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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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
1213017 / 13018 Ganadevata Express Howrah–Azimganj27947
1313113 / 13114 Hazarduari Express Kolkata–Lalgola22550
1412337 / 12338 Shantiniketan Express Howrah–Bolpur14665
1513161 / 13162 Tebhaga Express Kolkata–Balurghat44146
1613103 / 13104 Bhagirathi Express Sealdah–Lalgola22850
1712497 / 12498 Shan-e-Punjab Express New Delhi–Amritsar44858
1722105 / 22106 Indrayani Express Mumbai CSMT–Pune19255
1911007 / 11008 Deccan Express Mumbai CSMT–Pune19246
2011029 / 11030 Koyna Express Mumbai CSMT–Kolhapur SCSMT51644
2111009 / 11010 Sinhagad Express Mumbai CSMT–Pune19245
2212125 / 12126 Pragati Express Mumbai CSMT–Pune18654
2312123 / 12134 Deccan Queen Express Mumbai CSMT–Pune19258
2416215 / 16216 Chamundi Express Mysuru–Bengaluru City13850
2512607 / 12608 Lal Bagh Express Chennai Central–Bengaluru City35960
2616089 / 16090 Yelagiri Express Chennai Central–Jolarpettai21448
2716023 / 16024 Malgudi Express Mysuru–Yesvantpur14345
2812613 / 12614 Wodeyar Express Mysuru–Bengaluru City13855
2912639 / 12640 Brindavan Express Chennai Central–Bengaluru City35858
3016057 / 16058 Sapthagiri Express Chennai Central–Tirupati14645
3112605 / 12606 Pallavan Superfast Express Chennai Egmore–Karaikkudi42664
3217407 / 17408 Pamani Express Tirupati–Mannargudi46443
3314227 / 14228 Varuna (Shuttle) Express Varanasi–Lucknow Charbagh28356
3414215 / 14216 Ganga Gomti Express Prayagraj Sangam–Lucknow20148
3510103 / 10104 Mandovi Express Mumbai CSMT–Madgaon75050
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
4913233 / 13234 Rajgriha Express Rajgir–Danapur10828
5012805 / 12806 Janmabhoomi Express Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad68955
5112711 / 12712 Pinakini Express Vijayawada–Chennai Central43061
5212713 / 12714 Satavahana Express Vijayawada–Secunderabad34963
5317201 / 17202 Golconda Express Guntur–Secunderabad38049
5414629 / 14630 Sutlej Express Chandigarh–Firozpur23543
5514231 / 14232 Manwar Sangam Express Prayagraj Sangam–Basti26037
5616301 / 16302 Venad Express Shoranur–Thiruvananthapuram32740
5716649 / 16650 Parasuram Express Mangaluru Central–Nagercoil70245
5816303 / 16304 Vanchinad Express Ernakulam Jn–Thiruvananthapuram Central22045
5916605 / 16606 Ernad Express Mangaluru Central–Thiruvananthapuram69143
6012675 / 12676 Kovai Express Chennai Central–Coimbatore49665
6116791 / 16792 Palaruvi Express Tirunelveli Jn–Palakkad47733
6212883 / 12884 Rupashi Bangla Express Kolkata Santragachi–Purulia31556
6313301 / 13302 Swarna Rekha Express Dhanbad–Tatanagar18832
6412885 / 12886 Aranyak Express Kolkata Shalimar–Bhojudih32261
6512813 / 12814 Steel Express Howrah–Tatanagar25063
6612857 / 12858 Tamralipta Express Howrah–Digha18556
6722897 / 22898 Kandari Express Howrah–Digha18555
6813205 / 13206 Janhit Express Saharsa–Danapur22430
6922321 / 22322 Hool Express Howrah–Siuri24256
7012717 / 12718 Ratnachal Express Vijayawada–Visakhapatnam34961
7118801 / 18802 Hasdeo Express LHB Korba–Raipur20051
7218803 / 18804 Hasdeo Express ICF Korba–Raipur20051
