Intercity Express (Indian Railways)

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Intercity Express (Indian Railways)
Main Operation(s)Connects important cities of India
Other Operation(s)Launched in 1906
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Parent companyIndian Railways

The Intercity Express is an express-train service in India which connects major railway junctions and state capitals. These act as long-distance reserved and unreserved suburban trains with sitting accommodation (AC Chair Car - CC, AC Executive Chair Car EC, Anubhati class K, Vistadome EA and Non-Ac Second Sitting - 2S). These are quite fast and maintain a high average speed for short distances along with priority over other trains.

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History

The first named intercity train (Flying Ranee) was introduced in 1906 for providing connections between two cities from one state to other various states in India. The train left Surat station for Mumbai Central station to cover a distance of 264 km in 5 hrs 28 min and ran weekly from 1906 to 1939 when it was discontinued due to World War II. Since then, it has been discontinued and restarted several times. It finally resumed operations on 1 November 1950 and has been running ever since. [1]

The Mumbai CSMT–Pune Deccan Queen Express, the second named intercity train in India, was introduced on 15 February 1930. [2]

On 1 July 1992, the first intercity express was introduced between Indore and New Delhi which is the only overnight intercity train runs between two major cities of India.

On 1 July 1997, the second intercity express train launched between Chennai–Coimbatore & Bengaluru–Hubbali which was the first one-day trip daily intercity express train.

Features

The trains are less expensive than other express trains and usually reach their destinations within 5–6 hours. They usually complete a round trip in a day, returning to the origin station at night and using only a single rake. Generally, they have only sitting accommodations and a pantry car. Intercity-Express trains run daily, except:

Named Intercity trains

The following trains are intercity-express trains, but have different names:

