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How many trains run every day from New Delhi railway station?

Express, Passenger Trains from New Delhi Railway Station: As one of the busiest railway hubs in the country, it is important to understand how many trains operate daily from New Delhi Railway Station (NDLS).

3 min readUpdated: Jan 5, 2026 08:16 PM IST

Under the modernisation plan, two new station buildings will be constructed alongside Platforms 1 and 16 after demolishing the existing structures. (Image generated using AI)

New Delhi Railway Station Trains, Platforms: New Delhi railway station is among the busiest rail stations in the country and falls under the administrative control of the Delhi Division of Northern Railway (NR). As one of the major railway stations in the national capital, it remains busy round the clock.

Presently, the station has a built-up area of 17,274 square metres and caters to around four lakh passengers daily. In view of the heavy footfall and the need to enhance train-handling capacity, the Ministry of Railways has decided to significantly expand the built-up area as part of the station’s redevelopment.

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Under the modernisation plan, two new station buildings will be constructed alongside Platforms 1 and 16 after demolishing the existing structures. Each new station building will together add about 1,09,000 square metres of built-up area.

The redevelopment of New Delhi railway station will include proper holding area, apron area for transition of passengers from elevated road to station building and retail. These buildings will be having parking facilities. Integration has been planned with the various modes of city traffic and Metro.

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Trains from New Delhi railway station

As one of the busiest railway hubs in the country, it is important to understand how many trains operate daily from New Delhi Railway Station (NDLS). Speaking to Indianexpress.com, a senior railway official said that a total of 328 trains, including Mail, Express and EMU services, operate from the station every day.

Of the total services, 87 Mail/Express trains originate from New Delhi railway station, while an 87 Mail/Express trains terminate there. Another 79 Mail/Express trains pass through the station.

Apart from this, 19 EMU (local) trains both originate and terminate at NDLS, while 37 EMU services pass through the station on a daily basis.

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253

Total Mail/Express Trains

Total EMU Trains

Train Type	Originating	Terminating	Passing
Mail/Express Long-distance trains	87	87	79
EMU Electric Multiple Unit	19	19	37

Source: Indian Railways

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Yatri Suvidha Kendra at New Delhi railway station

Last year, the Yatri Suvidha Kendra (Permanent Holding Area) at New Delhi railway station was opened for commercial use. The facility has been designed to accommodate around 7,000 passengers at a time.

Busiest platforms at New Delhi railway station

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Total Daily Train Movements at NDLS

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Platform 6

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Platform 15

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Platform 12

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Full list of trains running from New Delhi railway station

