Antyodaya Express

Antyodaya Express
Antyodaya Express
Overview
Service typeUn-reserved travel
StatusActive
PredecessorJan Sadharan Express
First service4 March 2017; 9 years ago (2017-03-04)
SuccessorAmrit Bharat Express
Current operatorIndian Railways
Websitehttp://indianrail.gov.in
On-board services
ClassUnreserved General
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesOn board Vendors sale
Entertainment facilitiesElectric outlets
Baggage facilitiesUnderseat & Overhead racks
Other facilitiesFire Extinguishers
Purified water dispensers
Technical
Rolling stockLHB rakes
Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Track ownerIndian Railways

Antyodaya Express are a series of Economic Unreserved Superfast Express trains operated by Indian Railways. The trains were proposed to be overnight unreserved trains in the 2016 Railway budget of India. Antyodaya refers to the Rise of dusk in Sanskrit ( Anthi - Dusk, udhaya - Rise) which symbolises its Overnight Services. The coaches are designed by Indian Railways with features such as bio-toilets and dedicated power sockets. And the color of this coach was closest to the color of ICF Rajdhani Coaches in 1999-2019

History

The first service was inaugurated on 27 February 2017, between Ernakulam Junction and Howrah with a paintless and a stainless steel LHB coach and powered by Golden Rock-based WDP-3A on first run.

Facilities

The trains include dedicated charging ports, bio-toilets, vinyl sheets on the exteriors for aesthetics, safety measures such as smoke alarm and CCTV, water vending machines, coat hangers, and Braille indicators.

Services

the Antyodaya Express earlier was run with WDM-3A during first run and nowadays was WAP-5 , WAP-4 and WAP-7

Active

from 2016 to present time only 13 train services active below

Sr. No. Train No Route Service frequency Inaugural run on
1 22877/22878 Howrah–Ernakulam Weekly 4 March 2017
2 22921/22922 Bandra–Gorakhpur Weekly 13 August 2017
3 22563/22564 Jaynagar–Udhna Weekly 13 October 2017
4 22551/22552 Darbhanga–Jalandhar City Weekly 19 May 2018
5 22841/22842 Santragachi–Tambaram (Chennai) Weekly 4 June 2018
6 20691/20692 Tambaram (Chennai)–Nagercoil Daily 9 June 2018
7 16355/16356 Thiruvananthapuram North–Mangaluru (Via Alappuzha) Bi weekly 8 June 2018
8 15551/15552 Darbhanga–Varanasi City Weekly 6 March 2019
9 12597/12598 Gorakhpur–Mumbai CSMT Weekly 23 April 2019
10 22583/22584 Chhapra–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai) Weekly 26 April 2019
11 15267/15268 Raxaul–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai) Weekly 31 August 2019
12 15559/15560 Darbhanga–Ahmedabad Weekly 22 November 2019
13 16313/16314 Thiruvananthapuram North–Mangaluru (via Kottayam) Weekly 16 March 2026

Defunct

only 5 Antyodaya Express below is discontinued service

Sr. No. Train No Route Service frequency Inaugural run on
1 16189/16190 Tambaram–Sengottai Bi-Weekly 5 March 2018
2 22895/22896 Durg–Firozpur Cantonment Weekly 1 May 2018
3 14719/14720 Bikaner–Bilaspur Weekly 13 July 2018
4 22885/22886 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai)–Tatanagar Biweekly 18 March 2017
5 15547/15548 Jaynagar–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai) Weekly 24 September 2018

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tejas, Hamsafar Express trains in railway's new timetable". The Times of India. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Suresh Prabhu unveils Antyodaya Express for common man". The Hindu Business Line. PTI. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Forget flights! Indian Railways upgrades train travel for common man, unreserved & premium passengers; 5 facts". The Financial Express. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  4. ↑ "Extended Antyodaya Express flagged off from Nagercoil". The Times of India. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Sastry, Anil Kumar (25 October 2017). "New Rly. timetable brings two new trains to city". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Kerala gets two more trains". The Times of India. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2019.