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Main Operation(s) | Connects important cities of India |
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Other Operation(s) | Launched in 1906 |
Parent company | Indian Railways |
The Intercity Express is an express-train service in India which connects major railway junctions and state capitals. These act as long-distance reserved and unreserved suburban trains with sitting accommodation (AC Chair Car - CC and Second Sitting - 2S). These are quite fast and maintain a high average speed for short distances along with priority over other trains.
History
The first named intercity train (Flying Ranee) was introduced in 1906 for providing connections between two cities from one state to other various states in India. The train left Surat station for Mumbai Central station to cover a distance of 264 km in 5 hrs 28 min and ran weekly from 1906 to 1939 when it was discontinued due to World War II. Since then, it has been discontinued and restarted several times. It finally resumed operations on 1 November 1950 and has been running ever since.
The Mumbai CSMT–Pune Deccan Queen Express, the second named intercity train in India, was introduced on 15 February 1930.
On 1 July 1992, the first intercity express was introduced between Indore and New Delhi which is the only overnight intercity train runs between two major cities of India.
On 1 July 1997, the second intercity express train launched between Chennai–Coimbatore & Bengaluru–Hubbali which was the first one-day trip daily intercity express train.
Named Intercity Trains
The following trains are intercity-express trains, but have different names:
Sr no. | Train number | Train name | Route | km | Avg speed (km/h) |
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1 | 12279 / 12280 | Taj Express | Jhansi–New Delhi | 411 | 58 |
2 | 11901 / 11902 | Gita Jayanti Express | Mathura–Kurukshetra | 299 | 42 |
3 | 12465 / 12466 | Ranthambore Express | Indore–Jodhpur | 910 | 56 |
4 | 12871 / 12872 | Ispat Express | Howrah–Titlagarh | 745 | 56 |
5 | 12821 / 12822 | Dhauli Express | Howrah–Puri | 500 | 60 |
6 | 12757 / 12758 | Kaghaznagar Express | Secunderabad–Sirpur Kaghaznagar | 297 | 56 |
7 | 19033 / 19044 | Gujarat Queen Express | Ahmedabad–Valsad | 298 | 47 |
8 | 22953 / 22954 | Gujarat Superfast Express | Ahmedabad–Mumbai Central | 492 | 55 |
9 | 12933 / 12934 | Karnavati Express | Ahmedabad–Mumbai Central | 492 | 63 |
10 | 12921 / 12922 | Flying Ranee Express | Mumbai Central–Surat | 263 | 56 |
11 | 12915 / 12916 | Ashram Express | Ahmedabad–Delhi | 933 | 58 |
11 | 13017 / 13018 | Ganadevata Express | Howrah–Azimganj | 279 | 47 |
12 | 13113 / 13114 | Hazarduari Express | Kolkata–Lalgola | 225 | 50 |
13 | 12337 / 12338 | Shantiniketan Express | Howrah–Bolpur | 146 | 65 |
14 | 13161 / 13162 | Tebhaga Express | Kolkata–Balurghat | 441 | 46 |
15 | 13103 / 13104 | Bhagirathi Express | Sealdah–Lalgola | 228 | 50 |
16 | 12497 / 12498 | Shan-e-Punjab Express | New Delhi–Amritsar | 448 | 58 |
17 | 22105 / 22106 | Indrayani Express | Mumbai CSMT–Pune | 192 | 55 |
18 | 11007 / 11008 | Deccan Express | Mumbai CSMT–Pune | 192 | 46 |
