Indian Railways have started special trains to enable passengers to go from one city to another for COVID duration. These trains are rajdhani like trains and will be having only air conditioned classes. Only confirmed seats will be allotted in these trains. No waiting list or RAC tickets will be issued. No concessional fare allowed. Also Tatkal and Premium Tatkal quota booking wont be permitted in these trains. The passengers travelling on the train will be screened for coronavirus and those found asymptomatic will be allowed to travel.Railway board has also added that it will be mandatory for all the passengers to keep his or her mouth covered by a face cover. 4 covid trains run from Ara to Varanasi - Patliputra Chandigarh SF Festival Special (03255), Jogbani Anand Vihar Terminal Festival Special (Via Lucknow) (04427), Jaynagar Anand Vihar Terminal Festival Special (via Varanasi) (04433) and Patna Firozpur Cantt Festival Special (04655).
Ara to Varanasi Patliputra Chandigarh SF Festival Special (03255) departs from Ara station (ARA) at and arrives Varanasi Jn station (BSB) at . This train has 3 stoppages.
Ara to Varanasi Jogbani Anand Vihar Terminal Festival Special (Via Lucknow) (04427) departs from Ara station (ARA) at and arrives Varanasi Jn station (BSB) at . This train has 3 stoppages.
Ara to Varanasi Jaynagar Anand Vihar Terminal Festival Special (via Varanasi) (04433) departs from Ara station (ARA) at and arrives Varanasi Jn station (BSB) at . This train has 3 stoppages.
Ara to Varanasi Patna Firozpur Cantt Festival Special (04655) departs from Ara station (ARA) at and arrives Varanasi Jn station (BSB) at . This train has 3 stoppages.
Jan Shatabdi express as the name indicates is the shatabdi express for Jan (common mass). Basically these trains are an affordable version of Shatabdi trains in India. Therefore Jan Shatabdi trains have either seating arrangements as air-conditioned Chair Car (CC) or non air-conditioned Second Seating (2S) coaches. These are very pocket friendly compared to other trains on same route. These trains are for short distances and does not run overnight just like Shatabdi trains. It does not have onboard catering services which is there in Shatabdi trains. In general these trains are painted in white and blue combination with window panes painted either white or blue. 1 jan-shatabdi train runs from Ara to Varanasi - Patna Kashi Jan Shatabdi Express (15126).
Ara to Varanasi Patna Kashi Jan Shatabdi Express (15126) departs from Ara station (ARA) at and arrives Varanasi Jn station (BSB) at . This train has 4 stoppages. Ara to Varanasi jan-shatabdi fare is Rs.350 in Chair Car, Rs.90 in None and Rs.105 in Second Seater for this train.
Humsafar trains are long distance superfast trains that traverses overnight journeys. This is a new concept by the Indian Railways. Some Humsafar trains also run for more than 24 hours. Keeping in mind the middle class travellers, Humsafar was launched last year by the Former Railway Minister Mr. Suresh Prabhu. It has only Third AC class coach and have optional meal service. This train follows dynamic pricing meaning fare increases as the seat availability decreases. However, these trains hold lesser priority than Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains. Humsafar trains are equipped with modern day amenities and enhanced safety features. There are CCTV cameras fitted in every coach of Humsafar trains and there are charging points for each berth. One can also see current running speed of train on the LEDs fitted above doors. These trains are characterized by beautiful graffiti paint with vibrant sky blue color on outer surface of coaches. 1 humsafar train runs from Ara to Varanasi - Patliputra Udaipur City Humsafar Express (19670).
Ara to Varanasi Patliputra Udaipur City Humsafar Express (19670) departs from Ara station (ARA) at and arrives Varanasi Jn station (BSB) at . This train has 3 stoppages. Ara to Varanasi humsafar fare is Rs.570 in Third AC and Rs.165 in Sleeper for this train.
- RAC is considered as confirmed for evaluating confirmation chances.
- Colors under confirmation chances mean following:
- Red - Not likely to confirm.
- yellow - Difficult to say if this will confirm or not.
- Green - Very likely to confirm.
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