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 Asansol to Patna - PNBE DURONTO EX (22213) and NDLS DURONTO EX (12273).

Asansol to Patna PNBE DURONTO EX (22213) departs from Asansol Jn station (ASN) at 01:02 and arrives Patna Jn station (PNBE) at 06:15. Asansol to Patna duronto fare is Rs.1685 in First AC, Rs.1010 in Second AC and Rs.735 in Third AC for this train which includes meal charges also.

Asansol to Patna NDLS DURONTO EX (12273) departs from Asansol Jn station (ASN) at 10:55 and arrives Patna Jn station (PNBE) at 16:00. This train has 5 stoppages. Asansol to Patna duronto fare is Rs.1825 in First AC, Rs.1010 in Second AC, Rs.735 in Third AC, Rs.690 in Third Economy and Rs.280 in Sleeper for this train which includes meal charges also.

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 Asansol to Patna - JANSHATABDI EXP (12023).

Asansol to Patna JANSHATABDI EXP (12023) departs from Asansol Jn station (ASN) at 16:30 and arrives Patna Jn station (PNBE) at 22:20. This train has 13 stoppages. Asansol to Patna jan-shatabdi fare is Rs.565 in Chair Car and Rs.170 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 Asansol to Patna - PNBE GARIB RATH (12359).

Asansol to Patna PNBE GARIB RATH (12359) departs from Asansol Jn station (ASN) at 22:41 and arrives Rajendra Nagar Bihar station (RJPB) at 04:01. This train has 9 stoppages. Asansol to Patna garib-rath fare is Rs.465 in Third AC for this train.