Shatabdi Express trains are superfast passenger trains by by Indian Railways connecting between major cities of India. These trains are day trains with shorter distances comparable to overnight superfast trains like Duronto and Rajdhani Express. The trains connect 2 cities travelllers wanting to go for business, tourism or pilgrimage. eg. If you want to reach from Chennai to Mysore same day just take morning Shatabadi. You will reach in some hours. These thrains have less stoppages and runs high speed.
Word Shatabdi is Hindi means ‘centenary’ or the hundredth anniversary. The services were introduced in 1988 to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India. The very first Shatabdi Express, introduced by the then
Railway Minister Madhav Rao Scindia, started first Shatabdi Express Service between New Delhi and Gwalior popularly covering Agra Taj Mahal in a day trip for tourists. and was later extended till Jhansi to cover Orchha and Khajuraho.
Currently, there are around 25 Shatabdi Express trains operating between major Indian metros and cities.
Features and Facilities of Shatabdi Express Trains
Shatabdi Express are day trains returning to the same station by night. eg. Chennai-Mysore-Chennai, Mumbai-Ahmedbad- Mumbai, New Delhi-Amritsar-New Delhi.
These trains run at 120 km per hour with limited stops and good catering services.
These trains have fully air-conditioned coaches comprising of CC - Chair Car 2 x 3 seating , EC - First Class 2 x 2 seating , EA - Executive Anubhuti class - 2 x 2 seating Luxury with LCD screen
Shatabadi train service includes all meals depending on the time you travel. In Morning you get breakfast, afternoon lunch, Evening snacks and night dinner with Aqua Bottle water etc.
These train you can board only with confirmed reservation. and not waiting list or unreserved class.
The trains also have onboard entertainment and announcement systems during the journey.
Also all Shatabdi trains get preference and priority on railway tracks and they reach on time always.
Shatabdi Express trains provides facilities to keep your luggage in the overhead racks like flight, charging ports for electronic gadgets.
Also Indian Railways follows the the flexi fare band system in the AC Chair Car (CC) class so it moves in specific price band and range depends on the demand on that day.
Shatabdi Express Routes
As of now, around 20 Plus routes of Shatabdi trains runs daily except not running on specific day for the train coaches overhaul and maintenance. The cities from where Shatabdi originates are New Delhi, Howrah, Amritsar, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Kanpur, Guwahati, Coimbatore, Puri, Kalka, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Mysore, Ahmedabad, Secunderabad, and Ranchi, to mention a few.
List of Shatabdi Express Trains
Here’s a complete list of Shatabdi trains running across the country, with timings, timetable
S.noTrainFromToArr.Dep.SMTWTFS
1Ndls Shatabdi E (12001)Bhopal JunctionNew Delhi22:4514:45YYYYYYY
2Bhopal Shtbdi (12002)New DelhiBhopal Junction14:0506:00YYYYYYY
3Lko Swran Shtbd (12003)Lucknow CharbaghNew Delhi22:0515:35YYYYYYY
4Lko Swran Shtbd (12004)New DelhiLucknow Charbagh12:3006:15YYYYYYY