7312635 / 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
319119 / 19120 Ahmedabad–Somnath 43747
415771 / 15772 Alipurduar–Kamakhya 29842
515769 / 15770 Alipurduar–Mariani 44642
614525 / 14526 Ambala Cantt–Shri Ganganagar 32849
712119 / 12120 Amravati–Ajni (Nagpur) 17865
815463 / 15464 Balurghat–Siliguri 32348
912935 / 12936 Bandra T (Mumbai)–Surat 25258
1012677 / 12678 Bangalore City - Ernakulam 58755 [3]
1116201 / 16202 Bangalore City - Talaguppa 37152
1222617 / 22618 SMVT Bangalore –Tirupati 33456
1313401 / 13402 Bhagalpur–Danapur 23133
1412197 / 12198 Bhopal–Gwalior 48555
1519323 / 19324 Bhopal–Indore 23150
1622819 / 22820 Bhubaneshwar–Visakhapatnam 44461
1717009 / 17010 Bidar–Hyderabad 16346
1822471 / 22472 Bikaner–Delhi Sarai Rohilla 45858
1912855 / 12856Bilaspur–Itwari Jn40858
2012411 / 12422 Chandigarh–Amritsar 24855
2112679 / 12680 Chennai–Coimbatore 49464
2215105 / 15106 Chhapra–Nautanwa 26035
2315111 / 15112 Chhapra–Varanasi City 22546
2414109 / 14110 Chitrakootdham (Karwi)–Kanpur 21341
2514521 / 14522 Delhi–Ambala Cantt 26347
2614731 / 14732 Delhi–Fazilka 52249
2712481 / 12482 Delhi–Sri Ganganagar 42356
2814625 / 14626 Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Firozpur 38151
2913319 / 13320 Deoghar–Ranchi 33341
3013305 / 13306 Dhanbad–Gaya 19951
3113331 / 13332 Dhanbad–Patna 36936
3213303 / 13304 Dhanbad–Ranchi 16639
3316305 / 16306 Ernakulam–Kannur 28249
3415069 / 15070 Gorakhpur–Aishbagh 33555
3515031 / 15032 Gorakhpur–Lucknow 27755
3615103 / 15104 Gorakhpur–Manduadih 23441
3712705 / 12706 Guntur–Secunderabad 38056
3816341 / 16342 Guruvayur–Thiruvananthapuram 30347
3915617 / 15618 Guwahati–Naharlagun 33234
4015717 / 15718 Alipurduar–Mariani 40435
4122187 / 22188 Adhartal (Jabalpur)–Habibganj (Bhopal) 33154
4214711 / 14712 Haridwar–Shri Ganganagar 48549 [4]
4313011 / 13012 Howrah–Malda Town 34346
4422891 / 22892 Howrah–Ranchi 46356
4513053 / 13054 Howrah - Radhikapur 48143
4617011 / 17012 Hyderabad–Sirpur Kaghaznagar 30650
4712415 / 12416 Indore–New Delhi 82661 [5]
4811265 / 11266 Madan Mahal–Ambikapur 43647
4922189 / 22190 Madan Mahal–Rewa 24255
5011651 / 11652 Madan Mahal–Singrauli 35547
5119717 / 19178 Gandhinagar–Daulatpur Chowk 75645
5215283 / 15284 Manihari–Jaynagar 39632
5315549 / 15550 Jaynagar–Patna 24432
5413225 / 13226 Jaynagar–Rajendranagar Terminal 26328
5511109 / 11110 Jhansi–Lucknow 29249
5622477 / 22478Jodhpur–Jaipur31064
5717639 / 17640 Kacheguda–Akola 51545
5817641 / 17642 Kacheguda–Narkher 73246
5915815 / 15816 Kamakhya–Dekargaon 18338
6015603 / 15604 Guwahati–Ledo 57140
6115613 / 15614 Kamakhya–Murkongselek 49044
6222441 / 22442 Chitrakootdham (Karwi)–Kanpur (via Allahabad) 32557 [6]
6315713 / 15714 Katihar–Patna 29042–
6415719 / 15720 Katihar–Siliguri 20339 [7]
6512363 / 12364 Kolkata–Haldibari 62756
6615059 / 15060 Lalkuan–Anand Vihar Terminal (Delhi) 26240
6712179 / 12180 Lucknow–Agra Fort 32554
6814209 / 14210 Prayagraj Sangam–Lucknow 19748
6913409 / 13410 Malda Town–Jamalpur 23543
7022609 / 22610 Mangaluru Central–Coimbatore 40756
7112127 / 12128 Mumbai CSMT–Pune 19058
7212459 / 12460 New Delhi–Amritsar 44855
7314315 / 14316 Bareilly–New Delhi 25645
7414681 / 14682 New Delhi–Jalandhar 43850
