Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Two Special Trains Become Regular Amrit Bharat Express Services
The Ministry of Railways is changing two special trains into regular trains.
Both trains will operate as Amrit Bharat Express services.
One train will connect Gorakhpur and Bandra Terminus.
It will run every week beginning in late August 2026.
The other train will connect Ahmedabad and Bhagalpur.
It will also run weekly beginning in August 2026.
The trains will have new numbers after the change.
They will stop at several stations in the West Central Railway area.
The Ministry of Railways will regularize two special trains passing through West Central Railway.
The Gorakhpur–Bandra Terminus service will receive new numbers 15085 and 15086.
The Gorakhpur–Bandra Terminus train will run weekly from August 28–29, 2026.
The Ahmedabad–Bhagalpur service will receive new numbers 19423 and 19424.
Both regular services will stop at multiple West Central Railway stations, including Kota and Gangapur City.
- Who
- The Ministry of Railways is regularizing two special trains.
- What
- The Gorakhpur–Bandra Terminus and Ahmedabad–Bhagalpur special trains will become regular Amrit Bharat Express services with new train numbers.
- When
- The services begin regular operation between August 26 and August 29, 2026, depending on the train and direction.
- Where
- The trains connect Gorakhpur with Bandra Terminus and Ahmedabad with Bhagalpur, passing through stations in the West Central Railway zone.
- Why
- The Ministry of Railways has decided to convert special trains operating across railway zones into regular services.
- Gorakhpur–Bandra service
- New train numbers 15085/15086; weekly Amrit Bharat Express.
- Gorakhpur–Bandra start dates
- Train 15085 begins Fridays from August 28, 2026; train 15086 begins Saturdays from August 29, 2026.
- Gorakhpur–Bandra former numbers
- Special train numbers 05053/05054.
- Ahmedabad–Bhagalpur service
- New train numbers 19423/19424; weekly Amrit Bharat Express.
- Ahmedabad–Bhagalpur start dates
- Train 19423 begins Wednesdays from August 26, 2026; train 19424 begins Fridays from August 28, 2026.
- Ahmedabad–Bhagalpur former numbers
- Special train numbers 09447/09448.
- West Central Railway stops
- Listed stops include Kota, Gangapur City, Bayana, Bhawani Mandi and other stations.