Amrit Bharat Express

The Amrit Bharat Express is a superfast express service operated by Indian Railways. It is a non-air-conditioned, low-cost, sleeper and unreserved service connecting cities that are more than 800 km (500 mi) apart or take more than ten hours to travel with existing services.

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Amrit Bharat Express

The trainset consists of two locomotives on both the ends (push-pull train) with a maximum operating speed of 110–130 km/h (68–81 mph). The train has a total of 22 coaches. The 22 coaches are divided into 20 coaches for passengers and 2 for parcels.

The train entered commercial service on 1 January 2024.

History

Amrit Bharat Express

In July 2023, Indian railways announced plans for a non-air-conditioned train with sleeper and general facilities for long-distance travel. The trainsets are manufactured by Integral Coach Factory, Chennai at the cost of ₹65 crore (US$7.7 million) per trainset. The first train was flagged off on 30 December 2023 and entered commercial service on 1 January 2024. Production for 200 more such trains are in progress, with 50 under construction and 150 more planned.

In January 2025, the Ministry of Railways added twelve major improvements in the train which includes emergency braking system.

Services

Amrit Bharat Express

As of March 2026, 33 Amrit Bharat Express trains are currently present, out of which 27 Amrit Bharat Express trains are currently operational.

<table><thead><tr><th>Train name</th><th>Train number</th><th>Operator</th><th>Halts</th><th>Frequency</th><th>Distance</th><th>Travel time</th><th>Speed</th><th>Inaugural run</th><th>Ref</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Maximum</td><td>Average</td></tr><tr><td>Darbhanga–Anand Vihar Terminal</td><td>15557/15558</td><td>ECR</td><td>18</td><td>Bi-weekly</td><td>1,137 km (706 mi)</td><td>20h 40m</td><td>130 km/h (81 mph)</td><td>55 km/h (34 mph)</td><td>30 December 2023</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Malda Town–SMVT Bengaluru</td><td>13433/13434</td><td>ER</td><td>32</td><td>Weekly</td><td>2,272 km (1,412 mi)</td><td>45h 10m</td><td>130 km/h (81 mph)</td><td>50 km/h (31 mph)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mumbai LTT–Saharsa</td><td>11015/11016</td><td>CR</td><td>22</td><td>Weekly</td><td>1,950 km (1,210 mi)</td><td>35h 50m</td><td>130 km/h (81 mph)</td><td>54 km/h (34 mph)</td><td>24 April 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rajendra Nagar Terminal–New Delhi</td><td>22361/22362</td><td>ECR</td><td>08</td><td>Daily</td><td>999 km (621 mi)</td><td>16h 35m</td><td>130 km/h (81 mph)</td><td>60 km/h (37 mph)</td><td>18 July 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Darbhanga–Gomti Nagar (Lucknow)</td><td>15561/15562</td><td>ECR</td><td>16</td><td>Weekly</td><td>629 km (391 mi)</td><td>14h 35m</td><td>110 km/h (68 mph)</td><td>43 km/h (27 mph)</td></tr><tr><td>Malda Town–Gomti Nagar (Lucknow)</td><td>13435/13436</td><td>ER</td><td>23</td><td>Weekly</td><td>948 km (589 mi)</td><td>20h 15m</td><td>130 km/h (81 mph)</td><td>47 km/h (29 mph)</td></tr><tr><td>Bapudham Motihari–Anand Vihar Terminal</td><td>15567/15568</td><td>ECR</td><td>16</td><td>Bi-weekly</td><td>978 km (608 mi)</td><td>22h 10m</td><td>110 km/h (68 mph)</td><td>44 km/h (27 mph)</td></tr><tr><td>Sitamarhi–Delhi Junction</td><td>14047/14048</td><td>NR</td><td>14</td><td>Weekly</td><td>1,049 km (652 mi)</td><td>24h 25m</td><td>110 km/h (68 mph)</td><td>43 km/h (27 mph)</td><td>09 August 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gaya–Delhi Junction</td><td>13697/13698</td><td>ECR</td><td>09</td><td>Bi-weekly</td><td>986 km (613 mi)</td><td>18h 55m</td><td>130 km/h (81 mph)</td><td>52 km/h (32 mph)</td><td>22 August 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Erode–Jogbani</td><td>16601/16602</td><td>SR</td><td>50</td><td>Weekly</td><td>3,129 km (1,944 mi)</td><td>58h 50m</td><td>110 km/h (68 mph)</td><td>53 km/h (33 mph)</td><td>15 September 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Saharsa–Chheharta (Amritsar)</td><td>14627/14628</td><td>NR</td><td>34</td><td>Weekly</td><td>1,571 km (976 mi)</td><td>38h 20m</td><td>130 km/h (81 mph)</td><td>47 km/h (29 mph)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Udhna (Surat)–Brahmapur</td><td>19021/19022</td><td>WR</td><td>30</td><td>Tri-Weekly</td><td>1,710 km (1,060 mi)</td><td>30h 45m</td><td>130 km/h (81 mph)</td><td>56 km/h (35 mph)</td><td>27 September 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chhapra–Anand Vihar Terminal</td><td>15133/15134</td><td>NER</td><td>18</td><td>Weekly</td><td>949 km (590 mi)</td><td>24h 10m</td><td>130 km/h (81 mph)</td><td>39 km/h (24 mph)</td><td>29 September 