Amrit Bharat Services Well Accepted by the Travelling Passengers and Have Occupancy of Over 100% During 2025-26 (upto 10.03.2026): Union Railway Minister Informs Lok Sabha

Indian Railways Operates 60 Amrit Bharat Express Services Offering Affordable and Modern Non-AC Travel for the Common Man Across the Country High Speed and Enhanced Safety Standards are the Hallmarks of these Trains: Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw Posted On: 26 MAR 2026 5:04PM by PIB Delhi To provide affordable means of transportation to the low and middle income families, Indian Railways have introduced Amrit Bharat services that are fully non-AC modern trains. The present composition of Amrit Bharat consists of 11 General Class coaches, 8 Sleeper Class coaches, 01 Pantry car and 02 Luggage cum Divyangjan coaches. As on 18.03.2026, the following 60 Amrit Bharat Express services are being operated on the Indian Railways network: SN Train No. and Name 1 11015/11016 Lokmanya Tilak (T) - Saharsa Amrit Bharat Express 2 13697/13698 Gaya - Delhi Amrit Bharat Express 3 15293/15294 Muzaffarpur - Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express 4 15557/15558 Darbhanga - Anand Vihar (T) Amrit Bharat Express 5 15561/15562 Darbhanga - Gomtinagar Amrit Bharat Express 6 15567/15568 Bapudham Motihari - Anand Vihar (T) Amrit Bharat Express 7 22361/22362 Rajendranagar (T) - New Delhi Amrit Bharat Express 8 13433/13434 SMVT Bengaluru - Malda Town Amrit Bharat Express 9 13435/13436 Malda Town - Gomtinagar Amrit Bharat Express 10 15133/15134 Chhapra - Anand Vihar (T) Amrit Bharat Express 11 14047/14048 Sitamarhi - Delhi Amrit Bharat Express 12 14627/14628 Saharsa - Chheharta Amrit Bharat Express 13 19623/19624 Madar - Darbhanga Amrit Bharat Express 14 16601/16602 Erode - Jogbani Amrit Bharat Express 15 19021/19022 Udhna - Brahmapur Amrit Bharat Express 16 15671/15672 Kamakhya - Rohtak Amrit Bharat Express 17 20609/20610 New Jalpaiguri - Tiruchchirappalli Amrit Bharat Express 18 16597/16598 SMVT Bengaluru - Alipurduar Amrit Bharat Express 19 11031/11032 Panvel - Alipurduar Amrit Bharat Express 20 16107/16108 Tambaram - Santragachi Amrit Bharat Express 21 13065/13066 Howrah - Anand Vihar (T) Amrit Bharat Express 22 22587/22588 Sealdah - Banaras Amrit Bharat Express 23 20603/20604 New Jalpaiguri - Nagercoil Amrit Bharat Express 24 15949/15950 Dibrugarh - Gomti Nagar Amrit Bharat Express 25 16121/16122 Tambaram - Thiruvananthapuram Central Amrit Bharat Express 26 16329/16330 Nagercoil - Mangaluru Amrit Bharat Express 27 17041/17042 Charlapalli - Thiruvananthapuram North Amrit Bharat Express 28 16619/16620 Podanur-Dhanbad Amrit Bharat Express 29 16357/16358 Nagercoil-Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express 30 15673/15674 Charlapalli - Kamakhya Amrit Bharat Express At present, Southern Railway operates the following 14 Amrit Bharat Express services: SN Train No. and Name 1 16107 Tambaram - Santragachi Amrit Bharat Express 2 16108 Santragachi &ndash; Tambaram Amrit Bharat Express 3 16121 Tambaram - Thiruvananthapuram Central Amrit Bharat Express 4 16122 Thiruvananthapuram Central - Tambaram Amrit Bharat Express 5 16329 Nagercoil - Mangaluru Jn. Amrit Bharat Express 6 16330 Mangaluru Jn. - Nagercoil Amrit Bharat Express 7 16357 Nagercoil - Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express 8 16358 Charlapalli - Nagercoil Amrit Bharat Express 9 16601 Erode - Jogbani Amrit Bharat Express 10 16602 Jogbani - Erode Amrit Bharat Express 11 20603 New Jalpaiguri - Nagercoil Amrit Bharat Express 12 20604 Nagercoil - New Jalpaiguri Amrit Bharat Express 13 20609 New Jalpaiguri - Tiruchchirappalli Amrit Bharat Express 14 20610 Tiruchchirappalli - New Jalpaiguri Amrit Bharat Express These services have been well accepted by the travelling passengers and have occupancy of over 100 % during 2025-26 (upto 10.03.2026). Besides, rationalisation of timings is an on-going process on Indian Railways subject to operational feasibility, traffic