The 12203/12204 Saharsa–Amritsar Garib Rath Express is a superfast Garib Rath–category train operated by the Northern Railway of Indian Railways. It runs between Saharsa Junction in Bihar and Amritsar Junction in Punjab. The train operates as 12203 from Saharsa to Amritsar and as 12204 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, and Punjab.
History The service was first inaugurated on 5 October 2006. It was the first Garib Rath Express train introduced in the Garib Rath series, launched under the tenure of then Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav
Coach composition Type Number of coaches AC 3-tier Economy 20 LPR (Generator Car) 2 Total 22
Route + Timetable of 12203/12204 Saharsa–Amritsar Garib Rath Express 12203 – Saharsa → Amritsar 12204 – Amritsar → Saharsa Station Arr Dep Halt Dist (km) Station Arr Dep Halt Dist (km) Saharsa Jn (SHC) — 14:30 — 0 Amritsar (ASR) — 04:00 — 0 S. Bhakhtiyarpur (SBV) 14:48 14:50 2m 17 Beas (BEAS) 04:28 04:30 2m 42 Khagaria Jn (KGG) 15:50 15:52 2m 53 Jalandhar City (JUC) 05:05 05:10 5m 79 Begusarai (BGS) 16:24 16:26 2m 94 Phagwara Jn (PGW) 05:28 05:30 2m 100 Barauni Jn (BJU) 16:50 17:00 10m 109 Dhandari Kalan (DDL) 06:20 06:30 10m 143 Dalsingh Sarai (DSS) 17:27 17:29 2m 137 Ambala Cantt Jn (UMB) 08:00 08:10 10m 249 Samastipur Jn (SPJ) 17:50 17:55 5m 160 Delhi Jn (DLI) 10:50 11:05 15m 446 Muzaffarpur Jn (MFP) 18:50 18:55 5m 212 Hapur (HPU) 12:17 12:19 2m 503 Hajipur Jn (HJP) 19:42 19:47 5m 266 Moradabad (MB) 13:48 13:53 5m 607 Chhapra (CPR) 21:20 21:25 5m 325 Bareilly (BE) 15:10 15:12 2m 698 Siwan Jn (SV) 22:15 22:20 5m 386 Hardoi (HRI) 16:54 16:56 2m 831 Deoria Sadar (DEOS) 23:15 23:17 2m 455 Lucknow Jn (LKO) 18:30 18:40 10m 933 Gorakhpur Jn (GKP) 00:35 00:45 10m 505 Gorakhpur Jn (GKP) 00:05 00:15 10m 1203 Lucknow Jn (LKO) 05:55 06:05 10m 775 Deoria Sadar (DEOS) 01:10 01:12 2m 1253 Hardoi (HRI) 07:33 07:35 2m 877 Siwan Jn (SV) 02:05 02:10 5m 1323 Bareilly (BE) 09:28 09:31 3m 1010 Chhapra (CPR) 03:15 03:20 5m 1384 Moradabad (MB) 11:02 11:10 8m 1101 Hajipur Jn (HJP) 04:27 04:32 5m 1443 Hapur (HPU) 12:25 12:27 2m 1205 Muzaffarpur Jn (MFP) 05:20 05:25 5m 1497 Delhi Jn (DLI) 13:55 14:10 15m 1262 Samastipur Jn (SPJ) 06:10 06:15 5m 1548 Ambala Cantt Jn (UMB) 16:49 16:54 5m 1459 Dalsingh Sarai (DSS) 06:38 06:40 2m 1572 Ludhiana Jn (LDH) 19:10 19:25 15m 1573 Barauni Jn (BJU) 07:35 07:45 10m 1599 Phagwara Jn (PGW) 19:54 19:56 2m 1608 Begusarai (BGS) 08:01 08:03 2m 1615 Jalandhar City (JUC) 20:30 20:35 5m 1630 Khagaria Jn (KGG) 08:36 08:38 2m 1655 Beas (BEAS) 21:05 21:07 2m 1666 S. Bhakhtiyarpur (SBV) 10:16 10:18 2m 1692 Amritsar (ASR) 22:05 — — 1708 Saharsa Jn (SHC) 11:20 — — 1708
Traction
The train is powered by a WAP-5 or WAP-7 electric locomotive from Ghaziabad or Ludhiana loco sheds.
Timings + Schedule of 12203/12204 Saharsa–Amritsar Garib Rath Express Train No. Direction Origin → Destination Departure Arrival Days of Operation 12203 Saharsa → Amritsar Saharsa Jn → Amritsar Jn 15:00 hrs (IST) 21:00 hrs (Next Day) Mon, Thu, Sun 12204 Amritsar → Saharsa Amritsar Jn → Saharsa Jn 04:30 hrs (IST) 10:10 hrs (Next Day) Wed, Sat, Sun
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References
http://www.indianrail.gov.in/garibrath_trn_list.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLEx8giVZd4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAmyqO0wjW4 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Saharsa-Amritsar-Garib-Rath-route-changed/articleshow/589333.cms http://www.mouthshut.com/review/Garib-Rath-Express-review-tmrslmoqor https://www.flickr.com/photos/ankitwap7/5246137954/ http://tech.firstpost.com/watch-videos/irfca-2203-saharsa-amritsar-garib-rath-express-speeds-through-adarsh-nagar-_hTWkTRV3Qkg.html http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/garib-rath-not-cheap-enough-for-bihar-s-poor/15131/
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