Garib Rath Express

The Garib Rath[1] (literally: "Poor people's chariot") is a no-frills air-conditioned train started by the Indian Railways in 2005 to provide subsidized price air-conditioned long-distance travel to passengers who could not afford standard fares of air-conditioned class in regular-fare trains. As the fares are less than two-thirds of the fares for air-conditioned classes in other trains, the distance between each seat or berth is less, the seats and berths are narrower and each coach has more seats and berths than in air-conditioned coaches in other trains.

Garib Rath Express
Garib Rath Express at Nagpur Junction
Overview
StatusOperating
First serviceOctober 5, 2006 (2006-10-05)
Current operator(s)Indian Railways
Websitehttp://indianrail.gov.in
On-board services
Class(es)3A
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Entertainment facilitiesElectric outlets (Limited)
Baggage facilitiesUnderseat
Other facilitiesRentable Bedrolls
Technical
Rolling stockICF rakes (Modified)
Track gaugeIndian Gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Track owner(s)Indian Railways

Only seating and three-tier (78 seats) accommodation is provided in these trains. The passengers are not provided with free bedding or food. It is significantly faster and has higher priority than super-fast express trains. The maximum speed of Garib Rath trains is 130 km/h which is at par with Rajdhani's and duronto. The maiden journey of the train started from Saharsa, Bihar to Amritsar, Punjab (Saharsa Amritsar Garib Rath Express).[2][3]

See also

References
  1. "Introduction of Garib Rath trains". Government of India. Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 17 March 2006.
  2. "Lalu's dream project 'Garib Rath' to roll out". Retrieved 3 October 2006.
  3. "Lalu flags off first low-fare 'Garib Rath' train". Retrieved 4 October 2006.
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