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. 1 covid train runs from Gaya to Bokaro Steel City - Patna Durg Chhath Puja Special (08892).
Gaya to Bokaro Steel City Patna Durg Chhath Puja Special (08892) departs from Gaya Jn station (GAYA) at and arrives Bokaro Steel City station (BKSC) at . This train has 4 stoppages.
Rajdhani express are premium category trains by the Indian Railways that redefines luxury travelling in India. It is a fully air-conditioned train which connects country capital (Delhi) with state capitals. That is why they are called 'Rajdhani' which translates to 'Capital' in English. These train runs at very high speed and therefore it usually takes least time to reach destination compared to other trains on the same route. Mumbai rajdhani is the fastest rajdhani train which attains a maximum speed of 140 kmph on some stretch. Rajdhani Express offers catering facilities inside the train the fare of which is included in ticket fare. Rajdhani trains have 3 classes - First AC (1A), AC II-tier (2A) and AC III-tier (3A) only and they are coupled with LHB coaches that have higher safety features. The ticket fare for Rajdhani is maximum amongst all trains on the same route and has dynamic fare (Flexi Fare) system. Waitlisted passengers are strictly not allowed inside this train. Rajdhani train coaches are usually painted in red with a grey colored strip outside. 3 rajdhani trains run from Gaya to Bokaro Steel City - New Delhi Bhubaneswar COVID 19 AC Special (Via Tatanagar) (02824), New Delhi Ranchi Rajdhani Express (Via Bokaro Steel City) (20840) and New Delhi Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express (Via Tatanagar) (22824).
Gaya to Bokaro Steel City New Delhi Bhubaneswar COVID 19 AC Special (Via Tatanagar) (02824) departs from Gaya Jn station (GAYA) at and arrives Bokaro Steel City station (BKSC) at . This train has 3 stoppages. Gaya to Bokaro Steel City rajdhani fare is Rs.1415 in First AC, Rs.625 in Third AC and Rs.855 in Second AC for this train which includes meal charges also.
Gaya to Bokaro Steel City New Delhi Ranchi Rajdhani Express (Via Bokaro Steel City) (20840) departs from Gaya Jn station (GAYA) at and arrives Bokaro Steel City station (BKSC) at . This train has 2 stoppages. Gaya to Bokaro Steel City rajdhani fare is Rs.1355 in First AC, Rs.575 in Third AC and Rs.805 in Second AC for this train which includes meal charges also.
Gaya to Bokaro Steel City New Delhi Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express (Via Tatanagar) (22824) departs from Gaya Jn station (GAYA) at and arrives Bokaro Steel City station (BKSC) at . This train has 3 stoppages. Gaya to Bokaro Steel City rajdhani fare is Rs.1430 in First AC, Rs.625 in Third AC and Rs.855 in Second AC for this train which includes meal charges also. Bhubaneshwar Rajdhani again runs in pair of two throughout the week. That means it runs as train number 22823/24 on 4 days of the week and as train number 22811/12 on remaining days of the week. Running as train number 22811/12 it takes 22 hours and 45 minutes to reach destination while running as train number 22823/24 it takes 24 hours and 20 minutes to reach destination. Rajdhani 22823/24 runs via Tatanagar and steel city Bokaro while its counter Rajdhani runs via Adra, Bankura and does not cover steel city.
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 Gaya to Bokaro Steel City - Patna Ranchi Jan Shatabdi Express (12365).
Gaya to Bokaro Steel City Patna Ranchi Jan Shatabdi Express (12365) departs from Gaya Jn station (GAYA) at and arrives Bokaro Steel City station (BKSC) at . This train has 6 stoppages. Gaya to Bokaro Steel City jan-shatabdi fare is Rs.420 in Chair Car and Rs.130 in Second Seater 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.
- Seat availability and berth status functionality may not be available between and .
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