Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Gorakhpur-Bandra Amrit Bharat Express To Begin Weekly Service
A new weekly train will connect Gorakhpur with Bandra.
It is called the Gorakhpur-Bandra Amrit Bharat Express.
The Gorakhpur-to-Bandra train will start running regularly on August 28.
The return train from Bandra to Gorakhpur will begin on August 29.
The service currently runs as a Trains on Demand service.
Its new train numbers will be 15085 and 15086.
North Eastern Railway will operate and maintain the train.
It will be the second Amrit Bharat Express starting from Gorakhpur.
The Ministry of Railways will introduce an Amrit Bharat Express between Gorakhpur and Bandra.
The Gorakhpur-Bandra service will begin regular operations on August 28.
The Bandra-Gorakhpur return service will start on August 29.
Train numbers 15085 and 15086 will replace the current Trains on Demand service 05053 and 05054.
The train will be operated and maintained by North Eastern Railway and will improve connectivity between Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.
- Who
- The Ministry of Railways is introducing the train, which will be operated and maintained by North Eastern Railway.
- What
- A weekly Gorakhpur-Bandra Amrit Bharat Express will begin regular service, replacing the existing Trains on Demand service.
- When
- The Gorakhpur-Bandra service starts on August 28, and the Bandra-Gorakhpur service starts on August 29.
- Where
- The train will run between Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh and Bandra in Maharashtra.
- Why
- The service is intended to improve rail connectivity between Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.
- Service
- Gorakhpur-Bandra Amrit Bharat Express
- Frequency
- Weekly
- Gorakhpur-Bandra start
- August 28
- Bandra-Gorakhpur start
- August 29
- New train numbers
- 15085 and 15086
- Previous service numbers
- 05053 and 05054
- Operating zone
- North Eastern Railway