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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


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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