@Dipyaman Basu*: Re# 189161-9
2302DN from New Delhi always arrives on platform 8 in the morning. But 2301UP usually departs from platform 9, at least all times I traveled, except once. On April 27, 2010, the train was rescheduled to depart at 19:00 due to Bharat Bandh. It departed from platform 8 that day. I guess railway officials try to berth important trains on platforms 8 or 9 near the cab road