Garib Rath Express

The Garib Rath[1] (lit. Poor Chariot)[2][3] trains are a series of no-frills trains operated by Indian Railways to provide air-conditioned train travel at a cheaper rate compared to regular trains.[4]

Garib Rath Express
Amritsar–Saharsa, the first Garib Rath Express service at New Delhi.
Overview
StatusOperating
First service5 October 2006 (2006-10-05)
Current operator(s)Indian Railways
On-board services
Class(es)3A, CC, 3E(LHB Coaches)
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Entertainment facilitiesElectric outlets (limited)
Baggage facilitiesUnderseat
Other facilitiesRentable bedrolls
Technical
Rolling stockICF rakes (modified), LHB rakes (future)
Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Track owner(s)Indian Railways

Active routes
Train No. Destinations Inaugurated on
12203/04Saharsa Junction–Amritsar Junction[4]5 Oct 2006
12113/14Pune–Nagpur[5]19 Jan 2009
12187/88Jabalpur Junction–Mumbai CSMT20 Feb 2009
12201/02Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Kochuveli1 Feb 2008
12207/08Kathgodam–Jammu Tawi8 Apr 2008
12209/10Kanpur Central – Kathgodam16 Sep 2008
12211/12Muzaffarpur Junction–Anand Vihar Terminal11 Feb 2009
12215/16Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Bandra Terminus7 Feb 2008
12257/58Yesvantpur Junction–Kochuveli24 Feb 2009
12359/60Kolkata–Patna Junction24 Jan 2008
12535/36Lucknow Charbagh–Raipur Junction[6]23 Feb 2008
12569/70Jaynagar–Anand Vihar Terminal29 Sep 2008
12593/94Lucknow Charbagh–Bhopal Junction19 Nov 2011
12611/12Chennai Central–Hazrat Nizamuddin21 Feb 2007
12735/36Secunderabad Junction–Yesvantpur Junction[7]1 Feb 2008
12739/40Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad25 Oct 2008
12877/78Ranchi Junction–New Delhi[8]28 Jan 2009
12881/82Kolkata Shalimar–Puri6 Jan 2009
12909/10Bandra Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin24 Feb 2007
12983/84Ajmer Junction – Chandigarh14 Feb 2009
22405/06Bhagalpur Junction–Anand Vihar Terminal10 Feb 2011
22541/52Banaras–Anand Vihar Terminal3 Mar 2009
22409/10Gaya Junction–Anand Vihar Terminal3 July 2011
22883/84Puri–Yesvantpur Junction20 July 2012
The Garib Rath Livery

Defunct routes
  • 12255/56 Yesvantpur–Puducherry Garib Rath Express service converted to ordinary service[9]
  • 0655/0656 Chennai CST Garibrath special & Chennai Central Tirunelveli Garibrath Special Rake Sharing With Chennai–Hazrat Nizamuddin Garibrath Express.
  • 12831/32 Bokaro Steel City–Bhubaneswar was cancelled during covid and haven't restored yet. Nowadays a daily special fare express is running instead of the garib rath.
  • 12517/18 Kolkata–Guwahati Garib Rath Express has been discontinued.

See also

References
  1. "Introduction of Garib Rath trains". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 17 March 2006.
  2. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/hindi-english/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AC
  3. https://www.learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=chariot&dir=au
  4. "All-AC Garib Rath flagged off by Lalu". The Times of India. 5 October 2006.
  5. "Pune-Nagpur Garib Rath from today". The Times of India. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  6. Kaiser, Ejaz (23 February 2008). "Union Minister flags-off Garib Rath from Raipur". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  7. "Yesvantpur-Secunderabad 'Garib Rath' flagged off". The Economic Times. PTI. 2 February 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  8. "New Garib Rath Express introduced". The Hindu. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  9. "16474/Puducherry-Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express - Pondicherry to Yesvantpur SWR/South Western Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

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