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{{Short description|Series of Express train in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox rail service
| name = Garib Rath Express
| logo =
| color = 008000
| image = Garibi rath.jpg
| image_width = 300px
| caption = Amritsar–Saharsa Garib Rath Express at [[Barauni Junction railway station|Barauni]]
| type =
| status = Operating
| locale = All over india
| predecessor =
| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|2006|10|05}}
| operator = [[Indian Railways]]
| formeroperator =
| ridership =
| ridership2 =
| stock = [[LHB coach|LHB]]
| gauge = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| speed = 130 Kmph
| owners = [[Indian Railways]]
}}

The '''Garib Rath'''<ref name="garib">{{cite web|title=Introduction of Garib Rath trains|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=16638|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]]|access-date=17 March 2006}}</ref> (lit. Poor Chariot)<ref>https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/hindi-english/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AC {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=chariot&dir=au | title=Sanskrit - Dictionary }}</ref> trains are a series of [[No frills|no-frills]] trains operated by [[Indian Railways]] to provide air-conditioned train travel at a cheaper rate compared to regular trains.<ref name="amritsar-saharsa-garib-rath-launch">{{cite news |title=All-AC Garib Rath flagged off by Lalu |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/All-AC-Garib-Rath-flagged-off-by-Lalu/articleshow/2091229.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=2006-10-05}}</ref> Garib Rath Express trains primarily operate on long-distance routes, connecting major cities and important railway stations across different states in India. These trains are designed to cover extensive distances, often traversing several hundred kilometers in a single journey.

==History==
The term "Garib Rath" translates to "Poor Man's Chariot" or "Chariot of the Poor" in English. These trains were primarily aimed at providing affordable transportation for economically weaker sections of society. The name "Garib" means Poor and "rath" means chariot in Sanskrit and the first service was inaugurated on 5 October 2006 by introduced by the then Rail Minister of India [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] between [[Saharsa–Amritsar Garib Rath Express]]

==Rolling stock==
Garib rath trains have fully air-conditioned coaches that have to be reserved in advance. The originally used ICF rakes, which have been removed from service, consisted of modified AC 3-Tier coaches with side middle berths. The new LHB rakes consist of AC 3-Tier Economy coaches without side middle berths. Earlier some Garib Rath Express trains get an diesel traction like [[WDM-3A]] , [[WDM-3D]] and [[WDP-4]] or [[WDG-4]], and nowadays with LHB coach upgrade and route fully electtrified they pulled by electric traction like [[WAP-4]] , [[WAP-5]] and popular of all [[WAP-7]]

==Active routes==
This is the list of all currently operating Garib Rath Express services, in order of their date of inauguration.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Train No.
!Destinations
!Inaugurated on
|-
|12203/04||[[Saharsa–Amritsar Garib Rath Express|Saharsa Junction–Amritsar Junction]]<ref name="amritsar-saharsa-garib-rath-launch" />|| 5 Oct 2006
|-
|12611/12||[[Chennai Central–Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express|Chennai Central–Hazrat Nizamuddin]]|| 21 Feb 2007
|-
|12909/10||[[Bandra Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express|Bandra Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin]]|| 24 Feb 2007
|-
|12359/60||[[Kolkata–Ara Garib Rath Express|Kolkata - Ara]]|| 24 Jan 2008
|-
|12201/02||[[Thiruvananthapuram–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Garib Rath Express|Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Thiruvananthapuram]]|| 31 Jan 2008
|-
|-
|12735/36||[[Secunderabad–Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express|Secunderabad Junction–Yesvantpur Junction]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Yesvantpur-Secunderabad 'Garib Rath' flagged off |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/yesvantpur-secunderabad-garib-rath-flagged-off/articleshow/2751577.cms |access-date=2023-05-23 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |agency=PTI |date=2008-02-02}}</ref>|| 1 Feb 2008
|-
|12215/16||[[Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Bandra Terminus Garib Rath Express|Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Bandra Terminus]]|| 7 Feb 2008
|-
|12535/36||[[Lucknow–Raipur Garib Rath Express|Lucknow Charbagh–Raipur Junction]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kaiser |first1=Ejaz |title=Union Minister flags-off Garib Rath from Raipur |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/union-minister-flags-off-garib-rath-from-raipur/story-MH4lFiiQQMGk1ORPiQFglO.html |access-date=2023-05-23 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=2008-02-23}}</ref>|| 23 Feb 2008
|-
|12517/18||[[Kolkata-Guwahati Garib Rath Express|Kolkata - Guwahati]] || 30 Mar 2008
|-
|12207/08||[[Kathgodam–Jammu Tawi Garib Rath Express|Kathgodam–Jammu Tawi]]|| 8 Apr 2008
|-

