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{{short description|Series of Express train in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox rail service
| name = Antyodaya Express
| color = 800000
| image = Antyodaya Express coach.jpg
| caption = Antyodaya Express
| type = [[Superfast Express trains in India|Un-reserved travel]]
| status = Active
| predecessor = [[Jan Sadharan Express]]
| successor = [[Amrit Bharat Express]]
| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|2017|03|04}}
| operator = [[Indian Railways]]
| website = http://indianrail.gov.in
| class = Unreserved General
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = No
| catering = On board Vendors sale
| entertainment = Electric outlets
| baggage = Underseat & Overhead racks
| otherfacilities = Fire Extinguishers <br> Purified water dispensers
| stock = [[LHB coach|LHB rakes]]
| gauge = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| el =
| owners = [[Indian Railways]]
}}

'''Antyodaya Express''' are a series of Economic Unreserved Superfast Express trains operated by [[Indian Railways]]. The trains were proposed to be overnight unreserved trains in the [[2016 Railway budget of India]]. Antyodaya refers to the Rise of dusk in Sanskrit ( Anthi - Dusk, udhaya - Rise) which symbolises its Overnight Services. The coaches are designed by Indian Railways with features such as bio-toilets and dedicated power sockets. And the color of this coach was closest to the color of ICF Rajdhani Coaches in 1999-2019

==History==
The first service was inaugurated on 27 February 2017, between [[Howrah–Ernakulam Antyodaya Express|Ernakulam Junction and Howrah]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Tejas-Hamsafar-Express-trains-in-railways-new-timetable/articleshow/54586566.cms|title=Tejas, Hamsafar Express trains in railway's new timetable|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=27 February 2017|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref>

==Facilities==
The trains include dedicated charging ports, bio-toilets, vinyl sheets on the exteriors for aesthetics, safety measures such as [[smoke alarm]] and [[CCTV]], water vending machines, coat hangers, and [[Braille]] indicators.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/suresh-prabhu-unveils-antyodaya-express-for-common-man/article9555120.ece|title=Suresh Prabhu unveils Antyodaya Express for common man|date=13 January 2018|agency=PTI|newspaper=[[The Hindu]] Business Line|access-date=17 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/railways/forget-flights-indian-railways-upgrades-train-travel-for-common-man-unreserved-5-facts/1507772/|title=Forget flights! Indian Railways upgrades train travel for common man, unreserved & premium passengers; 5 facts|date=7 March 2019|newspaper=The Financial Express|access-date=11 March 2019}}</ref>

