The 20604/20603 Nagercoil–New Jalpaiguri Amrit Bharat Express is India's 16th Non-AC Superfast Amrit Bharat Express train, which runs across the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar and West Bengal by connecting the Nagas Temple City with the Gateway of Northeast India, the largest city in Northern West Bengal.
This express train is inaugurated on 17 January 2026 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conference from Malda Town in India.
Overview This train is currently operated by Indian Railways, connecting and . It is currently operated with train numbers 20604/20603 on a weekly basis.
Schedule + Train schedule: Nagercoil ↔ New Jalpaiguri Amrit Bharat Express Train no. Station code Departure station Departure time Departure day Arrival station Arrival hours 20604 NCJ 11:00 PM 5:00 AM 54h 0m 20603 NJP 6:45 PM 11:00 PM 54h 15m
Routes and halts The halts for this 20604/20603 Nagercoil Junction – New Jalpaiguri Junction Amrit Bharat Express are as follows:-
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Rakes It is the 16th 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.
Rake reversal The train reverses direction in .
See also Amrit Bharat Express Vande Bharat Express Tejas Express
Notes Runs a day in a week with both directions.
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