Sr no.Train numberTrain nameRoutekmAvg speed (km/h)
112279 / 12280 Taj Express Jhansi–New Delhi41158
211901 / 11902 Gita Jayanti Express Mathura–Kurukshetra29942
312465 / 12466 Ranthambore Express Indore–Jodhpur91056
412871 / 12872 Ispat Express Howrah–Titlagarh74556
512821 / 12822 Dhauli Express Howrah–Puri50060
612757 / 12758 Kaghaznagar Express Secunderabad–Sirpur Kaghaznagar29756
719033 / 19044 Gujarat Queen Express Ahmedabad–Valsad29847
822953 / 22954 Gujarat Superfast Express Ahmedabad–Mumbai Central49255
912933 / 12934 Karnavati Express Ahmedabad–Mumbai Central49263
1012921 / 12922 Flying Ranee Express Mumbai Central–Surat26356
1112915 / 12916 Ashram Express Ahmedabad–Delhi93358
1113017 / 13018 Ganadevata Express Howrah–Azimganj27947
1213113 / 13114 Hazarduari Express Kolkata–Lalgola22550
1312337 / 12338 Shantiniketan Express Howrah–Bolpur14665
1413161 / 13162 Tebhaga Express Kolkata–Balurghat44146
1513103 / 13104 Bhagirathi Express Sealdah–Lalgola22850
1612497 / 12498 Shan-e-Punjab Express New Delhi–Amritsar44858
1722105 / 22106 Indrayani Express Mumbai CSMT–Pune19255
1811007 / 11008 Deccan Express Mumbai CSMT–Pune19246
1911029 / 11030 Koyna Express Mumbai CSMT–Kolhapur SCSMT51644
2011009 / 11010 Sinhagad Express Mumbai CSMT–Pune19245
2112125 / 12126 Pragati Express Mumbai CSMT–Pune18654
2212123 / 12134 Deccan Queen Express Mumbai CSMT–Pune19258
2316215 / 16216 Chamundi Express Mysuru–Bengaluru City13850
2412607 / 12608 Lal Bagh Express Chennai Central–Bengaluru City35960
2516089 / 16090 Yelagiri Express Chennai Central–Jolarpettai21448
2616023 / 16024 Malgudi Express Mysuru–Yesvantpur14345
2712613 / 12614 Wodeyar Express Mysuru–Bengaluru City13855
2812639 / 12640 Brindavan Express Chennai Central–Bengaluru City35858
2916057 / 16058 Sapthagiri Express Chennai Central–Tirupati14645
3012605 / 12606 Pallavan Superfast Express Chennai Egmore–Karaikkudi42664
3117407 / 17408 Pamani Express Tirupati–Mannargudi46443
3214227 / 14228 Varuna Express Varanasi–Lucknow Charbagh28356
3314215 / 14216 Ganga Gomti Express Prayagraj Sangam–Lucknow20148
3410103 / 10104 Mandovi Express Mumbai CSMT–Madgaon75050
3514095 / 14096 Himalayan Queen Express Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Kalka29848
3614795 / 14796 Ekta Express Bhiwani–Kalka33045
3717239 / 17240 Simhadri Express Guntur–Vishakhapatnam38237
3812747 / 12748 Palnadu Express Guntur–Vikarabad35355
3912341 / 12342 Agniveena Express Howrah–Asansol20062
4012339 / 12340 Coalfield Express Howrah–Dhanbad26060
4122387 / 22388 Black Diamond Express Howrah–Dhanbad27255
4214519 / 14520 Kisan Express Delhi–Bathinda34145
4314633 / 14634 Ravi Express Amritsar–Pathankot10743
4417023 / 17024 Tungabhadra Express Secunderabad–Kurnool City24449
4517027 / 17028 Hundry Express Secunderabad–Kurnool City24452
4617687 / 17688 Marathwada Express Manmad–Dharmabad42146
4717617 / 17618 Tapovan Express Mumbai CSMT–HS Nanded60652
4812109 / 12110 Panchvati Express Mumbai CSMT–Manmad25756
4912117 / 12118 Godavari Express Mumbai LTT–Manmad24054
5013233 / 13234 Rajgriha Express Rajgir–Danapur10828
5124227 / 24228 Varuna Express Varanasi–Kanpur35552
5212805 / 12806 Janmabhoomi Express Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad68955
5312711 / 12712 Pinakini Express Vijayawada–Chennai Central43061
5412713 / 12714 Satavahana Express Vijayawada–Secunderabad34963
5517201 / 17202 Golconda Express Guntur–Secunderabad38049
5614043 / 14044 Garhwal Express Kotdwar–Delhi23933
5714629 / 14630 Sutlej Express Chandigarh–Firozpur23543
5814231 / 14232 Manwar Sangam Express Prayagraj Sangam–Basti26037
5916301 / 16302 Venad Express Shoranur–Thiruvananthapuram32740
6016649 / 16650 Parasuram Express Mangaluru Central–Nagercoil70245
6116303 / 16304 Vanchinad Express Ernakulam Jn–Thiruvananthapuram Central22045
6216605 / 16606 Ernad Express Mangaluru Central–Nagercoil69143
6312675 / 12676 Kovai Express Chennai Central–Coimbatore49665
6416791 / 16792 Palaruvi Express Tirunelveli Jn–Palakkad47733
6512883 / 12884 Rupashi Bangla Express Kolkata Santragachi–Purulia31556
6613301 / 13302 Swarna Rekha Express Dhanbad–Tatanagar18832
6712885 / 12886 Aranyak Express Kolkata Shalimar–Bhojudih32261
6812813 / 12814 Steel Express Howrah–Tatanagar25063
6912857 / 12858 Tamralipta Express Howrah–Digha18556
7022897 / 22898 Kandari Express Howrah–Digha18555
7112865 / 12866 Lalmati Express Howrah–Purulia34060
7213205 / 13206 Janhit Express Saharsa–Danapur22430
7322321 / 22322 Hool Express Howrah–Siuri24256
7412717 / 12718 Ratnachal Express Vijayawada–Visakhapatnam34961
7518801 / 18802 Hasdeo Express LHB Korba–Raipur20051
7618803 / 18804 Hasdeo Express ICF Korba–Raipur20051
7712635 / 12636 Vaigai Superfast Express Chennai Egmore–Madurai49768

Normal Intercity Express trains

Intercity Express routes are (round-trip, unless noted):

