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 apart or take more than ten hours to travel with existing services.
The trainset uses a push-pull technology, which consists of two locomotives on both the ends (either WAP-7 or WAP-5 AB or a WAP-7 AB in orange and dark grey paint work). The train has a maximum operating speed of . The train has a total of 22 coaches. The 22 coaches are divided into 20 coaches for passengers and 2 for parcels.. In 2026, 20610 Tiruchchirappali - New Jalpaiguri Amrit Bharat Express pulled by a single Royapuram-based WAP-7 for first time without a push-pull configuration
The train entered commercial service on 1 January 2024.
History 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 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.
In August 2026, the Indian Railways approved the addition of seven new Amrit Bharat Express Trains across India.
Services , 43 Amrit Bharat Express trains are currently present, out of which 36 Amrit Bharat Express trains are currently operational.
Train nameTrain numberOperatorHaltsFrequencyDistanceTravel timeSpeedInaugural run Maximum AverageDarbhanga–Anand Vihar (Delhi) Terminal15557/15558ECR18Bi-weekly 20h 40m 30 December 2023Malda Town–SMVT Bengaluru13433/13434ER32Weekly45h 10mMumbai LTT–Saharsa11015/11016CR22Weekly35h 50m24 April 2025Rajendra Nagar (Patna) Terminal–New Delhi22361/22362ECR08Daily16h 35m18 July 2025Darbhanga–Gomti Nagar (Lucknow)15561/15562ECR16Weekly14h 35mMalda Town–Gomti Nagar (Lucknow)13435/13436ER23Weekly20h 15mBapudham Motihari–Anand Vihar (Delhi) Terminal15567/15568ECR16Bi-weekly22h 10mSitamarhi–Delhi Junction14047/14048NR14Weekly24h 25m9 August 2025Gaya–Delhi Junction13697/13698ECR09Bi-weekly18h 55m22 August 2025Erode–Jogbani16601/16602SR50Weekly58h 50m15 September 2025Saharsa–Chheharta (Amritsar)14627/14628NR34Weekly 38h 20mUdhna (Surat)–Brahmapur19021/19022WR30Daily30h 45m27 September 2025Chhapra–Anand Vihar (Delhi) Terminal15133/15134NER18Weekly24h 10m29 September 2025Madar (Ajmer)–Darbhanga19623/19624NWR30Weekly30h 45mMuzaffarpur–Charlapalli (Hyderabad)15293/15294ECR23Weekly37h 10m Nagercoil–New Jalpaiguri20604/20603SR45Weekly54h 0m17 January 2026Panvel (Mumbai)–Alipurduar11031/11032CR34Weekly50h 0mTiruchchirappalli–New Jalpaiguri20610/20609SR40Weekly47h 15mSMVT Bengaluru–Alipurduar16597/16598SWR44Weekly49h 35mKamakhya (Guwahati)–Rohtak15671/15672NFR30Weekly40h 45m18 January 2026 Dibrugarh–Gomti Nagar (Lucknow)15949/15950NFR42Weekly40h 30mTambaram (Chennai)–Santragachi (Kolkata)16107/16108SR28Weekly28h 45mHowrah–Anand Vihar (Delhi) Terminal13065/13066ER27Weekly27h 40mBanaras–Sealdah (Kolkata)22587/22588NER8Tri-Weekly11h 50mTambaram (Chennai)–Thiruvananthapuram Central16121/16122SR17Weekly14h 30m23 January 2026Nagercoil–Mangaluru16329/16330SR21Weekly17h 20mCharlapalli (Hyderabad)–Thiruvananthapuram North17041/17042SCR31Weekly31h 30mPodanur (Coimbatore)–Dhanbad16619/16620SR34Weekly45h 45m11 March 2026Nagercoil–Charlapalli (Hyderabad)16357/16358SR30Weekly28h 35mKamakhya (Guwahati)–Charlapalli (Hyderabad)15673/15674NFR43Weekly43h 20m 13 March 2026 Charlapalli (Hyderabad)–Shalimar (Kolkata)17065/17066SCR24Weekly28h 5m 7 April 2026Banaras–Hadapsar (Pune)22589/22590NER20Daily29h 55m2 May 2026 Mumbai LTT–Ayodhya Cantt.22111/22112 CR14Weekly26h 20m3 May 2026New Jalpaiguri–Amritsar14663/14664NFR23Weekly42h 15m14 May 2026Khatipura (Jaipur)–Darbhanga19725/19726NWR256 Days26h 25m22 June 2026Pune–Danapur11431/11432CR21Weekly34h 05m27 June 2026Mumbai LTT–Prayagraj20435/20436NCR7Weekly19h 20m22 August 2026Dhanbad–Coimbatore22363/22364ECR41Weekly50h 20mPrayagraj–Udhna (Surat)20437/20438NCR16Weekly22h 45m24 August 2026Subedarganj–Mumbai LTT14121/14122NCR20Weekly32h 40mAhmedabad–Bhagalpur19423/19424WR29Weekly36h 10m26 August 2026Gorakhpur–Delhi Junction15095/15096NER10Weekly36h 10m27 August 2026Gorakhpur–Bandra Terminus15085/15086NER22Weekly34h 10m28 August 2026Charlapalli (Hyderabad)–Gorakhpur22075/22076SCR21Weekly32h 40m2 October 2026
Technology The train uses a semi-permanent coupler which is used to negate the effect of jerks.
See also Superfast Express trains in India Vande Bharat Sleeper Express Vande Bharat Express Namo Bharat Rapid Rail Humsafar Express
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