19 | 11029 / 11030 | Koyna Express | Mumbai CSMT–Kolhapur SCSMT | 516 | 44 |
20 | 11009 / 11010 | Sinhagad Express | Mumbai CSMT–Pune | 192 | 45 |
21 | 12125 / 12126 | Pragati Express | Mumbai CSMT–Pune | 186 | 54 |
22 | 12123 / 12134 | Deccan Queen Express | Mumbai CSMT–Pune | 192 | 58 |
23 | 16215 / 16216 | Chamundi Express | Mysuru–Bengaluru City | 138 | 50 |
24 | 12607 / 12608 | Lal Bagh Express | Chennai Central–Bengaluru City | 359 | 60 |
25 | 16089 / 16090 | Yelagiri Express | Chennai Central–Jolarpettai | 214 | 48 |
26 | 16023 / 16024 | Malgudi Express | Mysuru–Yesvantpur | 143 | 45 |
27 | 12613 / 12614 | Wodeyar Express | Mysuru–Bengaluru City | 138 | 55 |
28 | 12639 / 12640 | Brindavan Express | Chennai Central–Bengaluru City | 358 | 58 |
29 | 16057 / 16058 | Sapthagiri Express | Chennai Central–Tirupati | 146 | 45 |
30 | 12605 / 12606 | Pallavan Superfast Express | Chennai Egmore–Karaikkudi | 426 | 64 |
31 | 17407 / 17408 | Pamani Express | Tirupati–Mannargudi | 464 | 43 |
32 | 14227 / 14228 | Varuna Express | Varanasi–Lucknow Charbagh | 283 | 56 |
33 | 14215 / 14216 | Ganga Gomti Express | Prayagraj Sangam–Lucknow | 201 | 48 |
34 | 10103 / 10104 | Mandovi Express | Mumbai CSMT–Madgaon | 750 | 50 |
35 | 14095 / 14096 | Himalayan Queen Express | Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Kalka | 298 | 48 |
36 | 14795 / 14796 | Ekta Express | Bhiwani–Kalka | 330 | 45 |
37 | 17239 / 17240 | Simhadri Express | Guntur–Vishakhapatnam | 382 | 37 |
38 | 12747 / 12748 | Palnadu Express | Guntur–Vikarabad | 353 | 55 |
39 | 12341 / 12342 | Agniveena Express | Howrah–Asansol | 200 | 62 |
40 | 12339 / 12340 | Coalfield Express | Howrah–Dhanbad | 260 | 60 |
41 | 22387 / 22388 | Black Diamond Express | Howrah–Dhanbad | 272 | 55 |
42 | 14519 / 14520 | Kisan Express | Delhi–Bathinda | 341 | 45 |
43 | 14633 / 14634 | Ravi Express | Amritsar–Pathankot | 107 | 43 |
44 | 17023 / 17024 | Tungabhadra Express | Secunderabad–Kurnool City | 244 | 49 |
45 | 17027 / 17028 | Hundry Express | Secunderabad–Kurnool City | 244 | 52 |
46 | 17687 / 17688 | Marathwada Express | Manmad–Dharmabad | 421 | 46 |
47 | 17617 / 17618 | Tapovan Express | Mumbai CSMT–HS Nanded | 606 | 52 |
48 | 12109 / 12110 | Panchvati Express | Mumbai CSMT–Manmad | 257 | 56 |
49 | 12117 / 12118 | Godavari Express | Mumbai LTT–Manmad | 240 | 54 |
50 | 13233 / 13234 | Rajgriha Express | Rajgir–Danapur | 108 | 28 |
51 | 24227 / 24228 | Varuna Express | Varanasi–Kanpur | 355 | 52 |
52 | 12805 / 12806 | Janmabhoomi Express | Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad | 689 | 55 |
53 | 12711 / 12712 | Pinakini Express | Vijayawada–Chennai Central | 430 | 61 |
54 | 12713 / 12714 | Satavahana Express | Vijayawada–Secunderabad | 349 | 63 |
55 | 17201 / 17202 | Golconda Express | Guntur–Secunderabad | 380 | 49 |
56 | 14043 / 14044 | Garhwal Express | Kotdwar–Delhi | 239 | 33 |
57 | 14629 / 14630 | Sutlej Express | Chandigarh–Firozpur | 235 | 43 |
58 | 14231 / 14232 | Manwar Sangam Express | Prayagraj Sangam–Basti | 260 | 37 |
59 | 16301 / 16302 | Venad Express | Shoranur–Thiruvananthapuram | 327 | 40 |
60 | 16649 / 16650 | Parasuram Express | Mangaluru Central–Nagercoil | 702 | 45 |
