14041/14042 Delhi – Dehradun Mussoorie Express
14 14113/14114 Subedarganj – Dehradun Express
15 14119/14120 Kathgodam – Dehradun Express
16 14229/14230 Prayagraj Sangam – Yog Nagri Rishikesh Express
17 14303/14304 Delhi – Haridwar Express
18 14305/14306 Delhi – Haridwar Express
19 14309/14310 Laxmi Bai Nagar – Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express
20 14317/14318 Laxmi Bai Nagar – Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express
21 14605/14606 Yog Nagari Rishikesh – Jammu Tawi Express
22 14609/14610 Yog Nagari Rishikesh – SMVD Katra Express
23 14625/14626 Haridwar – Firozpur Cantt. Express
24 14631/14632 Dehradun – Amritsar Express
25 14717/14718 Bikaner – Haridwar Express
26 14815/14816 Shri Ganganagar – Rishikesh Express
27 14887/14888 Rishikesh – Barmer Express
28 15001/15002 Muzaffarpur – Dehradun Express
29 15005/15006 Gorakhpur – Dehradun Express
30 15019/15020 Dehradun – Tanakpur Express
31 15119/15120 Banaras – Dehradun Express
32 18477/18478 Puri – Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express
33 19019/19020 Bandra (T) – Haridwar Express
34 19031/19032 Sabarmati – Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express
35 19271/19272 Bhavnagar (T) – Haridwar Express
36 19565/19566 Okha – Dehradun Express
37 19609/19610 Udaipur City – Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express
38 22659/22660 Thiruvananthapuram North – Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express
39 22917/22918 Bandra (T) – Haridwar Express
40 54341/54342 Saharanpur – Dehradun Passenger
41 54463/54464 Chandausi – Rishikesh Passenger
42 54481/54482 Haridwar – Rishikesh Passenger
43 54483/54484 Haridwar – Rishikesh Passenger
44 64511/64512 Haridwar – Amb Andaura MEMU
Trains serving Dehradun station:
Sl. Train No. Train Name
1 22457/22458 Anand Vihar (T) – Dehradun Vande Bharat Express
2 22545/22546 Lucknow – Dehradun Vande Bharat Express
3 12017/12018 New Delhi – Dehradun Shatabdi Express
4 12055/12056 Dehradun – New Delhi Jan Shatabdi Express
5 12091/12092 Dehradun – Kathgodam Jan Shatabdi Express
6 12327/12328 Howrah – Dehradun Upasana Express
7 12369/12370 Howrah – Dehradun Kumbha Express
8 12401/12402 Kota – Dehradun Nanda Devi Express
9 14041/14042 Delhi – Dehradun Mussoorie Express
10 14113/14114 Subedarganj – Dehradun Express
11 14119/14120 Kathgodam – Dehradun Express
12 14631/14632 Dehradun – Amritsar Express
13 15001/15002 Muzaffarpur – Dehradun Express
14 15005/15006 Gorakhpur – Dehradun Express
15 15019/15020 Dehradun – Tanakpur Express
16 15119/15120 Banaras – Dehradun Express
17 19565/19566 Okha – Dehradun Uttaranchal Express
18 54341/54342 Saharanpur – Dehradun Passenger
Further, Union Minister Vaishnaw stated that, in addition to regular services, Indian Railways—subject to operational feasibility, traffic justification, and other related factors also operates special trains to cater to the extra rush of passengers during festivals, holidays, and religious congregations. Moreover, the introduction of new trains on any route or section depends on several factors, including the capacity of the section, availability of path, availability of required rolling stock, availability of matching infrastructure for rolling stock, and the maintenance requirements of railway tracks and other assets.