5Kalka Shtbdi (12005)New DelhiKalka21:2017:15YYYYYYY
6Kalka Shtbdi (12006)KalkaNew Delhi10:2506:15YYYYYYY
7Shatabdi Exp (12007)Chennai CentralMysore Junction13:0006:00YYYNYYY
8Shatabdi Exp (12008)Mysore JunctionChennai Central21:2514:15YYYNYYY
9Shatabdi Exp (12009)Mumbai CentralAhmedabad Junction13:1006:25NYYYYYY
10Shatabdi Exp (12010)Ahmedabad JunctionMumbai Central21:3514:30NYYYYYY
11Kalka Shtbdi (12011)New DelhiKalka11:4507:40YYYYYYY
12Kalka Shtbdi (12012)KalkaNew Delhi21:5517:45YYYYYYY
13Amritsar Shtbdi (12013)New DelhiAmritsar Junction22:3516:30YYYYYYY
14Amritsar Shtbdi (12014)Amritsar JunctionNew Delhi11:1505:00YYYYYYY
15Ajmer Shtbdi (12015)New DelhiAjmer Junction12:4506:05YYYYYYY
16Ajmer Shtbdi (12016)Ajmer JunctionNew Delhi22:4015:45YYYYYYY
17Dehradun Shtbdi (12017)New DelhiDehradun12:4006:50YYYYYYY
18Dehradun Shtbdi (12018)DehradunNew Delhi22:4517:00YYYYYYY
19Satabdi Express (12019)Kolkata Howrah JunctionRanchi Junction13:1006:05NYYYYYY
20Shatabdi Expres (12020)Ranchi JunctionKolkata Howrah Junction21:1013:45NYYYYYY
21Shatabdi Express (12025)Pune JunctionSecunderabad Junction14:2005:50YYNYYYY
22Pune Shatabdi (12026)Secunderabad JunctionPune Junction23:1014:45YYNYYYY
23Shatabdi Exp (12027)Chennai CentralBangalore City Junction22:3017:30YYNYYYY
24Shatabdi Exp (12028)Bangalore City JunctionChennai Central11:0006:00YYNYYYY
25Swarna Shtbdi (12029)New DelhiAmritsar Junction13:3507:20YYYYNYY
26Swarna Shtbdi (12030)Amritsar JunctionNew Delhi23:0516:55YYYYNYY
27Amritsar Shtbdi (12031)New DelhiAmritsar Junction13:3507:20NNNNYNN
28Amritsar Shtbdi (12032)Amritsar JunctionNew Delhi23:0516:55NNNNYNN
29Cnb Ndls Sht (12033)Kanpur CentralNew Delhi11:1506:00NYYYYYY
30Ndls Cnb Sht (12034)New DelhiKanpur Central20:5015:55NYYYYYY
31Jp Af Shatabdi (12035)Jaipur JunctionAgra Fort10:3507:05YYYYNYY
32Af Jp Shatbdi (12036)Agra FortJaipur Junction22:2018:00YYYYNYY
33Ndls Ldh Shatabdi (12037)New DelhiLudhiana Junction12:2507:00YNYYYYN
34Ldh Ndls Shatabdi (12038)Ludhiana JunctionNew Delhi22:1016:40YNYYYYN
35Kgm Anvt Shatabdi (12039)KathgodamDelhi Anand Vihar Terminal21:1515:45YYYYNYY
36Anvt Kgm Shatabdi (12040)Delhi Anand Vihar TerminalKathgodam11:5006:15YYYYNYY
37Shatabdi Express (12041)Kolkata Howrah JunctionNew Jalpaiguri22:2014:15NYYYYYY
38Njp Hwh Shatabd (12042)New JalpaiguriKolkata Howrah Junction13:3505:35NYYYYYY
39Ndls Moga Shatabdi (12043)New DelhiMoga14:0507:00NYNNNNY
40Ndls Shatabdi (12044)MogaNew Delhi22:1015:00NYNNNNY
41Ndls Cdg Shatabdi (12045)New DelhiChandigarh Junction22:3519:15NYYYYYY
42Cdg Ndls Shatabdi (12046)Chandigarh JunctionNew Delhi15:2012:00NYYYYYY
43Shatabdi Express (12243)Chennai CentralCoimbatore Main Junction14:0507:15YYNYYYY
44Shatabdi Express (12244)Coimbatore Main JunctionChennai Central22:1515:20YYNYYYY
45Satabdi Express (12277)Kolkata Howrah JunctionPuri22:1014:25YYYNYYY
46Satabdi Express (12278)PuriKolkata Howrah Junction13:4506:00YYYNYYY
47Hwh Dgha Duront (12847)Kolkata Howrah JunctionDigha Flag Station14:1511:15YYYYYYY
48Dgha Hwh Duront (12848)Digha Flag StationKolkata Howrah Junction18:3515:35YYYYYYY
49Maitree Express BR (13107)Dhaca Cantt.Kolkata Chitpur18:1008:30NNYNNYN
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