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 Bilaspur to Tatanagar - Durg Raxaul One Way Special (08295), Durg Patna One Way Special (08296), Porbandar Howrah (Aradhana) SF Festival Special (09205) and Ahmedabad Howrah One Way Festival Special (09481).
Bilaspur to Tatanagar Durg Raxaul One Way Special (08295) departs from Bilaspur Jn station (BSP) at and arrives Tatanagar Jn station (TATA) at . This train has 7 stoppages.
Bilaspur to Tatanagar Durg Patna One Way Special (08296) departs from Bilaspur Jn station (BSP) at and arrives Tatanagar Jn station (TATA) at . This train has 7 stoppages.
Bilaspur to Tatanagar Porbandar Howrah (Aradhana) SF Festival Special (09205) departs from Bilaspur Jn station (BSP) at and arrives Tatanagar Jn station (TATA) at . This train has 6 stoppages.
Bilaspur to Tatanagar Ahmedabad Howrah One Way Festival Special (09481) departs from Bilaspur Jn station (BSP) at and arrives Tatanagar Jn station (TATA) at . This train has 6 stoppages.
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. 4 duronto trains run from Bilaspur to Tatanagar - Pune Howrah COVID 19 AC Duronto Special (02221), Gitanjali SF Special (02259), Pune Howrah AC Duronto Express (12221) and Mumbai CSMT Howrah AC Duronto Express (12261).
Bilaspur to Tatanagar Pune Howrah COVID 19 AC Duronto Special (02221) departs from Bilaspur Jn station (BSP) at and arrives Tatanagar Jn station (TATA) at . This train has 1 stoppages. Bilaspur to Tatanagar duronto fare is Rs.2130 in First AC, Rs.910 in Third AC and Rs.1270 in Second AC for this train which includes meal charges also.
Bilaspur to Tatanagar Gitanjali SF Special (02259) departs from Bilaspur Jn station (BSP) at and arrives Tatanagar Jn station (TATA) at . This train has 5 stoppages. Bilaspur to Tatanagar duronto fare is Rs.910 in Third AC, Rs.1270 in Second AC and Rs.340 in Sleeper for this train which includes meal charges also.
Bilaspur to Tatanagar Pune Howrah AC Duronto Express (12221) departs from Bilaspur Jn station (BSP) at and arrives Tatanagar Jn station (TATA) at . This train has 1 stoppages. Bilaspur to Tatanagar duronto fare is Rs.2270 in First AC, Rs.1030 in Third AC and Rs.1390 in Second AC for this train which includes meal charges also. Howrah Pune duronto is the fastest train between Kolkata and Pune. All other trains on this route take no less than 31 Hours to complete the journey. Howrah railway station that has largest number of platforms (23) in India and is also said to be the busiest railway station in India.
Bilaspur to Tatanagar Mumbai CSMT Howrah AC Duronto Express (12261) departs from Bilaspur Jn station (BSP) at and arrives Tatanagar Jn station (TATA) at . This train has 1 stoppages. Bilaspur to Tatanagar duronto fare is Rs.2270 in First AC, Rs.1030 in Third AC and Rs.1390 in Second AC for this train which includes meal charges also. Mumbai Howrah Duronto is the fastest train from Mumbai to Kolkata. Although Mumbai and Kolkata are two important metro cities in India, still this Duronto is the only premium category train between these two cities. South Eastern Railway has decided to make catering services optional in Howrah Mumbai duronto from 1st August, 2017.
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 Bilaspur to Tatanagar - Mumbai LTT Kamakhya Karmabhoomi SF Special (02255).
Bilaspur to Tatanagar Mumbai LTT Kamakhya Karmabhoomi SF Special (02255) departs from Bilaspur Jn station (BSP) at and arrives Tatanagar Jn station (TATA) at . This train has 5 stoppages.
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. 3 humsafar trains run from Bilaspur to Tatanagar - Pune Santragachi Humsafar Express (20821), Jabalpur Santragachi Humsafar Express (20827) and Habibganj Santragachi Weekly Humsafar Express (22169).
Bilaspur to Tatanagar Pune Santragachi Humsafar Express (20821) departs from Bilaspur Jn station (BSP) at and arrives Tatanagar Jn station (TATA) at . This train has 4 stoppages. Bilaspur to Tatanagar humsafar fare is Rs.860 in Third AC and Rs.320 in Sleeper for this train.
Bilaspur to Tatanagar Jabalpur Santragachi Humsafar Express (20827) departs from Bilaspur Jn station (BSP) at and arrives Tatanagar Jn station (TATA) at . This train has 5 stoppages. Bilaspur to Tatanagar humsafar fare is Rs.860 in Third AC and Rs.320 in Sleeper for this train.
Bilaspur to Tatanagar Habibganj Santragachi Weekly Humsafar Express (22169) departs from Bilaspur Jn station (BSP) at and arrives Tatanagar Jn station (TATA) at . This train has 5 stoppages. Bilaspur to Tatanagar humsafar fare is Rs.910 in Third AC and Rs.350 in Sleeper for this train.
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- 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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