Antyodaya Express

Antyodaya Express
Antyodaya Express
Overview
Service type	Un-reserved travel
Status	Active
Predecessor	Jan Sadharan Express
First service	4 March 2017;7 years ago (2017-03-04)
Successor	Amrit Bharat Express
Current operator(s)	Indian Railways
Website	http://indianrail.gov.in
On-board services
Class(es)	Unreserved General
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	On board Vendors sale
Entertainment facilities	Electric outlets
Baggage facilities	Underseat & Overhead racks
Other facilities	Fire Extinguishers Purified water dispensers
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB rakes
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Track owner(s)	Indian 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.

History

The first service was inaugurated on 27 February 2017, between Ernakulam Junction and Howrah. ^[1]

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. ^{[2] [3]}

Services

Active

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 [4]
7	16355/16356	Kochuveli–Mangaluru Junction	Biweekly	8 June 2018 [5] [6]
8	15551/15552	Darbhanga–Varanasi City	Weekly	6 March 2019
9	15547/15548	Jaynagar–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai)	Weekly	24 September 2018
10	12597/12598	Gorakhpur–Mumbai CSMT	Weekly	23 April 2019
11	15101/15102	Chhapra–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai)	Weekly	26 April 2019
12	15267/15268	Raxaul–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai)	Weekly	31 August 2019
13	15559/15560	Darbhanga–Ahmedabad	Weekly	22 November 2019

Defunct

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

See also

• Vande Bharat Express
• Amrit Bharat Express
• AC Superfast Express
• Jaipur–Udaipur City Antyodaya Express
• Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor
• Humsafar Express
• Tejas Express
• Uday Express
• Double Decker Express
• Duronto Express
• Rajdhani Express
• Shatabdi Express
• Jan Shatabdi Express
• Jan Sadharan Express
• Garib Rath Express
• Mahamana Express
• Gatimaan Express
• Yuva Express

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.