Antyodaya Express

Antyodaya Express are completely Unreserved/General coaches designed by Indian Railways. The word Antyodaya refers to the uplifting of the weakest section of the society. These are supposed to be overnight fully unreserved trains. Antyodaya Express was proposed in 2016 Railway Budget of India to operate on peak routes having more rush. The trains have only general coaches designed by Indian Railways with Bio-toilets and facility for mobile charging in compartments as well.[1] These are the second generation of fully unreserved express train sets. The first generation is the jan sadharan express. Some of the jan sadharan trains are converted to antyodya express trains.

Antyodaya Express
Antyodaya Express coach
Overview
StatusOperating
First service4 March 2017 (2017-03-04)
Current operator(s)Indian Railways
Websitehttp://indianrail.gov.in
Route
Stops16
On-board services
Class(es)Unreserved General
Seating arrangementsYes
Entertainment facilitiesElectric outlets
Baggage facilitiesUnderseat & Overhead racks
Other facilitiesFire Extinguishers
Purified water dispensers
Technical
Rolling stockLHB rakes
Track gaugeIndian Gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Track owner(s)Indian Railways

Facilities and new features
  • These trains feature completely Unreserved/General coaches
  • Charging ports for charging electronic devices such as mobile phones, laptops, etc.
  • Bio-toilets in compartments
  • The exterior of coaches have a futuristic look with the use of vinyl sheets
  • Safety measures in compartments such as the introduction of smoke alarms and CCTV cameras
  • Aquaguard water vending machines, coat hangers, and Braille Indicators present.[2]

First services

The first service of Antyodaya Express was started on 4 March 2017, between Ernakulam Junction and Howrah inaugurated by Suresh Prabhu, the former Minister for Railways.[3][4]

Active Services
Sr. No. Train No Route Service frequency Inaugural run on
1 15563/15564 Jaynagar – Udhna Weekly 13/10/2017
2 22551/22552 Darbhanga – Jalandhar City Weekly 19/05/2018
3 22841/22842 Santragachi – Chennai Central Weekly 04/06/2018
4 22877/22878 Howrah – Ernakulam Weekly 04/03/2017
5 22885/22886 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai) – Tatanagar Biweekly 18/03/2017
6 22895/22896 Durg – Firozpur Cantonment Weekly 01/05/2018
7 14719/14720 Bikaner – Bilaspur Weekly 13/07/2018
8 22921/22922 Bandra Terminus (Mumbai) – Gorakhpur Weekly 13/08/2017
9 16191/16192 Tambaram – Nagercoil Daily 09/06/2018
05/03/2019 (Extended till Nagercoil)[5]
10 16355/16356 Kochuveli – Mangaluru Junction Biweekly 08/06/2018[6][7]
11 15551/15552 Darbhanga – Varanasi City Weekly 06/03/2019
12 15547/15548 Jaynagar – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai) Weekly 24/09/2018
(Conversion of Jan Sadharan Express)
13 12597/12598 Gorakhpur – Mumbai CSMT Weekly 23/04/2019
(Conversion of Jan Sadharan Express)
14 15101/15102 Chhapra – Mumbai CSMT Weekly 26/04/2019
(Conversion of Jan Sadharan Express)
15 15267/15268 Raxaul – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai) Weekly 31/08/2019
(Converion of Jan Sadharan Express)
16 15559/15560 Darbhanga – Ahmedabad Weekly 22/11/2019
(Converion of Jan Sadharan Express)

See also

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Suresh Prabhu unveils Antyodaya Express for common man". The Hindu Business Line. PTI. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  3. "Routes and Timetables of New Tejas, Uday, Humsafar and Antyodaya Trains". 29 September 2016.
  4. "Tejas, Hamsafar Express trains in railway's new timetable". The Times of India.
  5. "Extended Antyodaya Express flagged off from Nagercoil".
  6. Sastry, Anil Kumar (25 October 2017). "New Rly. timetable brings two new trains to city". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  7. "Kerala gets two more trains - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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