The 16601/16602 Erode–Jogbani Amrit Bharat Express is India's 10th Non-AC Superfast Amrit Bharat Express train, which runs across the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh & Bihar connecting and Jogbani via (Chennai), , , and Patna Jn.
This express train was inaugurated on 15 September 2025 by Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conference.
This train is the longest running Amrit Bharat Express covering a total distance of 3129 kilometres.
Overview The train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting and . It is currently operated with train numbers 16601/16602 on Bi-weekly services.
Rakes It is the 10th Amrit Bharat 2.0 Express train in which the locomotives were designed by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) at Chittaranjan, West Bengal and the coaches were designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India initiative.
Schedule + Train schedule: Erode ↔ Jogbani Amrit Bharat Express Train no. Station code Departure station Departure time Departure day Arrival station Arrival time Hours covered 16601 ED 8:10 AM Thursday 7:00 PM 58h 50m 16602 JBN 3:15 PM Sunday 7:20 AM 64h 5m
Routes and halts The halts for this Amrit Bharat Express will is given below:
See also Amrit Bharat Express Vande Bharat Express Tejas Express Gatimaan Express Jogbani railway station Erode railway station
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