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. 3 covid trains run from Asansol to Jasidih Jn - Howrah Patna COVID 19 Jan Shatabdi Special (02023), Poorva COVID 19 SF Special (via Patna) (02303) and Tatanagar Danapur Super COVID 19 Special (08183).
Asansol to Jasidih Jn Howrah Patna COVID 19 Jan Shatabdi Special (02023) departs from Asansol Jn station (ASN) at and arrives Jasidih Jn station (JSME) at . This train has 2 stoppages. Asansol to Jasidih Jn covid fare is Rs.320 in Chair Car and Rs.100 in Second Seater for this train. In Howrah Patna COVID 19 Jan Shatabdi Special (02023), seat availability status is RLWL75/WL55 in Second Seater (2S) with 40% chance of confirmation for tomorrow.
Asansol to Jasidih Jn Poorva COVID 19 SF Special (via Patna) (02303) departs from Asansol Jn station (ASN) at and arrives Jasidih Jn station (JSME) at . This train has 1 stoppages. Asansol to Jasidih Jn covid fare is Rs.1250 in First AC, Rs.545 in Third AC, Rs.175 in Sleeper, Rs.750 in Second AC and Rs.85 in Second Seater for this train.
Asansol to Jasidih Jn Tatanagar Danapur Super COVID 19 Special (08183) departs from Asansol Jn station (ASN) at and arrives Jasidih Jn station (JSME) at . This train has 4 stoppages. Asansol to Jasidih Jn covid fare is Rs.265 in Chair Car and Rs.70 in Second Seater for this train.
Duronto express is a newer premium class of train which runs as fast as Rajdhanis. Duronto word comes from restless in Bengali as these trains had no intermediate commercial stops when they started. But since Indian Railways incurred losses for these trains, some technical stops were converted to commercial stops. On some routes (such as Delhi-Kolkata) they take lesser time than corresponding Rajdhani express. Unlike rajdhani some durontos also have non-air conditioned sleeper class. Thus, Duronto trains have classes First AC (1A), AC II-tier, AC III-tier and Sleeper. Bed-rolls in sleeper class of Mixed Duronto Express trains will be supplied to passengers on demand, on payment of stipulated charges. Duronto trains are distinguished by vibrant and colorful vinyl coating on the outer surface of the coaches. 1 duronto train runs from Asansol to Jasidih Jn - Howrah New Delhi Duronto Express (12273).
Asansol to Jasidih Jn Howrah New Delhi Duronto Express (12273) departs from Asansol Jn station (ASN) at and arrives Jasidih Jn station (JSME) at . This train has 1 stoppages. Asansol to Jasidih Jn duronto fare is Rs.1415 in First AC, Rs.620 in Third AC, Rs.850 in Second AC and Rs.255 in Sleeper for this train which includes meal charges also. There are 2 Duronto trains between Kolkata and New Delhi. One connects Howrah Station of Kolkata to New Delhi station of Delhi while the other Duronto 12259/60 connects Sealdah station of Kolkata to New Delhi. Howrah Duronto is slow in speed compared to the Sealdah duronto. It is also a mixed duronto which means it has sleeper class as well as opposed to Sealdah Duronto which only has air conditioned classes. There are other faster trains of the likes of Rajdhani and Express trains too connecting New Delhi and Kolkata hence this is not the best fit but is definitely the best economical option.
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 Asansol to Jasidih Jn - Howrah Patna Jan Shatabdi Express (12023).
Asansol to Jasidih Jn Howrah Patna Jan Shatabdi Express (12023) departs from Asansol Jn station (ASN) at and arrives Jasidih Jn station (JSME) at . This train has 4 stoppages. Asansol to Jasidih Jn jan-shatabdi fare is Rs.320 in Chair Car and Rs.100 in Second Seater for this train.
The concept of Garib Rath started with the vision to provide air conditioned berths at a comparatively low price for the people who could not afford to travel in AC coaches. Garib-rath phrase translates to poor man's chariot in English. The fare in this train is almost two-thirds of regular third ac fare. Usually Garib Rath have Third AC (3A) class only excepting some 1-2 trains which also have Chair Car (CC) class. The compartments of these train coaches have 9 berths making an extra space for side middle berth which is not there in any other train in India. In case passengers want to have bedrolls they need to pay separately for it. Some garib-raths run as fast as rajdhani, but they have lesser priority for track clearance compared to them. These trains are painted green with a yellow colored strip along the window panes. 1 garib-rath train runs from Asansol to Jasidih Jn - Kolkata Patna Garib Rath Express (12359).
Asansol to Jasidih Jn Kolkata Patna Garib Rath Express (12359) departs from Asansol Jn station (ASN) at and arrives Jasidih Jn station (JSME) at . This train has 2 stoppages. Asansol to Jasidih Jn garib-rath fare is Rs.305 in Third AC 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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