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. 2 covid trains run from Jharsuguda Jn to Kolkata - Porbandar Howrah (Aradhana) SF Festival Special (09205) and Ahmedabad Howrah One Way Festival Special (09481).
Jharsuguda Jn to Kolkata Porbandar Howrah (Aradhana) SF Festival Special (09205) departs from Jharsuguda Jn station (JSG) at and arrives Howrah Jn station (HWH) at . This train has 5 stoppages.
Jharsuguda Jn to Kolkata Ahmedabad Howrah One Way Festival Special (09481) departs from Jharsuguda Jn station (JSG) at and arrives Howrah Jn station (HWH) at . This train has 5 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. 1 duronto train runs from Jharsuguda Jn to Kolkata - Gitanjali SF Special (02259).
Jharsuguda Jn to Kolkata Gitanjali SF Special (02259) departs from Jharsuguda Jn station (JSG) at and arrives Howrah Jn station (HWH) at . This train has 6 stoppages. Jharsuguda Jn to Kolkata duronto fare is Rs.1010 in Third AC, Rs.1410 in Second AC and Rs.380 in Sleeper for this train which includes meal charges also. In Gitanjali SF Special (02259), seat availability status is REGRET in Third AC (3A) with 0% chance of confirmation and seat availability status is RLWL111/WL82 in Sleeper (SL) with 35% 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. 3 humsafar trains run from Jharsuguda Jn to Kolkata - Pune Santragachi Humsafar Express (20821), Jabalpur Santragachi Humsafar Express (20827) and Habibganj Santragachi Weekly Humsafar Express (22169).
Jharsuguda Jn to Kolkata Pune Santragachi Humsafar Express (20821) departs from Jharsuguda Jn station (JSG) at and arrives Santragachi Jn station (SRC) at . Jharsuguda Jn to Kolkata humsafar fare is Rs.955 in Third AC and Rs.350 in Sleeper for this train.
Jharsuguda Jn to Kolkata Jabalpur Santragachi Humsafar Express (20827) departs from Jharsuguda Jn station (JSG) at and arrives Santragachi Jn station (SRC) at . Jharsuguda Jn to Kolkata humsafar fare is Rs.955 in Third AC and Rs.350 in Sleeper for this train.
Jharsuguda Jn to Kolkata Habibganj Santragachi Weekly Humsafar Express (22169) departs from Jharsuguda Jn station (JSG) at and arrives Santragachi Jn station (SRC) at . Jharsuguda Jn to Kolkata humsafar fare is Rs.1000 in Third AC and Rs.380 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.
- Seat availability and berth status functionality may not be available between and .
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