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 Kolkata to Raipur - Howrah Porbandar (Aradhana) SF Festival Special (09206).
Kolkata to Raipur Howrah Porbandar (Aradhana) SF Festival Special (09206) departs from Howrah Jn station (HWH) at and arrives Raipur Jn station (R) at . This train has 10 stoppages. In Howrah Porbandar (Aradhana) SF Festival Special (09206), seat availability status is GNWL372/WL308 in Sleeper (SL) with 5% chance of confirmation and seat availability status is GNWL143/WL113 in Second Seater (2S) with 41% chance of confirmation for tomorrow.
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. 2 duronto trains run from Kolkata to Raipur - Howrah Pune COVID 19 AC Duronto Special (02222) and Gitanjali SF Special (02260).
Kolkata to Raipur Howrah Pune COVID 19 AC Duronto Special (02222) departs from Howrah Jn station (HWH) at and arrives Raipur Jn station (R) at . This train has 3 stoppages. Kolkata to Raipur duronto fare is Rs.3235 in First AC, Rs.1365 in Third AC and Rs.1915 in Second AC for this train which includes meal charges also.
Kolkata to Raipur Gitanjali SF Special (02260) departs from Howrah Jn station (HWH) at and arrives Raipur Jn station (R) at . This train has 8 stoppages. Kolkata to Raipur duronto fare is Rs.1365 in Third AC, Rs.1915 in Second AC and Rs.500 in Sleeper for this train which includes meal charges also. In Gitanjali SF Special (02260), seat availability status is GNWL37/WL29 in Second AC (2A) with 78% chance of confirmation, seat availability status is GNWL62/WL45 in Third AC (3A) with 84% chance of confirmation, seat availability status is GNWL300/WL160 in Sleeper (SL) with 38% chance of confirmation and seat availability status is GNWL65/WL48 in Second Seater (2S) with 71% chance of confirmation for tomorrow.
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 Kolkata to Raipur - Santragachi Pune Humsafar Express (20822).
Kolkata to Raipur Santragachi Pune Humsafar Express (20822) departs from Santragachi Jn station (SRC) at and arrives Raipur Jn station (R) at . Kolkata to Raipur humsafar fare is Rs.1310 in Third AC and Rs.485 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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