pattern, nature of service, etc. High Speed and enhanced Safety standards are the hallmarks of these trains with following enhanced features and amenities: Better aesthetics of seat and berths with enhanced look & feel on the lines of Vande Bharat Sleeper. Jerk Free Semi-Automatic Couplers. Improved Crashworthiness in coaches by provision of crash tube. Provision of CCTV system in all coaches. Improved designs of toilets. Improved design of Ladder for ease of climbing on to the berth. Improved LED Light fitting & Charging Sockets. Provision of EP assisted braking system Aerosol based fire suppression system in toilets and electrical cubicles. USB Type-A and Type-C mobile charging sockets. Emergency Talk Back system for two-way communication between Passenger and Guard/Train Manager. Non-AC pantry with enhanced heating capacity. Fully sealed gangways with quick release mechanism for easy attachment and detachment. This information was provided by the Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, in a reply to questions in Lok Sabha on Wednesday. ***** Dharmendra Tewari/ Dr. Nayan Solanki/ Ritu Raj (Release ID: 2245694) Visitor Counter : 1853 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी , Marathi , Gujarati , Kannada Ministry of Railways Amrit Bharat Services Well Accepted by the Travelling Passengers and Have Occupancy of Over 100% During 2025-26 (upto 10.03.2026): Union Railway Minister Informs Lok Sabha Indian Railways Operates 60 Amrit Bharat Express Services Offering Affordable and Modern Non-AC Travel for the Common Man Across the Country High Speed and Enhanced Safety Standards are the Hallmarks of these Trains: Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw Posted On: 26 MAR 2026 5:04PM by PIB Delhi To provide affordable means of transportation to the low and middle income families, Indian Railways have introduced Amrit Bharat services that are fully non-AC modern trains. The present composition of Amrit Bharat consists of 11 General Class coaches, 8 Sleeper Class coaches, 01 Pantry car and 02 Luggage cum Divyangjan coaches. As on 18.03.2026, the following 60 Amrit Bharat Express services are being operated on the Indian Railways network: SN Train No. and Name 1 11015/11016 Lokmanya Tilak (T) - Saharsa Amrit Bharat Express 2 13697/13698 Gaya - Delhi Amrit Bharat Express 3 15293/15294 Muzaffarpur - Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express 4 15557/15558 Darbhanga - Anand Vihar (T) Amrit Bharat Express 5 15561/15562 Darbhanga - Gomtinagar Amrit Bharat Express 6 15567/15568 Bapudham Motihari - Anand Vihar (T) Amrit Bharat Express 7 22361/22362 Rajendranagar (T) - New Delhi Amrit Bharat Express 8 13433/13434 SMVT Bengaluru - Malda Town Amrit Bharat Express 9 13435/13436 Malda Town - Gomtinagar Amrit Bharat Express 10 15133/15134 Chhapra - Anand Vihar (T) Amrit Bharat Express 11 14047/14048 Sitamarhi - Delhi Amrit Bharat Express 12 14627/14628 Saharsa - Chheharta Amrit Bharat Express 13 19623/19624 Madar - Darbhanga Amrit Bharat Express 14 16601/16602 Erode - Jogbani Amrit Bharat Express 15 19021/19022 Udhna - Brahmapur Amrit Bharat Express 16 15671/15672 Kamakhya - Rohtak Amrit Bharat Express 17 20609/20610 New Jalpaiguri - Tiruchchirappalli Amrit Bharat Express 18 16597/16598 SMVT Bengaluru - Alipurduar Amrit Bharat Express 19 11031/11032 Panvel - Alipurduar Amrit Bharat Express 20 16107/16108 Tambaram - Santragachi Amrit Bharat Express 21 13065/13066 Howrah - Anand Vihar (T) Amrit Bharat Express 22 22587/22588 Sealdah - Banaras Amrit Bharat Express 23 20603/20604 New Jalpaiguri - Nagercoil Amrit Bharat Express 24 15949/15950 Dibrugarh - Gomti Nagar Amrit Bharat Express 25 16121/16122 Tambaram - Thiruvananthapuram Central Amrit Bharat Express 26 16329/16330 Nagercoil - Mangaluru Amrit Bharat Express 27 17041/17042 Charlapalli - Thiruvananthapuram North Amrit Bharat Express 28 16619/16620 Podanur-Dhanbad Amrit Bharat Express <p style="margin-left:-22.5pt; margin-right:-22.5pt; tex