Garib Rath Express

Garib Rath Express
Garib Rath Express
	Amritsar–Saharsa, the first Garib Rath Express service at New Delhi.
Overview
Status	Operating
First service	5 October 2006; 17 years ago
Current operator(s)	Indian Railways
On-board services
Class(es)	3A, CC, 3E(LHB Coaches)
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Entertainment facilities	Electric outlets (limited)
Baggage facilities	Underseat
Other facilities	Rentable bedrolls
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF rakes (modified), LHB rakes (future)
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Track owner(s)	Indian Railways

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]

history edit

The first service was inaugurated on 5 October 2006 between Saharsa–Amritsar Garib Rath Express

Active routes edit

Train No.	Destinations	Inaugurated on
12203/04	Saharsa Junction–Amritsar Junction^[4]	5 Oct 2006
12113/14	Pune–Nagpur^[5]	19 Jan 2009
12187/88	Jabalpur Junction–Mumbai CSMT	20 Feb 2009
12201/02	Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Kochuveli	1 Feb 2008
12207/08	Kathgodam–Jammu Tawi	8 Apr 2008
12209/10	Kanpur Central – Kathgodam	16 Sep 2008
12211/12	Muzaffarpur Junction–Anand Vihar Terminal	11 Feb 2009
12215/16	Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Bandra Terminus	7 Feb 2008
12257/58	Yesvantpur Junction–Kochuveli	24 Feb 2009
12359/60	Kolkata–Patna Junction	24 Jan 2008
12535/36	Lucknow Charbagh–Raipur Junction^[6]	23 Feb 2008
12569/70	Jaynagar–Anand Vihar Terminal	29 Sep 2008
12593/94	Lucknow Charbagh–Bhopal Junction	19 Nov 2011
12611/12	Chennai Central–Hazrat Nizamuddin	21 Feb 2007
12735/36	Secunderabad Junction–Yesvantpur Junction^[7]	1 Feb 2008
12739/40	Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad	25 Oct 2008
12877/78	Ranchi Junction–New Delhi^[8]	28 Jan 2009
12881/82	Kolkata Shalimar–Puri	6 Jan 2009
12909/10	Bandra Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin	24 Feb 2007
12983/84	Ajmer Junction – Chandigarh	14 Feb 2009
22405/06	Bhagalpur Junction–Anand Vihar Terminal	10 Feb 2011
22541/52	Banaras–Anand Vihar Terminal	3 Mar 2009
22409/10	Gaya Junction–Anand Vihar Terminal	3 July 2011
22883/84	Puri–Yesvantpur Junction	20 July 2012

Defunct routes edit

12255/56 Yesvantpur–Puducherry Garib Rath Express service converted to ordinary service^[9]

02709 Gudur Secunderabad Garibrath Express special Rake Sharing With Secunderabad Yesvantpur Garibrath Express

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.

References edit

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

External links edit

Garibrath & Yuva Train Names (archived from Indian Railways website)

[garib-1] "Introduction of Garib Rath trains". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 17 March 2006.

[2] ttps://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/hindi-english/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AC

[3] ttps://www.learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=chariot&dir=au

[amritsar-saharsa-garib-rath-launch-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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Garib Rath Express

Contents

history edit

Active routes edit

Defunct routes edit

See also edit

References edit

Further reading edit

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