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 Chennai to Gudur Jn - Yesvantpur Patliputra SF Festival Special (03252), Chennai Egmore Jodhpur SF Festival Special (06067) and Rameswaram Manduadih One Way Special (06009).
Chennai to Gudur Jn Yesvantpur Patliputra SF Festival Special (03252) departs from Chennai Central station (MAS) at and arrives Gudur Jn station (GDR) at . This train has 1 stoppages.
Chennai to Gudur Jn Chennai Egmore Jodhpur SF Festival Special (06067) departs from Chennai Egmore station (MS) at and arrives Gudur Jn station (GDR) at .
Chennai to Gudur Jn Rameswaram Manduadih One Way Special (06009) departs from Chennai Egmore station (MS) at and arrives Gudur Jn station (GDR) at .
Shatabdi express is a premium category full air-conditioned train that connects important cities of India. These are the fastest trains in India which can run at over 150 kmph. These trains runs for short distances only and are not for overnight journeys. Shatabdi trains have only seating arrangements. They are equipped with safer LHB coaches. The first Shatabdi Express train was introduced in 1988 to commemorate the birth centenary of Jawahar Lal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India. These train offers catering facilities and the food fare is included in ticket cost. Shatabdi trains have classes Chair Car (CC) and Executive Class(EC). These are best alternative to bus journeys. 1 shatabdi train runs from Chennai to Gudur Jn - MGR Chennai Central Visakhapatnam Weekly Special (02008).
Chennai to Gudur Jn MGR Chennai Central Visakhapatnam Weekly Special (02008) departs from Chennai Central station (MAS) at and arrives Gudur Jn station (GDR) at . This train has 2 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. 2 jan-shatabdi trains run from Chennai to Gudur Jn - MGR Chennai Central Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi Festival Special (02077) and MGR Chennai Central Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi Express (12077).
Chennai to Gudur Jn MGR Chennai Central Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi Festival Special (02077) departs from Chennai Central station (MAS) at and arrives Gudur Jn station (GDR) at . This train has 3 stoppages. Chennai to Gudur Jn jan-shatabdi fare is Rs.345 in Chair Car and Rs.110 in Second Seater for this train.
Chennai to Gudur Jn MGR Chennai Central Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi Express (12077) departs from Chennai Central station (MAS) at and arrives Gudur Jn station (GDR) at . This train has 3 stoppages. Chennai to Gudur Jn jan-shatabdi fare is Rs.345 in Chair Car and Rs.110 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 Chennai to Gudur Jn - MGR Chennai Central Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express (12611).
Chennai to Gudur Jn MGR Chennai Central Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express (12611) departs from Chennai Central station (MAS) at and arrives Gudur Jn station (GDR) at . This train has 1 stoppages. Chennai to Gudur Jn garib-rath fare is Rs.305 in Third AC 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. 2 humsafar trains run from Chennai to Gudur Jn - Tambaram Bhagat Ki Kothi Humsafar Express (14816) and Rameswaram Ajmer Humsafar Express (19604).
Chennai to Gudur Jn Tambaram Bhagat Ki Kothi Humsafar Express (14816) departs from Tambaram station (TBM) at and arrives Gudur Jn station (GDR) at . Chennai to Gudur Jn humsafar fare is Rs.570 in Third AC and Rs.165 in Sleeper for this train.
Chennai to Gudur Jn Rameswaram Ajmer Humsafar Express (19604) departs from Chennai Egmore station (MS) at and arrives Gudur Jn station (GDR) at . Chennai to Gudur Jn 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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