Saharsa–Amritsar Garib Rath Express

Express train in India

Saharsa Amritsar Garib Rath Express

Amritsar-Saharsa Garib Rath Express board

Overview
Service type| Superfast Express, Garib Rath Express
First service| 5 October 2006
Current operator(s)| Northern Railways
Route
Termini| Saharsa Junction
Amritsar Junction
Stops| 11
Distance travelled| 1,723 km (1,071 mi)
Average journey time| 30 hours 00 minutes as 12203 Saharsa Amritsar Garib Rath Express, 29 hours 40 minutes as 12204 Amritsar Saharsa Garib Rath Express
Service frequency| 3 days a week. 12203 Saharsa Amritsar Garib Rath Express – Monday, Thursday & Sunday. 12204 Amritsar Saharsa Garib Rath Express – Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday.
Train number(s)| 12203 / 12204
On-board services
Class(es)| AC 3 tier, AC Chair Car
Seating arrangements| Yes
Sleeping arrangements| Yes
Catering facilities| No Pantry Car Coach attached
Observation facilities| 1st Garib Rath train to be introduced. Present route adopted on 1 December 2006
Technical
Rolling stock| Standard Indian Railways Garib Rath Coaches
Track gauge| 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed| 130 km/h (81 mph) maximum
,57.75 km/h (36 mph), including halts
| Route map

The 12203 / 04 Saharsa Amritsar Garib Rath Express is a Superfast Express train of the Garib Rath category belonging to Indian Railways \- Northern Railway zone that runs between Saharsa Junction of Bihar and Amritsar Junction of Punjab. It operates as train number 12203 from Saharsa Junction to Amritsar Junction and as train number 12204 in the reverse direction serving the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana & Punjab.

This train was the first Garib Rath Express in the Indian Railways, introduced by the then Rail Minister of India Lalu Prasad Yadav.

## Coaches[edit]

The 12203 / 04 Saharsa Amritsar Garib Rath Express has 13 AC 3 tier, 4 AC Chair Car and 2 End on Generator Coaches. It does not carry a Pantry car coach.

As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

## Service[edit]

The 12203 Saharsa Amritsar Garib Rath Express covers the distance of 1,723 km (1,071 mi) in 30 hours 00 mins (57.43 km/h) and in 29 hours 40 mins as 12204 Amritsar Saharsa Garib Rath Express (58.08 km/h).

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

## Routeing[edit]

The 12203 / 04 Saharsa Amritsar Garib Rath Express runs from Saharsa Junction via Barauni Junction, Samastipur Junction, Muzaffarpur Junction,Siwan Junction,Gorakhpur Junction, Lucknow NR, Bareilly, New Delhi, Ambala Cant Junction, Ludhiana Junction to Amritsar Junction.

## Traction[edit]

The train is powered by a WAP-4 or WAP-1 electric locomotive from Ghaziabad or Ludhiana loco sheds.

## Timings[edit]

12203 Saharsa Amritsar Garib Rath Express leaves Saharsa Junction every Monday, Thursday & Sunday at 15:00 hrs IST and reaches Amritsar Junction at 21:00 hrs IST the next day.

12204 Amritsar Saharsa Garib Rath Express leaves Amritsar Junction every Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday at 04:30 hrs IST and reaches Saharsa Junction at 10:10 hrs IST the next day.

## Gallery[edit]

* Amritsar-Saharsa Garib Rath Express in New Delhi at Platform 6.

* Saharsa Amritsar Garib Rath Express - AC 3 tier

## References[edit]

* http://www.indianrail.gov.in/garibrath_trn_list.html
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLEx8giVZd4
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAmyqO0wjW4
* http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Saharsa-Amritsar-Garib-Rath-route-changed/articleshow/589333.cms
* http://www.mouthshut.com/review/Garib-Rath-Express-review-tmrslmoqor
* https://www.flickr.com/photos/ankitwap7/5246137954/
* http://tech.firstpost.com/watch-videos/irfca-2203-saharsa-amritsar-garib-rath-express-speeds-through-adarsh-nagar-_hTWkTRV3Qkg.html
* http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/garib-rath-not-cheap-enough-for-bihar-s-poor/15131/

## External links[edit]

* "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
* "IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
* "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". irfca.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014.

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* Agra–Bhopal section
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See also|

* Indian Railways
* Bholu (mascot)
* 1974 railway strike in India
* Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor

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Garib Rath Express

Operational|

* Pune–Nagpur
* Jabalpur–Mumbai CST
* Mumbai LTT–Kochuveli
* Saharsa–Amritsar
* Kathgodam–Jammu Tawi
* Kanpur Central–Kathgodam
* Muzaffarpur–Anand Vihar Terminal
* Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Bandra (T)
* Yesvantpur–Kochuveli
* Kolkata–Patna
* Kolkata–Guwahati
* Lucknow–Raipur
* Jaynagar–Anand Vihar Terminal
* Bhopal– Lucknow
* Chennai Central–Hazrat Nizamuddin
* Secunderabad–Yesvantpur
* Vishakhapatnam–Secunderabad
* Bokaro Steel City–Bhubaneswar
* Ranchi–New Delhi
* Howrah–Puri
* Bandra (T)–Hazrat Nizamuddin
* Ajmer–Chandigarh
* Bhagalpur–Anand Vihar Terminal
* Varanasi–Anand Vihar Terminal
* Gaya–Anand Vihar Terminal
* Puri–Yesvantpur

Defunct|

* Yesvantpur–Puducherry
* Gudur–Secunderabad

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