|12209/10||[[Kanpur Central–Kathgodam Garib Rath Express|Kanpur Central – Kathgodam]]|| 16 Sep 2008
|-
|12435/36||[[Jaynagar–Anand Vihar Garib Rath Express|Jaynagar–Anand Vihar Terminal]]|| 29 Sep 2008
|-
|12739/40|| [[Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad Garib Rath Express|Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad]]|| 25 Oct 2008
|-
|12881/82||[[Puri–Howrah Garib Rath Express| Puri - Shalimar]]|| 6 Jan 2009
|-
|12113/14||[[Pune–Nagpur Garib Rath Express|Pune–Nagpur]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Pune-Nagpur Garib Rath from today |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pune-nagpur-garib-rath-from-today/articleshow/3998441.cms |access-date=2023-05-23 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=2009-01-19}}</ref>|| 19 Jan 2009
|-
|12877/78||[[Ranchi–New Delhi Garib Rath Express|Ranchi – New Delhi]]<ref>{{cite news |title=New Garib Rath Express introduced |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/New-Garib-Rath-Express-introduced/article16363348.ece |access-date=2023-05-23 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2009-01-31}}</ref>|| 28 Jan 2009
|-
|12211/12||[[Muzaffarpur–Anand Vihar Garib Rath Express|Muzaffarpur – Anand Vihar Terminal]]|| 11 Feb 2009
|-
|12983/84||[[Ajmer–Chandigarh Garib Rath Express|Ajmer Junction – Chandigarh]]|| 14 Feb 2009
|-
|12187/88||[[Jabalpur–Mumbai Garib Rath Express|Jabalpur Junction–Mumbai CSMT]]|| 20 Feb 2009
|-
|12257/58||[[Kochuveli–Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express|Yesvantpur Junction–Kochuveli]]|| 24 Feb 2009
|-
|22541/52||[[Banaras–Anand Vihar Terminal Garib Rath Express|Banaras–Anand Vihar Terminal]]|| 3 Mar 2009
|-
|22405/06||[[Bhagalpur–Anand Vihar Terminal Garib Rath Express|Bhagalpur Junction–Anand Vihar Terminal]]|| 10 Feb 2011
|-
|22409/10||[[Gaya–Anand Vihar Garib Rath Express|Gaya Junction–Anand Vihar Terminal]]|| 3 July 2011
|-
|12593/94||[[Lucknow–Bhopal Garib Rath Express|Lucknow Charbagh–Bhopal Junction]]|| 19 Nov 2011
|-
|22883/84||[[Puri–Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express|Puri–Yesvantpur Junction]]|| 20 July 2012
|-
|12501/02||[[Kolkata - Agartala Garib Rath Express|Kolkata - Agartala]] || 5 July 2024
|}

==Defunct routes==

* 12255/56 [[Yesvantpur–Puducherry Garib Rath Express]] service converted to ordinary service<ref>{{Cite web |title=16474/Puducherry-Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express - Pondicherry to Yesvantpur SWR/South Western Zone - Railway Enquiry |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-puducherry-yesvantpur-garib-rath-express-16474/2467/1232/997 |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=indiarailinfo.com}}</ref>

* 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 railway station|Hazrat Nizamuddin]] Garibrath Express..

* 06511/06512 Jaipur - Yesvantpur Garibrath Express is now replaced by Superfast Express on same route

==See also==
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
* [[Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]]
* [[Vande Bharat Express]]
* [[Double Decker Express]]
* [[Duronto Express]]
* [[Vivek Express]]
* [[Yuva Express]]
* [[Rajdhani Express]]
* [[Shatabdi Express]]
* [[Gatimaan Express]]
* [[Jan Shatabdi Express]]
* [[Jan Sadharan Express]]
* [[Sampark Kranti Express]]
* [[Rajya Rani Express]]
* [[Kavi Guru Express]]
* [[Ramayana Express]]
* [[Tejas Express]]
* [[Uday Express]]
* [[Humsafar Express]]
* [[Mahamana Express]]
* [[Antyodaya Express]]
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== Further reading ==

* {{Cite web |date=2019-07-30 |title=Two key sectors of the Garib Rath Express is set to be back on track on 04 August |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/two-key-sectors-of-the-garib-rath-express-is-set-to-be-back-on-track-on-04-august-7083401.html |website=Firstpost}}
* {{Cite web |last= |first= |date=25 November 2008 |title=Garib Rath: an ordeal on wheels |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/garib-rath-an-ordeal-on-wheels/articleshow/3752692.cms |access-date= |website=The Times of India}}
* {{Cite news |date=2 February 2008 |title=Yesvantpur-Secunderabad 'Garib Rath' flagged off |work=The Economic Times |agency=PTI |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/yesvantpur-secunderabad-garib-rath-flagged-off/articleshow/2751577.cms?from=mdr |access-date=}}
* {{Cite web |date=2008 |title=Inauguration of the Kolkata-Guwahati Garib Rath Express |url=https://www.irfca.org/gallery/Events/KOL_GHY/ |website=The IRFCA Photo Gallery |publisher=Indian Railways Fan Club}}
* {{Cite web |date=8 July 2010 |title=7-yr-old dead as Bodo militants target Assam train |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/7-yr-old-dead-as-bodo-militants-target-assam-train-423125 |access-date= |website=NDTV}}
* {{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-04-29 |title=Garib Rath Express: Timings, Routes, Ticket Fare |url=https://www.thequint.com/lifestyle/travel/garib-rath-express-timings-route-ticket-fare-time-table-tickets |access-date= |website=TheQuint}}
* {{Cite web |last=Nag |first=Devanjana |date=4 September 2018 |title=Humsafar Express premium AC-3 tier train to replace Garib Rath on Delhi-Chennai route of Indian Railways |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/railways/humsafar-express-to-replace-garib-rath-on-delhi-chennai-route-of-indian-railways-what-it-means-for-passengers/1302186/ |access-date= |website=Financial Express |publisher=The Indian Express}}

==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140530062137/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/garibrath_trn_list.html Garibrath & Yuva Train Names (archived from Indian Railways website)]

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Josefa1802 at 15:33, 27 March 2026