The 22588/22587 Banaras–Sealdah Amrit Bharat Express is India's 24th Non-AC Superfast Amrit Bharat Express train, which runs across the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal by connecting , the Holy Ganga pilgrims city in Uttar Pradesh with , in the city of Kolkata.
The express train was inaugurated on 18 January 2026 by Honb'le Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi through video conference.
Overview The train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting and . It is currently operated 22588/22587 on weekly basis.
Rakes It is the 24th 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 22587 / 22588 Sealdah–Banaras Amrit Bharat Express Train type Amrit Bharat Express Distance 773 km Average speed ~65 km/h Journey time (SDAH → BNRS) 11 hours 50 minutes Journey time (BNRS → SDAH) 11 hours 45 minutes Classes Sleeper (SL) Unreserved classes General (GEN), Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Operating days SDAH → BNRS: Monday, Wednesday, SaturdayBNRS → SDAH: Tuesday, Friday, Sunday Railway zone North Eastern Railway
Route & halts + Sealdah–Banaras Amrit Bharat Express : Sr. 22587 Sealdah–Banaras 22588 Banaras–Sealdah Station Day Arr. Dep. Station Day Arr. Dep. 1 1 SRC 19:30 1 SRC 22:10 2 1 21:19 21:21 1 23:10 23:15 3 1 21:42 21:45 2 01:58 02:05 4 1 22:35 22:37 2 05:00 05:02 5 1 22:56 22:58 2 05:19 05:21 6 2 02:43 02:50 2 06:17 06:20 7 2 06:10 06:15 2 06:43 06:45 8 2 07:20 DSTN 2 09:55 DSTN
Rake reversal No rake reversal or rake share.
See also
Amrit Bharat Express Vande Bharat Express Rajdhani Express Sealdah railway station Banaras railway station
Notes a. Runs 3 day in a week with both directions.
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