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AC Express trains are fully air-conditioned Superfast Express trains linking major cities in India. They have high priority and are among the fastest trains in India. Though some trains travel at 130 km/h km/h in some sections, most of them are restricted to a speed of 110 km/h. The food is not included in the fare on these trains, but the bedroll (pillow, pillow cover, blanket and bedsheet) is free for passengers who are traveling by AC Express. The charges of these trains are cheaper than those of the Rajdhani Express, Duronto Express and Humsafar Express (except Chennai–Thiruvananthapuram AC Superfast Express – with Rajdhani-type fare). Some of the AC Express trains have pantry cars for the required passengers. The first AC train, Nanda Devi AC Express ran on 1 July 2008, with a maximum speed of 125 kmph. Madurai-Bikaner Anuvrat AC Superfast Express is the longest-running AC Superfast Express of Indian Railways, covering total distance of around 3065 kilometres.

Services

The following AC Express Trains have been operated:

Sr no. Train no. Name Frequency
1 12551/12552 Kamakhya–SMVT Bengaluru AC Superfast Express 1
2 14805/14806 Yesvantpur–Barmer AC Express 1
3 22677/22678 Yesvantpur–Kochuveli AC Express 1
4 12171/12172 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Haridwar AC Superfast Express 2
5 12401/12402 Nanda Devi AC Express 7
6 12519/12520 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Agartala AC Express 1
7 12773/12774 Shalimar–Secunderabad AC Superfast Express 1
8 12775/12776 Cocanada AC Express 3
9 12783/12784 Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad AC Superfast Express 1
10 22115/22116 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Karmali AC Superfast Express 1
11 22117/22118 Pune–Amravati AC Superfast Express 1
12 22121/22122 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Lucknow AC Superfast Express 1
13 22123/22124 Pune–Ajni AC Superfast Express 1
14 22125/22126 Nagpur–Amritsar AC Superfast Express 1
15 22207/22208 Chennai–Thiruvananthapuram AC Superfast Express 2
16 22401/22402 Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Udhampur AC Superfast Express 3
17 22411/22412 Arunachal AC Superfast Express 1
18 22461/22462 Shri Shakti AC Express 7
19 22631/22632 Anuvrat AC Superfast Express 1
20 22475/22476 Hisar–Coimbatore AC Superfast Express 1
21 22807/22808 Santragachi–Chennai Central AC Express 2
22 22837/22838 Dharti Aaba AC Superfast Express 1
23 22863/22864 Howrah–SMVT Bengaluru AC Superfast Express 1
24 22903/22904 Bandra Terminus–Bhuj AC Superfast Express 3
25 12429/12430 Lucknow–New Delhi AC Superfast Express 7

Defunct Services

  1. Howrah - New Jalpaiguri AC Express

Suvidha Express

The Suvidha Express, also called Premium Express,[1] is a series of trains introduced by Indian Railways in 2014 for the first time that operate on the busiest routes.[2] They were intended to follow dynamic pricing in fares similar to those of airlines, contrary to the standard fare for one class of travel generally followed by Indian Railways.[3][4][5] Priority of Premium trains are above Superfast and Mail/Express trains[6] like Shatabdi Express, Duronto Express and Rajdhani Express.

Overview

The Premium AC special train from Mumbai to Delhi was the first train, which was launched on 24 December 2013 during the festive season of Christmas and New Year. The train's maiden journey earned 48 percent more than the Mumbai — Delhi Rajdhani that ran during the same period.[7] Encouraged by the successful run of the Mumbai-Delhi premium train, in the Railway Budget 2014, D. V. Sadananda Gowda, the railway minister announced 5 more such premium AC-special trains on busy routes.[8]

Features

  1. Dynamic fare pricing will be followed in this type of train, with fare being increased for subsequent bookings.
  2. Only a 15-day advance reservation period will be permitted for this train with no agent booking allowed.
  3. There will be no waitlisted ticket issued, and no modification of the ticket or upgradation is permitted.
  4. Only e-tickets will be issued, and booking is permitted only through IRCTC's website.
  5. There will be no quota for ladies, tatkal, etc., and no concession (senior citizen, disabled etc.) is permitted.
  6. Identity card details are required at the time of booking tickets.
  7. No cancellation is permitted with the only exception being if Indian Railways cancels the train.
  8. Vacant seats after charting will be available at the respective current booking counters of the train originating station.

Numbering

Similar to the other trains on Indian Railways, these trains also have five digits. The only change is that the first digit (from Left) is 8. Example: 82615.

Services

Number Train Name
82355/82356 Patna–Mumbai CSMT Suvidha Express
82653/82654 Yesvantpur–Jaipur Suvidha Express

YUVA Express

These were introduced by erstwhile Minister of Railways Mamata Banerjee during the 2009-10 budget together with the Duronto Express. They were intended to provide an air-conditioned low-cost travel option for the youth and backward-class of the country.

Service

Train No. Train Name Distance Frequency Zone
12247/12248 Bandra Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin Yuva Express 1,367 km (849 mi) Weekly Western Railways

Defunct Service

Train No. Train Name Distance Frequency Zone
12249/12250 Howrah–Anand Vihar Yuva Express 1,438 km (894 mi) Weekly Eastern Railways

See also

References

  1. ^ Jayanta Roy Chowdhury And R. Suryamurthy (13 February 2014). "Rail tastes premium blood and likes it". Telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  2. ^ "ECR to run weekly Premium Special Train between Patna-Bangalore". railnews.co.in. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Railways to introduce dynamic fares in festive season". Livemint. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  4. ^ Today, Mail (11 March 2014). "Train ticket prices take off like airfares — Yahoo India Finance". In.finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  5. ^ PTI (31 December 2013). "More premier trains with dynamic fares in 17 busy routes — Economic Times". Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  6. ^ K. Balchand (12 February 2014). "Dynamic fares on 17 new trains". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  7. ^ DNA Correspondent (13 February 2014). "Few premium trains, few express, Mumbai gets something to cheer | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Railways to run 17 premium AC-special trains on busy routes". The Indian Express. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
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