| Shatabdi Express | |
|---|---|
 Anubhuti coach of Ahmedabad - Mumbai Central Shatabdi Express. | |
| Overview | |
| Service type | Superfast |
| Status | Active |
| First service | 10 July 1988; 36 years ago (1988-07-10) |
| Successor | Vande Bharat Express |
| Current operator(s) | Indian Railways |
| Website | http://indianrail.gov.in |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Executive Chair Car AC Chair Car |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | Onboard catering |
| Baggage facilities | Overhead racks, baggage area near vestibule |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | LHB coach |
| Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge |
| Operating speed | 150 km/h (93 mph) (maximum) |
| Track owner(s) | Indian Railways |
Shatabdi Express (lit. 'Century Express') are a series of fast passenger trains operated by Indian Railways. Shatabdi Express are day trains and mostly return to their origin station the same day. The trains run at a maximum permissible speed of 110–150 km/h (68–93 mph) with the Rani Kamalapati–New Delhi Shatabdi Express achieving the maximum permissible speed of 150 km/h (93 mph) between Tughlakabad and Bilochpura Agra.
History
The name "Shatabdi" means century in Sanskrit and the first Shatabdi Express train was announced on 10 July 1988 by then Railways Minister Madhavrao Scindia to commemorate the birth centenary of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India and plied between New Delhi and Jhansi Junction.
Service
Shatabdi Express trains offer fast connectivity between major cities with only a few intermediate stops and can run at a maximum speed of 150 km/h (93 mph). They are fully air-conditioned and passengers are provided with on-board catering. Onboard entertainment systems are available in select trains providing content via satellite.
Seats in Shatabdi Express have to be reserved in advance as there is no unreserved accommodation, unlike most of the other trains in India. Reservation is allowed until up to 30 minutes before the scheduled departure time and the seats are auto allocated by the reservation system. Dynamic pricing is applicable on the fares.
Rolling stock
As Shatabdi Express are day-trains and return to the station of origin the same day, coaches have only seats and not berths. All of these trains have multiple AC Chair Car coaches and one or two coaches of Executive Class seating. Indian Railways offers Anubhuti class seating and Vistadome coaches offering large windows, transparent roofing, and rotatable seats in select trains. The trains used to operate on specialized coaches manufactured by Integral Coach Factory, Chennai with the older coaches now been replaced with newer LHB rakes on all the trains. The trains are hauled by various diesel or electric locomotives and a new specialized high speed locomotive class WAP-7HS with a maximum speed of 180 km/h (110 mph) for hauling Shatabdi express trains was introduced in 2019.
Services
Active
As of August 06, there are 21 operational pairs of Shatabdi express trains.
Defunct
Trivia
- The Mumbai–Pune Shatabdi Express was introduced in 1995 till 2004 when the service was cancelled. This train was replaced by Mumbai–Pune Intercity Express due to low response.
- Shatabdi Express has the same livery as Gatiman Express
See also
- Rajdhani Express
- Duronto Express
- Tejas Express
- Humsafar Express
- Antyodaya Express
- Jan Shatabdi Express
- AC Superfast Express
- Vande Bharat Express
- Amrit Bharat Express
References
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Shatabdi Express Running Status: Among one of the fastest trains of Indian Railways, running at up to 130–150 km/h (81–93 mph), the Shatabdi Express trains are a series of fast passenger trains operated by Indian Railways to connect metro cities with other cities.
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