Jan Shatabdi Express

Jan Shatabdi Express
Jan Shatabdi Express at Madgaon.
Overview
StatusOperating
First service16 April 2002; 21 years ago (2002-04-16)
Current operator(s)Indian Railways
Websitehttp://indianrail.gov.in
Route
Line(s) used27
On-board services
Class(es)Executive Class, AC Chair Car, 2nd Class seating,Vistadome
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Entertainment facilitiesElectric outlets
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coach & Vistadome coaches
Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Track owner(s)Indian Railways

The Jan Shatabdi Express (lit.'People's Shatabdi Express') is a more affordable and economical version of the Shatabdi Express. The word 'Jan' refers to common people. Being an economical version of the Shatabdi Express, it provides the passenger with Air Conditioned Chair Car, Second Class Seating and Unreserved classes. Though its priority is less than that of the trains like Rajdhani Express, Shatabdi Express and Duronto Express, it enjoys a greater priority than the Mail, Express and the Superfast Express trains of Indian Railways. The maximum permissible speed of this train is 130 km/h.

Active services

# Train No. Route Zone Distance
1 12021/12022 Howrah–Barbil SER 399 km
2 12023/12024 Howrah–Patna ER 532 km
3 12051/12052 Mumbai CSMT–Madgaon CR 581 km
4 12053/12054 Haridwar–Amritsar NR 407 km
5 12055/12056 New Delhi–Dehradun NR 305 km
6 12057/12058 New Delhi–Una NR 385 km
7 12059/12060 Kota–Hazrat Nizamuddin WCR 458 km
8 12061/12062 Rani Kamalapati–Jabalpur WCR 331 km
9 12063/12064 Haridwar–Una NR 343 km
10 12065/12066 Ajmer–Delhi Sarai Rohilla NWR 374 km
11 12067/12068 Guwahati–Jorhat Town NFR 375 km
12 12069/12070 Raigarh–Gondia SECR 415 km
13 12071/12072 Mumbai CSMT–Hingoli Deccan CR 424 km
14 12073/12074 Howrah–Bhubaneswar ECoR 437 km
15 12075/12076 Thiruvananthapuram-Kozhikode SR 400 km
16 12077/12078 MGR Chennai Central–Vijayawada SR 455 km
17 12079/12080 Bangalore City–Hubli SWR 470 km
18 12081/12082 Kannur–Thiruvananthapuram SR 500 km
19 12083/12084 Mayiladuthurai–Coimbatore SR 362 km
20 12089/12090 Yesvantpur–Shivamogga Town SWR 268 km
21 12091/12092 Dehradun–Kathgodam NER 335 km
22 12365/12366 Patna–Ranchi ECR 410 km
23 15125/15126 Banaras–Patna NER 233 km
24 20947/20948
20949/20950
Ahmedabad–Ekta Nagar (Kevadia) WR 184 km
25 12035/12036 Purnagiri Jan Shatabdi (Old Delhi–Tanakpur) NER 394 km
26 12037/12038 Siddhabali Jan Shatabdi (Old Delhi–Kotdwar) NR 239 km
27 12097/12098 Agartala – Khongsang NFR 348 km

Gallery

See also

References

Further reading

  • "Jan Shatabdi fares to be affordable". The Tribune. Chandigarh, India. 4 April 2002.
  • Goswami, R. R. (30 March 2002). "Railways to launch non-AC chair car class". The Economic Times.
  • Gopalakrishnan, Amulya (31 July 2003). "A poor track record". Frontline. The Hindu.
  • "Railway Budget Speech 2003-04" (PDF). indianrailways.gov.in.
  • Anand, M V (September 2002). "Salem Steel for Railmart and sub pantry of Jan Shatabdi Coaches …" (PDF). Stainless India. 8 (2). ISSN 0971-9482.
  • "First Janshatabdi Express Train From Manipur And Tripura Flagged Off". RailPost.in. 9 January 2022.
  • "Vistadome Coaches To Be Introduced To Jabalpur-Ranikmalapati Janshatabdi Express". News18. 12 July 2022.
  • "Indian Railways Identifies 27 New Routes to Replace Shatabdi and Jan Shatabdi with Vande Bharat Trains". News18. 17 February 2022.
  • Kaushik, Karan (1 July 2022). "All you need to know about the glass-roofed Mumbai-Goa vistadome train". Lifestyle Asia India.
  • "Now, enjoy panoramic views along Mumbai-Goa train route by travelling in glass-roofed Vistadome coach". The Indian Express. 14 September 2017.
  • Kaushik, Karan (17 August 2022). "Vistadome Coach Added To The Bhopal-Jabalpur Janshatabdi Express". Travel + Leisure India.
  • "Jan Shatabdi coaches powered by solar energy". The Hindu. 28 December 2018. ISSN 0971-751X.

External links

  • Indian Railway – Official Website
  • List of Jan Shatabdi Express on India Rail Info
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