S.No.	Train No.	Train Name	PF	Arrl.	Dep.	Remarks
1	64422	NDLS-GZB EMU	6	-	00.10	Daily, Rake of 64415
2	64076	NDLS-PWL EMU	8	-	00.15	Rake of 64409
3	22403	PDY-NDLS SF Express	7	00.20	-	Only Friday, ECR will go DLI Area.
4	64051	PWL-GZB EMU	5	00.25	00.30	Daily
5	11057	CSTM-ASR, Dadar Express	6	03.30	03.45	Daily
6	02569	DBG-NDLS, Clone Spl	14	04.00	-	Daily
7	12397	GAYA-NDLS (Mahabodi Express)	9	04.10	-	Daily
8	12919	DADN-SVDK, MALWA Express	4	04.15	04.30	Daily
9	64074	NDLS-KSV EMU	10	-	04.15	Daily, Rake of 64073
10	20155	DADN-NDLS Super Fast Express	7	04.25	-	Daily
11	20957	INDB-NDLS Super Fast Express	5	04.30	-	Mon, Thu, Sat, ECR will go DLI Area.
12	12391	RGD-NDLS, Shramjivi Exp.	6	04.40	-	Daily
13	12138	FZR-CSMT, PUNJAB MAIL Express	3	04.55	05.10	Daily
14	12565	DBG-NDLS, Bihar Sampark Kranti	13	05.05	-	Daily
15	12615	G.T.Express	4	05.10	-	ECR will go DLI
16	02563	SHC-NDLS, Clone Spl	12	05.10	-	Daily
17	12555	GKP-HSR, GORAKDAM EXP	5	05.15	05.30	Daily
18	12471	BDTS-SVDK Swaraj Express	8	05.25	05.40	Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat
19	12473	GIMB-SVDK, Sarvodhya Express	8	05.25	05.40	Only Sunday
20	12475	HAPA-SVDK Express	8	05.25	05.40	Only Wednesday
21	12477	JAM-SVDK Express	8	05.25	05.40	Only Thursday
22	20805	VSKP-NDLS, A P Express	3	05.40	-	ECR will go DEE
23	15127	BSBS-NDLS KASHI EXP	7	05.45	-	Daily
24	12450	CDG-MAO SF Express	4	05.45	06.10	Mon, Sat
25	22447	AADR VANDEBHARAT	11	-	05.50	Except Tuesday
26	12451	CNB-NDLS (SHRAM SHKTI)	6	05.55	-	Will go as 20452
27	20986	MCTM-KOTA Express	4	05.55	06.10	Only Friday From SPR
28	12426	JAT-NDLS Rajdhani Express	15	05.55	-	Daily
29	12002	NDLS-RKMP SHATABDI	1	-	06.00	Daily
30	22436	NDLS-BSB VANDEBHARAT SPL	16	-	06.00	Except Thursday
31	22439	NDLS-SVDK VANDEBHARAT SPL	14	-	06.00	Except Wednesday
32	12303	HWH-NDLS Poorva Exp	12	06.05	-	Tue, Wed, Sat,Sun
33	12381	HWH-NDLS Poorva Exp	12	06.05	-	Mon, Thurs, Fri
34	12004	NDLS-LJN SWARAN SHATABDI	9	-	06.10	Daily
35	12015	NDLS-AJMER SHATABDI	10	-	06.10	Daily
36	12483	KCVL-ASR SF EXP	1	06.10	06.25	Only Friday
37	12217	KCVL-CDG SAMPARK KRANI EXP	1	06.10	06.25	Mon, Wed,
38	12275	PRYJ-NDLS HAMSAFAR	5	06.15	-	Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat
39	64062	DLI-PWL EMU	8	06.15	06.17	Daily
40	12415	INDB-NDLS Intercity Exp	4	06.20	-	ECR will go DEE
271	12425	NDLS-JAT Raj	12	-	20.40	Daily
272	12445	NDLS-SVDK (Uttar S.kranti)	15	-	20.50	Daily
273	12039	KGM - NDLS SHATABDI	2	20.55	-	Daily
274	20802	NDLS-IPR(Magadh Exp)	14	-	21.05	Daily
275	12622	NDLS-MAS (Tamilnadu Exp.)	3	-	21.05	Daily, ECR from DEE
276	11449	JBP-SVDK Express	7	20.45	21.10	Only Tuesday
277	16787	TEN-SVDK Express Express	7	20.45	21.10	Only Wednesday
278	16317	CAPE-SVDK Express	7	20.45	21.10	Only Sunday
279	16031	MAS-SVDK, ANDAMAN EXP	7	20.45	21.10	Mon, Thurs, Fri
280	12562	NDLS-JYG (Swatntrata Senani)	13	-	21.15	Daily
281	12556	HSR-GKP (GORAKDAM)	6	21.10	21.25	Daily
282	11077	PUNE-JAT (JHELUM)	5	21.20	21.35	Daily
283	12137	CSMT-FZR (Punjab Mail)	3	21.25	21.40	Daily
284	12472	SVDK-BDTS Express	8	21.25	21.40	Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat.
285	12474	SVDK-GIMB Express	8	21.25	21.40	Only Thursday
286	12476	SVDK-HAPA Express	8	21.25	21.40	Only Monday
287	12478	SVDK-JAM Express	8	21.25	21.40	Only Sunday
288	12279	VGLJ-NDLS (TAJ EXP)	15	21.35	-	Daily
289	12416	NDLS-INDB Intercity Express	4	-	21.50	ECR from DEE
290	12012	KLK - NDLS SHATABDI	1	21.50	-	Daily
291	12230	NDLS-LJN (LUCKNOW MAIL)	12	-	22.00	ECR from DLI