61 | 16303 / 16304 | Vanchinad Express | Ernakulam Jn–Thiruvananthapuram Central | 220 | 45 |
62 | 16605 / 16606 | Ernad Express | Mangaluru Central–Nagercoil | 691 | 43 |
63 | 12675 / 12676 | Kovai Express | Chennai Central–Coimbatore | 496 | 65 |
64 | 16791 / 16792 | Palaruvi Express | Tirunelveli Jn–Palakkad | 477 | 33 |
65 | 12883 / 12884 | Rupashi Bangla Express | Kolkata Santragachi–Purulia | 315 | 56 |
66 | 13301 / 13302 | Swarna Rekha Express | Dhanbad–Tatanagar | 188 | 32 |
67 | 12885 / 12886 | Aranyak Express | Kolkata Shalimar–Bhojudih | 322 | 61 |
68 | 12813 / 12814 | Steel Express | Howrah–Tatanagar | 250 | 63 |
69 | 12857 / 12858 | Tamralipta Express | Howrah–Digha | 185 | 56 |
70 | 22897 / 22898 | Kandari Express | Howrah–Digha | 185 | 55 |
71 | 12865 / 12866 | Lalmati Express | Howrah–Purulia | 340 | 60 |
72 | 13205 / 13206 | Janhit Express | Saharsa–Danapur | 224 | 30 |
73 | 22321 / 22322 | Hool Express | Howrah–Siuri | 242 | 56 |
74 | 12717 / 12718 | Ratnachal Express | Vijayawada–Visakhapatnam | 349 | 61 |
75 | 18801 / 18802 | Hasdeo Express LHB | Korba–Raipur | 200 | 51 |
76 | 18803 / 18804 | Hasdeo Express ICF | Korba–Raipur | 200 | 51 |
77 | 12635 / 12636 | Vaigai Superfast Express | Chennai Egmore–Madurai | 497 | 68 |
78 | 11003 / 11004 | Tutari Express | Dadar–Sawantwadi Road | 497 | 52 |
79 | 16557 / 16558 | Rajya Rani Express | Mysore–Bangalore | 139 | 52 |
80 | 22161 / 22162 | Rajya Rani Express | Bhopal–Damoh | 291 | 61 |
81 | 16349 / 16350 | Rajya Rani Express | Kochuveli–Nilambur Road | 443 | 42 |
82 | 18117 / 18118 | Rajya Rani Express | Rourkela–Gunupur | 798 | 49 |
83 | 15417 / 15418 | Rajya Rani Express | Alipurduar–Silghat | 560 | 34 |
84 | 22454 / 22453 | Rajya Rani Express | Meerut City–Lucknow | 459 | 58 |
85 | 17611 / 17612 | Rajya Rani Express | Hazur Sahib Nanded–Mumbai CSMT | 607 | 55 |
86 | 12567 / 12568 | Rajya Rani Express | Saharsa–Patna | 224 | 56 |
Normal Intercity Trains
List of Indian Intercity Express Trains
Incidents
On 13 Feb 2015, at least 9 passengers were dead and over 100 passengers were injured when the Bangalore City–Ernakulam Intercity Express derailed between Anekal Road and Hosur on Bangalore City–Salem section which lies between the border of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu State, In suspected some technical issue in the engine. The train was heading towards Ernakulam.
On 30 January 2016, Ratnachal Express (12717) from Vishakhapatnam to Vijayawada was burnt in protest of reservation for Kapu community leaving no one injured according to the railway sources.
See also
- AC Superfast Express
- Duronto Express
- Rajdhani Express
- Shatabdi Express
- Jan Shatabdi Express
- Garib Rath Express
References
- "Famous Trains". Indian Railways Fan Club. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- "Deccan Queen, one of the most iconic trains of India, enters 90th years of service". The Economic Times. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- "Several Injured as Bangalore Ernakulam Express derails near Karnataka Border", NDTV, 13 February 2015
- Kapu Stir Railways loses a Whopping 41 Crore at Tuni, Times of India, 2 February 2016, Retrieved 20 October 2020