== Services ==
the Antyodaya Express earlier was run with [[WDM-3A]] during first run and nowadays was [[WAP-5]] , [[WAP-4]] and [[WAP-7]]
=== Active ===
from 2016 to present time only 13 train services active below
{|class="sortable wikitable"style="text-align:left;"style="font-size: 85%"
|-
! style="background-color:maroon;" |[[Number|{{color|Gold|Sr. No.}}]]
! style="background-color: maroon;" |[[Train No|{{color|Gold|Train No}}]]
! style="background-color: maroon;" |{{color|Gold|Route}}
! style="background-color: maroon;" |[[Service frequency|{{color|Gold|Service frequency}}]]
! style="background-color: maroon;" |[[Inaugural run on|{{color|Gold|Inaugural run on}}]]
|-
|1
|22877/22878
|[[Howrah–Ernakulam Antyodaya Express|Howrah–Ernakulam]]
|Weekly
|4 March 2017
|-
|2
|22921/22922
|[[Bandra Terminus–Gorakhpur Antyodaya Express|Bandra–Gorakhpur]]
|Weekly
|13 August 2017
|-
|3
|22563/22564
|[[Jaynagar–Udhna Antyodaya Express|Jaynagar–Udhna]]
|Weekly
|13 October 2017
|-
|4
|22551/22552
|[[Darbhanga–Jalandhar City Antyodaya Express|Darbhanga–Jalandhar City]]
|Weekly
|19 May 2018
|-
|5
|22841/22842
|[[Santragachi–Tambaram Antyodaya Express|Santragachi–Tambaram (Chennai)]]
|Weekly
|4 June 2018
|-
|6
|20691/20692
|[[Tambaram–Nagercoil Antyodaya Express|Tambaram (Chennai)–Nagercoil]]
|Daily
|9 June 2018<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/extended-antyodaya-express-flagged-off-from-nagercoil/articleshow/68277914.cms/|title=Extended Antyodaya Express flagged off from Nagercoil|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=6 March 2019|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref>
|-
|7
|16355/16356
|[[Thiruvananthapuram North–Mangaluru Antyodaya Express (via Alappuzha)|Thiruvananthapuram North–Mangaluru (Via Alappuzha)]]
|Bi weekly
|8 June 2018<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/new-rly-timetable-brings-two-new-trains-to-city/article19916503.ece|title=New Rly. timetable brings two new trains to city|last=Sastry|first=Anil Kumar|date=25 October 2017|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=11 March 2019|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/kerala-gets-two-more-trains/articleshow/61220494.cms|title=Kerala gets two more trains|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=25 October 2017|access-date=11 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
|8
|15551/15552
|[[Darbhanga–Varanasi City Antyodaya Express|Darbhanga–Varanasi City]]
|Weekly
|6 March 2019
|-
|9
|12597/12598
|[[Gorakhpur–Mumbai Antyodaya Express|Gorakhpur–Mumbai CSMT]]
|Weekly
|23 April 2019
|-
|10
|15101/15102
|[[Chhapra–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Antyodaya Express|Chhapra–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai)]]
|Weekly
|26 April 2019
|-
|11
|15267/15268
|[[Raxaul–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Antyodaya Express|Raxaul–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai)]]
|Weekly
|31 August 2019
|-
|12
|15559/15560
|[[Darbhanga–Ahmedabad Antyodaya Express|Darbhanga–Ahmedabad]]
|Weekly
|22 November 2019
|-
|13
|16313/16314
|[[Thiruvananthapuram North–Mangaluru Antyodaya Express (via Kottayam)|Thiruvananthapuram North–Mangaluru (via Kottayam)]]
|Weekly
|16 March 2026
|-
|}

===Defunct===
only 5 Antyodaya Express below is discontinued service
{|class="sortable wikitable"style="text-align:left;"style="font-size: 85%"
|-
! style="background-color:maroon;" |[[Number|{{color|Gold|Sr. No.}}]]
! style="background-color: maroon;" |[[Train No|{{color|Gold|Train No}}]]
! style="background-color: maroon;" |{{color|Gold|Route}}
! style="background-color: maroon;" |[[Service frequency|{{color|Gold|Service frequency}}]]
! style="background-color: maroon;" |[[Inaugural run on|{{color|Gold|Inaugural run on}}]]
|-
|1
|16189/16190
|[[Tambaram–Sengottai Antyodaya Express|Tambaram–Sengottai]]
|Bi-Weekly
|5 March 2018
|-
|2
|22895/22896
|[[Durg–Firozpur Cantonment Antyodaya Express|Durg–Firozpur Cantonment]]
|Weekly
|1 May 2018
|-
|3
|14719/14720
|[[Bikaner–Bilaspur Antyodaya Express|Bikaner–Bilaspur]]
|Weekly
|13 July 2018
|-
|4
|22885/22886
|[[Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Tatanagar Antyodaya Express|Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai)–Tatanagar]]
|Biweekly
|18 March 2017
|-
|5
|15547/15548
|[[Jaynagar–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Antyodaya Express|Jaynagar–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai)]]
|Weekly
|24 September 2018
|-
|}

==See also==
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
* [[Vande Bharat Express]]
* [[Amrit Bharat Express]]
* [[AC Express (Indian Railways)|AC Superfast Express]]
* [[Jaipur–Udaipur City Antyodaya Express]]
* [[Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]]
* [[Humsafar Express]]
* [[Tejas Express]]
* [[Uday Express]]
* [[Double Decker Express]]
* [[Duronto Express]]
* [[Rajdhani Express]]
* [[Shatabdi Express]]
* [[Jan Shatabdi Express]]
* [[Jan Sadharan Express]]
* [[Garib Rath Express]]
* [[Mahamana Express]]
* [[Gatimaan Express]]
* [[Yuva Express]]
}}

==References==
{{commons category|Antyodaya Express trains}}
{{reflist}}

{{Antyodaya Express}}
{{Indian Railways}}

[[Category:Antyodaya Express trains| ]]
[[Category:Named passenger trains of India]]

Antyodaya Express - Revision history

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