Trains converted as Superfast
Rajya Sabha
Trains whose average speed on the entire run in both UP
& DN direction is minimum 55 kmph on the Broad Gauge and minimum 45 kmph on
the Metre Gauge are designated as superfast trains.
The following trains were made superfast during the year
2005-06 without withdrawing any stoppage:
|
S.No.
|
Train No. and
Name
|
Zonal Railway
|
New No.
|
|
1.
|
1045/1046 Lokmanya Tilak (Terminus)-Bhubaneswar Express
|
Central
|
2145/2146
|
|
2.
|
1063/1064 Dadar-Chennai Express
|
Central
|
2163/2164
|
|
3.
|
1439/1440 Dadar-Nagpur Sewagram Express
|
Central
|
2139/2140
|
|
4.
|
4659/4660 New Delhi-Amritsar Intercity Express
|
Northern
|
2459/2460
|
|
5.
|
1051/1052 Lokmanya Tilak (T)-Howrah Samarsata Express
|
Central
|
2151/2152
|
|
6.
|
3013/3014 Howrah-Dehradun Upasana Express
|
Eastern
|
2327/2328
|
|
7.
|
9973/9974 Indore-Jaipur Express
|
North Western
|
2973/2974
|
|
8.
|
4229/4230 Lucknow-New Delhi Mail
|
Northern
|
2229/2230
|
|
9.
|
5621/5622 Guwahati-New Delhi North East Express
|
Northeast Frontier
|
2505/2606
|
|
10.
|
5265/5266 Darbhanga-New Delhi Sampark Kranti Express
|
East Central
|
2565/2566
|
|
11.
|
5087/5088 Jammu Tawi-Gorakhpur Amarnath Express
|
North Eastern
|
2587/2588
|
|
12.
|
6803/6804 Howrah-Tiruchirappalli Express
|
Southern
|
2663/2664
|
|
13.
|
9149/9150 Ahmedabad-Dhanbad Parsvnath Express
|
Western
|
2941/2942
|
No coaches were decreased in the above
trains. However, coaches were added in the following trains:
|
S.No.
|
Train No. and name
|
Number of coaches increased
|
|
1.
|
2505/2606 Guwahati-New Delhi North East Express
|
One
|
|
2.
|
2565/2566 Darbhanga-New Delhi Sampark Kranti Express
|
One
|
|
3.
|
6703/6704 Chennai Egmore-Tuticorin Pearl City Express
|
One
|
|
4.
|
5621/5622 Guwahati-New Delhi North East Express
|
One
|
|
5.
|
2941/2942 Ahmedabad-Dhanbad Parsvnath Express
|
Two
|
As a result of levy of Superfast surcharge, the increase in
fare is Rs. 10/- in Second Class, Rs. 20/- in Sleeper Class, Rs. 30/- in AC
Chair Car, First Class, AC 3-tier & AC 2-tier and Rs. 50/- in AC Fist
Class. The increase in fare is irrespective of the distance of the journey.
The percentage increase in fare per km on average lead is between 0.01 per
cent to 0.03 per cent for different classes.
This information was given by Shri R.Velu, Minister of
State for Railways in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.
IKC/CK
(Release ID :23067)