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. 2 garib-rath trains run from Panipat Jn to Vaishno Devi Katra - SVDK SUMMER SPL (04081) and DHN JAT G R SPL (03309).

Panipat Jn to Vaishno Devi Katra SVDK SUMMER SPL (04081) departs from Panipat Jn station (PNP) at 01:00 and arrives Vaishno Devi Katra station (SVDK) at 11:40. This train has 9 stoppages.

Panipat Jn to Vaishno Devi Katra DHN JAT G R SPL (03309) departs from Panipat Jn station (PNP) at 10:50 and arrives Jammu Tawi station (JAT) at 22:40. Active on IRCTC

Sampark Kranti is a series of express trains in India that connects different states of India to the national capital - New Delhi. Sampark in Hindi means connectivity while Kranti is also a word in Hindi language meaning revolution. Thus these trains have revolutionized the state connectivity with center. These trains have a combination of all the classes - AC, Sleeper and Unreserved coaches. Sampark Kranti trains are for long distance journeys. These trains are named after states and Sampark Kranti train for a particular state has most of the stoppages in that state only. 1 sampark-kranti train runs from Panipat Jn to Vaishno Devi Katra - UTTAR S KRANTI (12445).

Panipat Jn to Vaishno Devi Katra UTTAR S KRANTI (12445) departs from Panipat Jn station (PNP) at 21:55 and arrives Vaishno Devi Katra station (SVDK) at 07:55. This train has 9 stoppages. Panipat Jn to Vaishno Devi Katra sampark-kranti fare is Rs.2205 in First AC, Rs.1325 in Second AC, Rs.945 in Third AC and Rs.360 in Sleeper for this train.