{"id":7092,"date":"2026-03-26T16:02:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/?p=7092"},"modified":"2026-03-26T16:02:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:02:20","slug":"amrit-bharat-services-well-accepted-by-the-travelling-passengers-and-have-occupancy-of-over-100-during-2025-26-upto-10-03-2026-union-railway-minister-informs-lok-sabha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/?p=7092","title":{"rendered":"Amrit Bharat Services Well Accepted by the Travelling Passengers and Have Occupancy of Over 100% During 2025-26 (upto 10.03.2026): Union Railway Minister Informs Lok Sabha."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Indian Railways Operates 60 Amrit Bharat Express Services Offering Affordable and Modern Non-AC Travel for the Common Man Across the Country<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>High Speed and Enhanced Safety Standards are the Hallmarks of these Trains: Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Posted On: 26 MAR 2026 5:04PM by PIB Delhi<br>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As on 18.03.2026, the following 60 Amrit Bharat Express services are being operated on the Indian Railways network:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Train No. and Name<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11015\/11016 Lokmanya Tilak (T) &#8211; Saharsa Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13697\/13698 Gaya &#8211; Delhi Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15293\/15294 Muzaffarpur &#8211; Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15557\/15558 Darbhanga &#8211; Anand Vihar (T) Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15561\/15562 Darbhanga &#8211; Gomtinagar Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15567\/15568 Bapudham Motihari &#8211; Anand Vihar (T) Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>22361\/22362 Rajendranagar (T) &#8211; New Delhi Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13433\/13434 SMVT Bengaluru &#8211; Malda Town Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13435\/13436 Malda Town &#8211; Gomtinagar Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15133\/15134 Chhapra &#8211; Anand Vihar (T) Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14047\/14048 Sitamarhi &#8211; Delhi Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14627\/14628 Saharsa &#8211; Chheharta Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>19623\/19624 Madar &#8211; Darbhanga Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16601\/16602 Erode &#8211; Jogbani Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>19021\/19022 Udhna &#8211; Brahmapur Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15671\/15672 Kamakhya &#8211; Rohtak Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>17<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20609\/20610 New Jalpaiguri &#8211; Tiruchchirappalli Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>18<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16597\/16598 SMVT Bengaluru &#8211; Alipurduar Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>19<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11031\/11032 Panvel &#8211; Alipurduar Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16107\/16108 Tambaram &#8211; Santragachi Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>21<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13065\/13066 Howrah &#8211; Anand Vihar (T) Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>22<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>22587\/22588 Sealdah &#8211; Banaras Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20603\/20604 New Jalpaiguri &#8211; Nagercoil Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>24<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15949\/15950 Dibrugarh &#8211; Gomti Nagar Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>25<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16121\/16122 Tambaram &#8211; Thiruvananthapuram Central Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>26<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16329\/16330 Nagercoil &#8211; Mangaluru Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>27<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>17041\/17042 Charlapalli &#8211; Thiruvananthapuram North Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>28<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16619\/16620 Podanur-Dhanbad Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>29<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16357\/16358 Nagercoil-Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>30<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15673\/15674 Charlapalli &#8211; Kamakhya Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At present, Southern Railway operates the following 14 Amrit Bharat Express services:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Train No. and Name<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16107 Tambaram &#8211; Santragachi Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16108 Santragachi \u2013 Tambaram Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16121 Tambaram &#8211; Thiruvananthapuram Central Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16122 Thiruvananthapuram Central &#8211; Tambaram Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16329 Nagercoil &#8211; Mangaluru Jn. Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16330 Mangaluru Jn. &#8211; Nagercoil Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16357 Nagercoil &#8211; Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16358 Charlapalli &#8211; Nagercoil Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16601 Erode &#8211; Jogbani Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16602 Jogbani &#8211; Erode Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20603 New Jalpaiguri &#8211; Nagercoil Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20604 Nagercoil &#8211; New Jalpaiguri Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20609 New Jalpaiguri &#8211; Tiruchchirappalli Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20610 Tiruchchirappalli &#8211; New Jalpaiguri Amrit Bharat Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These services have been well accepted by the travelling passengers and have occupancy of over 100 % during 2025-26 (upto 10.03.2026).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides, rationalisation of timings is an on-going process on Indian Railways subject to operational feasibility, traffic pattern, nature of service, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>High Speed and enhanced Safety standards are the hallmarks of these trains with following enhanced features and amenities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Better aesthetics of seat and berths with enhanced look &amp; feel on the lines of Vande Bharat Sleeper.<br>Jerk Free Semi-Automatic Couplers.<br>Improved Crashworthiness in coaches by provision of crash tube.<br>Provision of CCTV system in all coaches.<br>Improved designs of toilets.<br>Improved design of Ladder for ease of climbing on to the berth.<br>Improved LED Light fitting &amp; Charging Sockets.<br>Provision of EP assisted braking system<br>Aerosol based fire suppression system in toilets and electrical cubicles.<br>USB Type-A and Type-C mobile charging sockets.<br>Emergency Talk Back system for two-way communication between Passenger and Guard\/Train Manager.<br>Non-AC pantry with enhanced heating capacity.<br>Fully sealed gangways with quick release mechanism for easy attachment and detachment.<br>This information was provided by the Union Minister for Railways, Information &amp; Broadcasting and Electronics &amp; Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, in a reply to questions in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian Railways Operates 60 Amrit Bharat Express Services Offering Affordable and Modern Non-AC Travel for the Common Man<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-4","category-5"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/images.png",225,225,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/images-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/images.png",225,225,false],"medium_large":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/images.png",225,225,false],"large":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/images.png",225,225,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/images.png",225,225,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/images.png",225,225,false],"reviewnews-large":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/images.png",225,225,false],"reviewnews-medium":["https:\/\/pramad.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/images.png",225,225,false]},"author_info":{"info":["Pramad News Papaer"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/pramad.in\/?cat=4\" rel=\"category\">\u0b2e\u0b41\u0b16\u0b4d\u0b5f \u0b16\u0b2c\u0b30<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/pramad.in\/?cat=5\" rel=\"category\">\u0b30\u0b3e\u0b1c\u0b4d\u0b5f<\/a>","tag_info":"\u0b30\u0b3e\u0b1c\u0b4d\u0b5f","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7092"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7092\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7093,"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7092\/revisions\/7093"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pramad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}