Sr noTrain numberRoutekmAvg speed (km/h)
114211 / 14212 Agra Cantt–New Delhi 19545
212195 / 12196 Agra Fort–Ajmer 37556
319411 / 19412 Sabarmati (Ahmedabad)–Ajmer 49251
419119 / 19120 Ahmedabad–Somnath 43747
515771 / 15772 Alipurduar–Kamakhya 29842
615769 / 15770 Alipurduar–Lumding 44642
714525 / 14526 Ambala Cantt–Shri Ganganagar 32849
812119 / 12120 Amravati–Ajni (Nagpur) 17865
915463 / 15464 Balurghat–Siliguri 32348
1012935 / 12936 Bandra T (Mumbai)–Surat 25258
1112677 / 12678 Bangalore City - Ernakulam 58755 [3]
1216201 / 16202 Bangalore City - Talaguppa 37152
1322617 / 22618 Bangalore City–Tirupati 33456
1413401 / 13402 Bhagalpur–Danapur 23133
1512197 / 12198 Bhopal–Gwalior 48555
1619323 / 19324 Bhopal–Indore 23150
1722819 / 22820 Bhubaneshwar–Visakhapatnam 44461
1817009 / 17010 Bidar–Hyderabad 16346
1922471 / 22472 Bikaner–Delhi Sarai Rohilla 45858
2012855 / 12856Bilaspur–Itwari Jn40858
2118403 / 18404 Chakradharpur–Barbil 12348
2212411 / 12422 Chandigarh–Amritsar 24855
2312679 / 12680 Chennai–Coimbatore 49464
2415105 / 15106 Chhapra–Nautanwa 26035
2515111 / 15112 Chhapra–Varanasi City 22546
2614109 / 14110 Chitrakootdham (Karwi)–Kanpur 21341
2722111 / 22112 Bhusawal–Nagpur 60557
2814521 / 14522 Delhi–Ambala Cantt 26347
2914731 / 14732 Delhi–Fazilka 52249
3012481 / 12482 Delhi–Sri Ganganagar 42356
3114625 / 14626 Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Firozpur 38151
3213319 / 13320 Deoghar–Ranchi 33341
3313305 / 13306 Dhanbad–Gaya 19951
3413331 / 13332 Dhanbad–Patna 36936
3513303 / 13304 Dhanbad–Ranchi 16639
3616305 / 16306 Ernakulam–Kannur 28249
3714221 / 14222 Faizabad–Kanpur Anwarganj 20239
3815069 / 15070 Gorakhpur–Aishbagh 33555
3912531 / 12532 Gorakhpur–Lucknow 27755
4015103 / 15104 Gorakhpur–Manduadih 23441
4111307 / 11308 Gulbarga–Hyderabad 22248
4212705 / 12706 Guntur–Secunderabad 38056
4316341 / 16342 Guruvayur–Thiruvananthapuram 30347
4415617 / 15618 Guwahati–Naharlagun 33234
4515717 / 15718 Guwahati–Mariani 40435
4622187 / 22188 Adhartal (Jabalpur)–Habibganj (Bhopal) 33154
4715033 / 15034 Haridwar–Ramnagar 24448
4814711 / 14712 Haridwar–Shri Ganganagar 48549 [4]
4913011 / 13012 Howrah–Malda Town 34346
5022891 / 22892 Howrah–Ranchi 46356
5113053 / 13054 Howrah - Radhikapur 48143
5217011 / 17012 Hyderabad–Sirpur Kaghaznagar 30650
5312415 / 12416 Indore–New Delhi 82661 [5]
5411265 / 11266 Madan Mahal–Ambikapur 43647
5511701 / 11702 Jabalpur–Indore 75651
5622189 / 22190 Madan Mahal–Rewa 24255
5711651 / 11652 Madan Mahal–Singrauli 35547
5819717 / 19178 Jaipur–Daulatpur Chowk 75645
5915283 / 15284 Manihari–Jaynagar 39632
6015549 / 15550 Jaynagar–Patna 24432
6113225 / 13226 Jaynagar–Rajendranagar Terminal 26328
6211109 / 11110 Jhansi–Lucknow 29249
6322477 / 22478Jodhpur–Jaipur31064
6417639 / 17640 Kacheguda–Akola 51545
6517641 / 17642 Kacheguda–Narkher 73246
6615815 / 15816 Kamakhya–Dekargaon 18338
6715605 / 15606 Guwahati–Dibrugarh 55237
6815603 / 15604 Guwahati–Ledo 57140
6915613 / 15614 Kamakhya–Murkongselek 49044
7022441 / 22442 Chitrakootdham (Karwi)–Kanpur (via Allahabad) 32557 [6]
7115713 / 15714 Katihar–Patna 29042–
7215719 / 15720 Katihar–Siliguri 20339 [7]
7322875 / 22876 Kharagpur–Purulia 21856
7412363 / 12364 Kolkata–Haldibari 62756
7515059 / 15060 Lalkuan–Anand Vihar Terminal (Delhi) 26240
7612179 / 12180 Lucknow–Agra Fort 32554
