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 Ernakulam Junction and Howrah.[1]
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.[2][3]
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
| [[Number|Template:Color]] | [[Train No|Template:Color]] | Template:Color | [[Service frequency|Template:Color]] | [[Inaugural run on|Template:Color]] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22877/22878 | Howrah–Ernakulam | Weekly | 4 March 2017 |
| 2 | 22921/22922 | Bandra–Gorakhpur | Weekly | 13 August 2017 |
| 3 | 22563/22564 | Jaynagar–Udhna | Weekly | 13 October 2017 |
| 4 | 22551/22552 | Darbhanga–Jalandhar City | Weekly | 19 May 2018 |
| 5 | 22841/22842 | Santragachi–Tambaram (Chennai) | Weekly | 4 June 2018 |
| 6 | 20691/20692 | Tambaram (Chennai)–Nagercoil | Daily | 9 June 2018[4] |
| 7 | 16355/16356 | Thiruvananthapuram North–Mangaluru (Via Alappuzha) | Bi weekly | 8 June 2018[5][6] |
| 8 | 15551/15552 | Darbhanga–Varanasi City | Weekly | 6 March 2019 |
| 9 | 12597/12598 | Gorakhpur–Mumbai CSMT | Weekly | 23 April 2019 |
| 10 | 15101/15102 | Chhapra–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai) | Weekly | 26 April 2019 |
| 11 | 15267/15268 | Raxaul–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai) | Weekly | 31 August 2019 |
| 12 | 15559/15560 | Darbhanga–Ahmedabad | Weekly | 22 November 2019 |
| 13 | 16313/16314 | Thiruvananthapuram North–Mangaluru (via Kottayam) | Weekly | 16 March 2026 |
Defunct
only 5 Antyodaya Express below is discontinued service
| [[Number|Template:Color]] | [[Train No|Template:Color]] | Template:Color | [[Service frequency|Template:Color]] | [[Inaugural run on|Template:Color]] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16189/16190 | Tambaram–Sengottai | Bi-Weekly | 5 March 2018 |
| 2 | 22895/22896 | Durg–Firozpur Cantonment | Weekly | 1 May 2018 |
| 3 | 14719/14720 | Bikaner–Bilaspur | Weekly | 13 July 2018 |
| 4 | 22885/22886 | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai)–Tatanagar | Biweekly | 18 March 2017 |
| 5 | 15547/15548 | Jaynagar–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai) | Weekly | 24 September 2018 |
See also
References
- ↑ Tejas, Hamsafar Express trains in railway's new timetable. The Times of India(27 February 2017). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ↑ Suresh Prabhu unveils Antyodaya Express for common man. The Hindu Business Line(13 January 2018). Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ↑ Forget flights! Indian Railways upgrades train travel for common man, unreserved & premium passengers; 5 facts. The Financial Express(7 March 2019). Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ↑ Extended Antyodaya Express flagged off from Nagercoil. The Times of India(6 March 2019). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ↑ New Rly. timetable brings two new trains to city. The Hindu(25 October 2017). Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ↑ Kerala gets two more trains. The Times of India(25 October 2017). Retrieved 11 March 2019.