7514323 / 14324 New Delhi–Rohtak 7130
7618413 / 18414 Paradeep–Puri 17338
7712529 / 12530 Patliputra–Lucknow 52048
7825201 / 25202 Patliputra–Narkatiaganj 23534 [8]
7913249 / 13250 Patna–Bhabua Road 19438
8013243 / 13244 Patna–Bhabua Road (via Gaya) 24342
8114123 / 14124 Pratapgarh–Kanpur 24548
8212169 / 12170 Pune–Solapur 26266
8312527 / 12528 Ramnagar–Chandigarh 39650
8418619 / 18620 Ranchi–Dumka 41142
8522839 / 22840 Rourkela–Bhubaneswar 41957
8623225 / 23226 Saharsa–Rajendranagar Terminal 21432
8713235 / 13236 Sahibganj–Danapur 30533
8818303 / 18304 Sambalpur–Puri 34252
8918301 / 18302 Sambalpur–Rayagada 32349
9012383 / 12384 Sealdah–Asansol 22056
9112725 / 12726 Bangalore City–Hubballi 47057
9214811 / 14812 Sikar–Delhi Sarai Rohilla 29144
9315767 / 15768 Siliguri–Alipurduar 16134
9415765 / 15766 Siliguri–Dhubri 26140
9518007 / 18008 Kolkata Shalimar–Bhanjpur 26650
9622959 / 22960 Vadodara–Jamnagar 56055
9716205 / 16206 Talguppa–Mysore 37348
9822627 / 22628 Tiruchirappalli - Thiruvananthapuram 45755
9922615 / 22616 Tirupati–Coimbatore 47060
10012991 / 12992 Udaipur City–Jaipur 43558
10119035 / 19036 Vadodara–Ahmedabad 9944
10212929 / 12930 Valsad– Vadodara 19856
10314213 / 14214 Varanasi–Gonda 25442
10414203 / 14204 Varanasi–Lucknow 30152
10514219 / 14220 Varanasi–Lucknow (via Pratapgarh) 30148
10623345 / 23346 Varanasi–Shaktinagar Terminal 22929
10713345 / 13346 Varanasi–Singrauli 21032
10812795 / 12796 Vijayawada–Hyderabad 33658
10918511 / 18512 Koraput–Visakhapatnam 35951
11022679 / 22680 Yesvantpur–Hassan 17455
11116579 / 16580 Yesvantpur–Shivamogga Town 26847
11212893 / 12894 Bhubaneswar–Bolangir 39755
11319151 / 19152 Palanpur–Bhuj 35946
11414101 / 14102 Prayagraj Sangam–Kanpur Central 21245
11513465 / 13466 Howrah–Malda Town (via Azimganj) 33248
11613241 / 13242Banka–Rajendranagar Terminal (Patna)27235
11719203 / 19204Sabarmati–Bhavangar31050
11814819 / 14820 BGKT (Jodhpur)–Sabarmati (Ahmedbabad) 45449
11911125 / 11126 Ratlam–Gwalior 68046
12020959 / 20960 Valsad–Vadnagar 42458
12115777 / 15778 New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar 16829

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

References

  1. "Famous Trains". Indian Railways Fan Club. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  2. "Deccan Queen, one of the most iconic trains of India, enters 90th years of service". The Economic Times. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  3. "Train coach derails at Ernakulam railway station". Deccan Chronicle. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  4. AC Coach Standing one lakh rupees loss, patrika.com,02 June 2018
  5. Indian Railways Shifts Terminals of 18 Trains, Times of India, 21 May 2018
  6. Allahabad City Intercity goes to Chitrakoot,jagran.com,19 Feb 2018
  7. Intercity left behind becoming burning train, livehindustan.com, 27 May 2018
  8. Muzaffarpur Narkatiaganj Intercity Express Accident,jagran.com, 20 Feb 2018
  9. "Several Injured as Bangalore Ernakulam Express derails near Karnataka Border", NDTV, 13 February 2015
  10. Kapu Stir Railways loses a Whopping 41 Crore at Tuni, Times of India, 2 February 2016, Retrieved 20 October 2020