Suvidha Express
 Suvidha Express at Visakhapatnam Junction | |
| Main Operation(s) | India 2014 - |
|---|---|
| Fleet size | 28 |
| Parent company | Indian Railways |
| Other | |
| Website | www.indianrail.gov.in |
The Suvidha Express also called as Premium Express[1] series of trains were introduced by Indian Railways in 2014 for the 1st time which is operated in busiest routes.[2] They were intended to follow dynamic pricing in fares similar to that of airlines contrary to the standard one fare for one class of travel generally followed by Indian Railways.[3][4][5] Priority of Premium trains are above Superfast and Mail/Express trains[6] like Shatabdi Express, Duronto Express and Rajdhani Express.
Overview[]
The Premium AC special train from Mumbai to Delhi was the first train which was launched on 24 December 2013 during festive season of Christmas and New Year.[3] The train's maiden journey earned 48 percent more than the Mumbai — Delhi Rajdhani that ran during the same period.[7] Encouraged by the successful run of the Mumbai-Delhi premium train,[5] In Railway budget 2014, D. V. Sadananda Gowda, the railway minister announced 5 more such premium AC-special trains on busy routes.[8]
Features[]
- Dynamic fare pricing will be followed in this type of train with fare being increased for subsequent bookings.
- Only a 15-day Advance reservation period will be permitted for this train with no agent booking allowed.
- There will be no waitlisted ticket issued & no modification of ticket or upgradation is permitted.
- Only e-tickets will be issued & booking is permitted only through IRCTC's website.
- There will be no quota for ladies/tatkal etc. & no concession (senior citizen, handicapped etc.) is permitted.
- Identity card details are required at the time of booking tickets.
- No cancellation is permitted with the only exception being if Indian Railways cancels the train.
- Vacant seats after charting will be available at the respective current booking counters of the train originating station.
Numbering[]
As similar to the other trains of Indian Railways, these trains also have five digits. Only change is that, the first digit (from Left) is 8. Example: 82615.
Routes[]
| Number | Train Name |
|---|---|
| 82117/82118 | Pune Jn - Manduadih(MUV) Pune Suvidha Special Express |
| 82407/82408 | Howrah - Anand Vihar Suvidha Special Express |
| 82303/82304 | Howrah - Jammu Tawi Suvidha Special Express |
| 82305/82306 | Howrah - New Jalpaiguri Suvidha Special Express |
| 82307/82308 | Sealdah - Guwahati Suvidha Special Express |
| 82355/82356 | Patna - Mumbai CST Suvidha Superfast Express |
| 82503/82504 | Kamakhya - Anand Vihar Suvidha Special Express |
| 82505/82506 | Pune - Kamakhya Suvidha Special Express |
| 82601/82602 | Chennai Egmore - Tirunelveli Suvidha Special Express |
| 82608/82609 | Nagercoil - Chennai Egmore Suvidha Special Express |
| 82635/82636 | Chennai Central - Kollam Suvidha Special Express |
| 82632/82633 | Ernakulam – Chennai Central Suvidha Special Express |
| 82642/82643 | Kochuveli - Guwahati Suvidha Special Express |
| 82651/82652 | Yesvantpur - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Suvidha Express |
| 82653/82654 | Yesvantpur - Jaipur Suvidha Express |
| 82801/82802 | Howrah - Ernakulam Suvidha Special Express |
| 82831/82832 | Sambalpur - Yesvantpur Suvidha Special Express |
| 82853/82854 | Visakhapatnam - Villupuram Suvidha Special Express |
| 82901/82902 | Mumbai Central New Delhi AC Suvidha Special Express |
| 82907/82908 | Mumbai Central - Lucknow Suvidha Special Express |
| 82909/82910 | Bandra Terminus - Gorakhpur Suvidha Special Express |
| 82912/82913 | Chhapra - Valsad Suvidha Special Express |
| 82507/82508 | Visakhapatnam - Subedarganj Suvidha Special Express |
See also[]
- Dedicated Intercity trains of India
- Rajdhani Express
- https://www.irctc.co.in/betaDoc/list%20of%20dynamic%20train%20running%20in%20prod.pdf
References[]
- ^ Jayanta Roy Chowdhury And R. Suryamurthy (13 February 2014). "Rail tastes premium blood and likes it". Telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "ECR to run weekly Premium Special Train between Patna-Bangalore". railnews.co.in. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Railways to introduce dynamic fares in festive season". Livemint. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ Today, Mail (11 March 2014). "Train ticket prices take off like airfares — Yahoo India Finance". In.finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ a b PTI (31 December 2013). "More premier trains with dynamic fares in 17 busy routes — Economic Times". Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ K. Balchand (12 February 2014). "Dynamic fares on 17 new trains". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ DNA Correspondent (13 February 2014). "Few premium trains, few express, Mumbai gets something to cheer | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Railways to run 17 premium AC-special trains on busy routes". The Indian Express. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- http://www.wr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=1960&id=0,4,268
- http://www.wr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=1744&id=0,4,268
- http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=3581&id=0,4,268
- http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=102069
- http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-railway-gives-premium-trains-halts-to-increase-popularity-1975815
External links[]
- "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- "IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". irfca.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
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