Indian Railways Operates 60 Amrit Bharat Express Services Offering Affordable and Modern Non-AC Travel for the Common Man Across the Country
High Speed and Enhanced Safety Standards are the Hallmarks of these Trains: Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw
Posted On: 26 MAR 2026 5:04PM by PIB Delhi
To provide affordable means of transportation to the low and middle income families, Indian Railways have introduced Amrit Bharat services that are fully non-AC modern trains. The present composition of Amrit Bharat consists of 11 General Class coaches, 8 Sleeper Class coaches, 01 Pantry car and 02 Luggage cum Divyangjan coaches.
As on 18.03.2026, the following 60 Amrit Bharat Express services are being operated on the Indian Railways network:
SN
Train No. and Name
1
11015/11016 Lokmanya Tilak (T) – Saharsa Amrit Bharat Express
2
13697/13698 Gaya – Delhi Amrit Bharat Express
3
15293/15294 Muzaffarpur – Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express
4
15557/15558 Darbhanga – Anand Vihar (T) Amrit Bharat Express
5
15561/15562 Darbhanga – Gomtinagar Amrit Bharat Express
6
15567/15568 Bapudham Motihari – Anand Vihar (T) Amrit Bharat Express
7
22361/22362 Rajendranagar (T) – New Delhi Amrit Bharat Express
8
13433/13434 SMVT Bengaluru – Malda Town Amrit Bharat Express
9
13435/13436 Malda Town – Gomtinagar Amrit Bharat Express
10
15133/15134 Chhapra – Anand Vihar (T) Amrit Bharat Express
11
14047/14048 Sitamarhi – Delhi Amrit Bharat Express
12
14627/14628 Saharsa – Chheharta Amrit Bharat Express
13
19623/19624 Madar – Darbhanga Amrit Bharat Express
14
16601/16602 Erode – Jogbani Amrit Bharat Express
15
19021/19022 Udhna – Brahmapur Amrit Bharat Express
16
15671/15672 Kamakhya – Rohtak Amrit Bharat Express
17
20609/20610 New Jalpaiguri – Tiruchchirappalli Amrit Bharat Express
18
16597/16598 SMVT Bengaluru – Alipurduar Amrit Bharat Express
19
11031/11032 Panvel – Alipurduar Amrit Bharat Express
20
16107/16108 Tambaram – Santragachi Amrit Bharat Express
21
13065/13066 Howrah – Anand Vihar (T) Amrit Bharat Express
22
22587/22588 Sealdah – Banaras Amrit Bharat Express
23
20603/20604 New Jalpaiguri – Nagercoil Amrit Bharat Express
24
15949/15950 Dibrugarh – Gomti Nagar Amrit Bharat Express
25
16121/16122 Tambaram – Thiruvananthapuram Central Amrit Bharat Express
26
16329/16330 Nagercoil – Mangaluru Amrit Bharat Express
27
17041/17042 Charlapalli – Thiruvananthapuram North Amrit Bharat Express
28
16619/16620 Podanur-Dhanbad Amrit Bharat Express
29
16357/16358 Nagercoil-Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express
30
15673/15674 Charlapalli – Kamakhya Amrit Bharat Express
At present, Southern Railway operates the following 14 Amrit Bharat Express services:
SN
Train No. and Name
1
16107 Tambaram – Santragachi Amrit Bharat Express
2
16108 Santragachi – Tambaram Amrit Bharat Express
3
16121 Tambaram – Thiruvananthapuram Central Amrit Bharat Express
4
16122 Thiruvananthapuram Central – Tambaram Amrit Bharat Express
5
16329 Nagercoil – Mangaluru Jn. Amrit Bharat Express
6
16330 Mangaluru Jn. – Nagercoil Amrit Bharat Express
7
16357 Nagercoil – Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express
8
16358 Charlapalli – Nagercoil Amrit Bharat Express
9
16601 Erode – Jogbani Amrit Bharat Express
10
16602 Jogbani – Erode Amrit Bharat Express
11
20603 New Jalpaiguri – Nagercoil Amrit Bharat Express
12
20604 Nagercoil – New Jalpaiguri Amrit Bharat Express
13
20609 New Jalpaiguri – Tiruchchirappalli Amrit Bharat Express
14
20610 Tiruchchirappalli – New Jalpaiguri Amrit Bharat Express
These services have been well accepted by the travelling passengers and have occupancy of over 100 % during 2025-26 (upto 10.03.2026).
Besides, rationalisation of timings is an on-going process on Indian Railways subject to operational feasibility, traffic pattern, nature of service, etc.
High Speed and enhanced Safety standards are the hallmarks of these trains with following enhanced features and amenities:
Better aesthetics of seat and berths with enhanced look & feel on the lines of Vande Bharat Sleeper.
Jerk Free Semi-Automatic Couplers.
Improved Crashworthiness in coaches by provision of crash tube.
Provision of CCTV system in all coaches.
Improved designs of toilets.
Improved design of Ladder for ease of climbing on to the berth.
Improved LED Light fitting & Charging Sockets.
Provision of EP assisted braking system
Aerosol based fire suppression system in toilets and electrical cubicles.
USB Type-A and Type-C mobile charging sockets.
Emergency Talk Back system for two-way communication between Passenger and Guard/Train Manager.
Non-AC pantry with enhanced heating capacity.
Fully sealed gangways with quick release mechanism for easy attachment and detachment.
This information was provided by the Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, in a reply to questions in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
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