292	12418	NDLS-PRYJ (PRAYAG)	14	-	22.10	Daily
293	64073	KSV-NDLS EMU	10	22.20	-	Daily, will go as 64074
294	22456	KLK-SNSI Express	5	22.10	22.25	Thurs, Sun
295	11905	AGC-HSX EXPRESS	3	22.25	22.35	Daily
296	12003	LJN - NDLS SHATABDI	8	22.25	-	Daily
297	12498	ASR-NDLS (SHAN E PUNJAB)	13	22.30	-	Daily
298	12276	NDLS-PRYJ HAMSAFAR	9	-	22.30	Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat
299	12214	DEE-YPR Durranto Spl	CL	22.30	22.30	Only Monday
300	12016	AII - NDLS SHATABDI	4	22.30	-	Daily
301	20451	SGAC-NDLS SF Express	12	22.35	-	Rake will go as 12452
302	12018	DDN - NDLS SHATABDI	11	22.50	-	Daily
303	12582	NDLS-BSBS SF Exp.	6	-	22.50	Ex Mon, Tue, ECR from DLI Area.
304	22582	NDLS-BUI SF Exp.	6	-	22.50	Mon, Tue, ECR from DLI Area.
305	12030	ASR-NDLS SHATABDI	3	22.50	-	Except Thursday
306	12032	ASR-NDLS SHATABDI	3	22.50	-	Only Thursday
307	22710	AADR-NED SF	7	22.40	23.15	Only Thurs from DUK
308	12422	ASR-NED SF	7	22.40	23.15	Only Mon from SPR
309	12440	SGNR-NED	7	22.40	23.15	Only Friday from SPR
310	12486	SGNR-NED SF	7	22.40	23.15	Tue, Sat
311	22435	BSB-NDLS VANDEBHARAT	16	23.00	-	Except Thursday
312	22440	SVDK-NDLS VANDEBHARAT	14	23.00	-	Except Wednesday
313	22404	NDLS-PDY	5	-	23.15	Only Sunday
314	12430	NDLS-LKO AC	9	-	23.25	Daily, ECR from DA
315	20156	NDLS-DADN Superfast Express	1	-	23.25	Daily,
316	20985	KOTA-UHP	5	23.15	23.30	Only Wednesday via SPR
317	19803	KOTA-SVDK	5	23.15	23.30	Only Saturday via SPR
318	14620	FZR-AGTL Tripura Sundari Exp	15	23.30	23.45	Only Monday
319	22480	LNK-NDLS Sarbat Da Bhalla Exp	11	23.30	-	Except Mon, Fri
320	22486	FZR-NDLS Intercity SF Exp	11	23.30	-	Only Mon, Fri
321	64409	GZB-NDLS EMU	8	23.45	-	Daily, will go as 64076
322	64415	GZB-NDLS EMU	6	23.45	-	Daily, will go as 64415
323	12350	NDLS-GODDA (Humsafar)	15	-	23.45	Only Tuesday
324	14038	NDLS-SCL M/Exp	15	-	23.45	Only Thursday
325	22450	NDLS-GHY M/Exp (Porvotar S.Kranti)	15	-	23.45	Only Wed, Sun
326	12001	RKMP-NDLS SHATABDI	1	23.50	-	Daily
327	64019	PWL-SSB EMU	4	23.50	0.10	Daily
328	12452	NDLS-CNB SHRAM SHKTI EXP	12	-	23.55	Rake of 20451

Source: Railway Ministry, Platform Allocation Department

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Anish Mondal

Anish Mondal is a journalist with over nine years of experience covering the railways and roadways. Currently a member of the Indianexpress.com editorial team, Anish specializes in high-impact sectors. Professional Journey Anish began his career at the public broadcaster Rajya Sabha Television (now Sansad TV), where he developed a foundational understanding of legislative processes and national governance. In 2018, he transitioned to digital financial journalism at FinancialExpress.com, spending nearly six years refining his expertise in market trends and corporate reporting. Before joining The Indian Express in 2025, he served as a key contributor at ETNowNews.com. Education & Expertise Anish’s reporting is backed by a rigorous academic background in communication and the humanities: Master of Journalism and Mass Communication (MJMC) – Apeejay Stya University Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Production (PGTVRJP) – Apeejay Institute of Mass Communication Bachelor of Arts (English Honours) – University of Calcutta Areas of Coverage Connectivity: Detailed reporting on the expansion of Indian Railways and National Highway networks. ... Read More

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