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Garib Rath Express
Amritsar–Saharsa, the first Garib Rath Express service at New Delhi.
Overview
StatusOperating
First service5 October 2006; 17 years ago (2006-10-05)
Current operator(s)Indian Railways
On-board services
Class(es)3A, CC, 3E(LHB Coaches)
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Entertainment facilitiesElectric outlets (limited)
Baggage facilitiesUnderseat
Other facilitiesRentable bedrolls
Technical
Rolling stockICF rakes (modified) / LHB rakes
Track gauge5 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

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

Active routes

Train No. Destinations Inaugurated on Rake
12203/04 Saharsa Junction–Amritsar Junction[4] 5 Oct 2006 ICF
12113/14 Pune–Nagpur[5] 19 Jan 2009 ICF
12187/88 Jabalpur Junction–Mumbai CSMT 20 Feb 2009 ICF
12201/02 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Kochuveli 1 Feb 2008 ICF
12207/08 Kathgodam–Jammu Tawi 8 Apr 2008 ICF
12209/10 Kanpur Central – Kathgodam 16 Sep 2008 ICF
12211/12 Muzaffarpur Junction–Anand Vihar Terminal 11 Feb 2009 LHB
12215/16 Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Bandra Terminus 7 Feb 2008 LHB
12257/58 Yesvantpur Junction–Kochuveli 24 Feb 2009 ICF
12359/60 Kolkata–Patna Junction 24 Jan 2008 ICF
12535/36 Lucknow Charbagh–Raipur Junction[6] 23 Feb 2008 ICF
12435/36 Jaynagar–Anand Vihar Terminal 29 Sep 2008 LHB
12593/94 Lucknow Charbagh–Bhopal Junction 19 Nov 2011 ICF
12611/12 Chennai Central–Hazrat Nizamuddin 21 Feb 2007 ICF
12735/36 Secunderabad Junction–Yesvantpur Junction[7] 1 Feb 2008 ICF
12739/40 Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad 25 Oct 2008 ICF
12877/78 Ranchi Junction–New Delhi[8] 28 Jan 2009 ICF
12881/82 Kolkata Shalimar–Puri 6 Jan 2009 ICF
12909/10 Bandra Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin 24 Feb 2007 ICF
12983/84 Ajmer Junction – Chandigarh 14 Feb 2009 ICF
22405/06 Bhagalpur Junction–Anand Vihar Terminal 10 Feb 2011 LHB
22541/52 Banaras–Anand Vihar Terminal 3 Mar 2009 ICF
22409/10 Gaya Junction–Anand Vihar Terminal 3 July 2011 LHB
22883/84 Puri–Yesvantpur Junction 20 July 2012 ICF
The Garib Rath Livery

Defunct routes

  • 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Introduction of Garib Rath trains". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 17 March 2006.
  2. ^ https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/hindi-english/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AC
  3. ^ https://www.learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=chariot&dir=au
  4. ^ a b "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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