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Madar (Ajmer)–Darbhanga</td><td>19623/19624</td><td>NWR</td><td>30</td><td>Weekly</td><td>1,710 km (1,060 mi)</td><td>30h 45m</td><td>130 km/h (81 mph)</td><td>56 km/h (35 mph)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Muzaffarpur–Charlapalli</td><td>15293/15294</td><td>ECR</td><td>23</td><td>Weekly</td><td>1,889 km (1,174 mi)</td><td>37h 10m</td><td>130 km/h (81 mph)</td><td>56 km/h (35 mph)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nagercoil–New Jalpaiguri</td><td>20604/20603</td><td>SR</td><td>45</td><td>Weekly</td><td>3,102 km (1,927 mi)</td><td>54h 0m</td><td>130 km/h (81 mph)</td><td>57 km/h (35 mph)</td><td>17 January 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Panvel–Alipurduar</td><td>11031/11032</td><td>CR</td><td>34</td><td>Weekly</td><td>2,355 km (1,463 mi)</td><td>50h 0m</td><td>130 km/h (81 mph)</td><td>47 km/h (29 mph)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tiruchchirappalli–New Jalpaiguri</td><td>20610/20609</td><td>SR</td><td>40</td><td>Weekly</td><td>2,622 km (1,629 mi)</td><td>47h 15m</td><td>130 km/h (81 mph)</td><td>56 km/h (35 mph)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>SMVT Bengaluru–Alipurduar</td><td>16597/16598</td><td>SWR</td><td>44</td><td>Weekly</td><td>2,626 km (1,632 mi)</td><td>49h 35m</td><td>130 km/h (81 mph)</td><td>53 km/h (33 mph)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kamakhya–Rohtak</td><td>15671/15672</td><td>NFR</td><td>30</td><td>Weekly</td><td>1,940 km (1,210 mi)</td><td>40h 45m</td><td>130 km/h (81 mph)</td><td>48 km/h (30 mph)</td><td>18 January 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dibrugarh–Gomti Nagar (Lucknow)</td><td>15949/15950</td><td>NFR</td><td>42</td><td>Weekly</td><td>1,755 km (1,091 mi)</td><td>40h 30m</td><td>130 km/h (81 mph)</td><td>43 km/h (27 mph)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tambaram–Santragachi</td><td>16107/16108</td><td>SR</td><td>28</td><td>Weekly</td><td>1,668 km (1,036 mi)</td><td>28h 45m</td><td>130 km/h (81 mph)</td><td>58 km/h (36 mph)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Howrah–Anand Vihar Terminal</td><td>13065/13066</td><td>ER</td><td>27</td><td>Weekly</td><td>1,440 km (890 mi)</td><td>27h 40m</td><td>130 km/h (81 mph)</td><td>52 km/h (32 mph)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Banaras–Sealdah</td><td>22587/22588</td><td>NER</td><td>8</td><td>Tri-Weekly</td><td>772 km (480 mi)</td><td>11h 50m</td><td>130 km/h (81 mph)</td><td>65 km/h (40 mph)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tambaram–Thiruvananthapuram Central</td><td>16121/16122</td><td>SR</td><td>17</td><td>Weekly</td><td>768 km (477 mi)</td><td>14h 30m</td><td>130 km/h (81 mph)</td><td>53 km/h (33 mph)</td><td>23 January 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nagercoil–Mangaluru</td><td>16329/16330</td><td>SR</td><td>21</td><td>Weekly</td><td>693 km (431 mi)</td><td>17h 20m</td><td>130 km/h (81 mph)</td><td>40 km/h (25 mph)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Charlapalli–Thiruvananthapuram North</td><td>17041/17042</td><td>SCR</td><td>31</td><td>Weekly</td><td>1,488 km (925 mi)</td><td>31h 30m</td><td>130 km/h (81 mph)</td><td>47 km/h (29 mph)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Podanur–Dhanbad</td><td>16619/16620</td><td>SR</td><td>34</td><td>Weekly</td><td>2,182 km (1,356 mi)</td><td>45h 45m</td><td>130 km/h (81 mph)</td><td>48 km/h (30 mph)</td><td>11 March 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nagercoil–Charlapalli</td><td>16357/16358</td><td>SR</td><td>30</td><td>Weekly</td><td>1,412 km (877 mi)</td><td>28h 35m</td><td>130 km/h (81 mph)</td><td>49 km/h (30 mph)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kamakhya–Charlapalli</td><td>15673/15674</td><td>NFR</td><td>43</td><td>Weekly</td><td>2,472 km (1,536 mi)</td><td>43h 20m</td><td>130 km/h (81 mph)</td><td>49 km/h (30 mph)</td><td>13 March 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tambaram–Mangaluru</td><td>(TBC)</td><td>SR</td><td>(TBC)</td><td>Weekly</td><td>(TBC)</td><td>(TBC)</td><td>(TBC)</td><td>(TBC)</td><td>(TBC)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>New Jalpaiguri–Amritsar</td><td>14663/14664</td><td>NFR</td><td>23 (TBC)</td><td>Weekly</td><td>1,778 km (1,105 mi)</td><td>42h 15m</td><td>130 km/h (81 mph)</td><td>42 km/h (26 mph)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Charlapalli–Shalimar</td><td>17065/17066</td><td>SCR</td><td>24 (TBC)</td><td>Weekly</td><td>1,546 km (961 mi)</td><td>28h 5m</td><td>130 km/h (81 mph)</td><td>55 km/h (34 mph)</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Technology

Amrit Bharat Express

The train uses a semi-permanent coupler which is used to negate the effect of jerks.