7714209 / 14210 Prayagraj Sangam–Lucknow 19748
7822635 / 22636 Madgaon–Mangaluru Central 31955
7913409 / 13410 Malda Town–Jamalpur 23543
8022609 / 22610 Mangaluru Central–Coimbatore 40756
8112127 / 12128 Mumbai CSMT–Pune 19058
8212459 / 12460 New Delhi–Amritsar 44855
8314315 / 14316 Bareilly–New Delhi 25645
8414681 / 14682 New Delhi–Jalandhar 43850
8514323 / 14324 New Delhi–Rohtak 7130
8618413 / 18414 Paradeep–Puri 17338
8712529 / 12530 Patliputra–Lucknow 52048
8825201 / 25202 Patliputra–Narkatiaganj 23534 [8]
8915201 / 15202 Patliputra–Raxaul 20428
9013249 / 13250 Patna–Bhabua Road 19438
9113243 / 13244 Patna–Bhabua Road (via Gaya) 24342
9214123 / 14124 Pratapgarh–Kanpur 24548
9312169 / 12170 Pune–Solapur 26266
9412527 / 12528 Ramnagar–Chandigarh 39650
9518619 / 18620 Ranchi–Dumka 41142
9622839 / 22840 Rourkela–Bhubaneswar 41957
9723225 / 23226 Saharsa–Rajendranagar Terminal 21432
9813235 / 13236 Sahibganj–Danapur 30533
9918303 / 18304 Sambalpur–Puri 34252
10018301 / 18302 Sambalpur–Rayagada 32349
10112373 / 12374 Sealdah–Rampurhat 21458
10212383 / 12384 Sealdah–Asansol 22056
10312725 / 12726 Bangalore City–Hubballi 47057
10414811 / 14812 Sikar–Delhi Sarai Rohilla 29144
10515767 / 15768 Siliguri–Alipurduar 16134
10615765 / 15766 Siliguri–Dhubri 26140
10718007 / 18008 Kolkata Shalimar–Bhanjpur 26650
10811423 / 11424 Solapur–Hubballi 35944
10922961 / 22962 Surat–Hapa 55157
11022959 / 22960 Surat–Jamnagar 56055
11116205 / 16206 Talguppa–Mysore 37348
11222627 / 22628 Tiruchirappalli - Thiruvananthapuram 45755
11322615 / 22616 Tirupati–Coimbatore 47060
11412991 / 12992 Udaipur City–Jaipur 43558
11519035 / 19036 Vadodara–Ahmedabad 9944
11612929 / 12930 Valsad– Vadodara 19856
11714213 / 14214 Varanasi–Gonda 25442
11814203 / 14204 Varanasi–Lucknow 30152
11914219 / 14220 Varanasi–Lucknow (via Pratapgarh) 30148
12023345 / 23346 Varanasi–Shaktinagar Terminal 22929
12113345 / 13346 Varanasi–Singrauli 21032
12212795 / 12796 Vijayawada–Lingampalli 33658
12318511 / 18512 Koraput–Visakhapatnam 35951
12416577 / 16578 Yesvantpur–Harihar 33346
12522679 / 22680 Yesvantpur–Hassan 17455
12616579 / 16580 Yesvantpur–Shivamogga Town 26847
12712893 / 12894 Bhubaneswar–Bolangir 39755
12819151 / 19152 Palanpur–Bhuj 35946
12914101 / 14102 Prayagraj Sangam–Kanpur Central 21245
13013465 / 13466 Howrah–Malda Town (via Azimganj) 33248
13113241 / 13242Banka–Rajendranagar Terminal (Patna)27235
13219203 / 19204 Gandhinagar Capital–Bhavangar 31050
13314819 / 14820 BGKT (Jodhpur)–Sabarmati (Ahmedbabad) 45449
13411125 / 11126 Ratlam–Gwalior 68046
13512795 / 12796 Vijayawada-Hyderabad 33660
13620959 / 20960 Valsad–Vadnagar 42458

Incidents

On 13 Feb 2015, at least 9 passengers were dead and over 100 passengers were injured when the Bangalore City–Ernakulam Intercity Express derailed between Anekal Road and Hosur on Bangalore City–Salem section which lies between the border of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu State, In suspected some technical issue in the engine. The train was heading towards Ernakulam. [9]

On 30 January 2016, Ratnachal Express (12717) from Vishakhapatnam to Vijayawada was burnt in protest of reservation for Kapu community leaving no one injured according to the railway sources. [10]

See also

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