TYPES OF TRAINS

Indian Railways has various Classes/ types of trains. These trains are classified according to their class, avg speed and the routes they traverse.

 

 

PASSENGER TRAINS

 

1. Train 18: Semi-high-speed train, Air-conditioned day time journey train with facilities such as Wi-Fi, snack tables,

    CCTV cameras, hydraulic-pressure doors and a fire and smoke detection and extinguishing system.

    First Loco-less train-set made in India.

 

2. Gatimaan Express: Semi-high-speed train, sitting, air-conditioned running a top speed of 160 km/h.

 

3. Tejas Express: Semi-high-speed, air-conditioned train. Coaches have bio-vacuum toilets, water-level indicators,

    tap sensors, hand dryers, integrated Braille displays, an LED TV for each passenger with a phone jack, local

    cuisine, Wi-Fi, tea and coffee vending machines, magazines, snack tables,CCTV cameras and a fire and smoke

    detection and extinguishing system.

 

4. Rajdhani Express: Limited stops air-conditioned trains linking state capital to New Delhi.

 

5. Shatabdi Express: Air-conditioned, only sitting arrangements intercity trains for daytime travel.

 

5. Duronto Express: Non-stop (except for technical halts)

 

7. Humsafar Express: Air-conditioned, Only three-tier coach trains with LED screens displaying information about

    stations and train speed, vending machines for tea and coffee, charging ports for electronic devices, bio-toilets,

    smoke alarms, CCTV cameras, curtains and heating and refrigeration facilities for food.

 

8. AC Express: Fully Air-conditioned with limited stops.

 

9. Double Decker Express: Double Deck trains for Day time travel.

 

10. Uday Express: Double Deck trains for Night travels.

 

11. Garibh Rath Express: Air conditioned, Economy 3 Tiers train

 

12. Yuva Express: Air-conditioned train mainly for the youths of the country.

 

13. Jan Shatabdi Express: Economical version of Shatabdi Express.

 

14. Sampark Kranti Express: Superfast train service to New Delhi.

 

15. Kavi Guru Express: Superfast trains Introduced in honor of Rabindranath Tagore.

 

16. Rajya Rani Express: Trains to connect state capitals with other cities important for tourism, pilgrimage or business.

 

17. Vivek Express: Introduced to commemorate the 150th birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.

 

18. Mahamana Express: Model Rakes modified by Indian Railways.

 

19. Intercity Express: Superfast trains which connects major railway junctions and state capitals.

 

20. Antyodaya Express: Unreserved Superfast trains with LHB coaches.

 

21. Jan Sadharan Express: Unreserved trains on major routes.

 

22. Suvidha Express: Superfast trains with Dynamic pricing concept on reservation. 

 

23. Superfast Express: Trains with with top speed of 110 km/h with limited stoppages. 

 

24. Mail: Earlier these trains had dedicated coaches to carry postal mails now they are carried in luggage coach.

 

25. Express: Trains with top speed of 110 Km/h with less stoppages.

 

26. Passenger: Unreserved coaches with stoppages at almost all the stations on route.

 

27. MEMU (Mainline Electric Multiple Units) & DEMU (Diesel Electric Multiple Units): Unreserved trains connecting short and medium distances routes.

 

..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

 

 

SUBURBAN TRAINS

 

1. EMU (Electric Multiple Units) & DMU (Diesel Multiple Units): Facilitates easy commuting within City.

 

2. Monorails: Currently running only in Mumbai. Mahrashtra

 

3. Tram: Only in Kolkata, West Bengal

 

..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

 

LUXURY TOURIST TRAINS

 

1. Maharajas Express: Includes Deluxe cabin, Junior suite, Suite and Presidential suite with lounge & restaurants.

    Covers more than 12 destinations across North-West and Central India mainly centered on Rajasthan. 

 

2. Palace on Wheels: Deluxe cabins with attached bathrooms, a personal butler, amenities that include

    2 restaurants, a lounge bar and a spa. Mainly for Rajasthan tourism. 

 

3. Golden Chariot: Mainly centered to South India tourism. It has Saloons, restaurants, SPA and GYM facilty

    in the coaches. 

 

4. Royal Rajasthan on Wheels: More Luxury version of Palace on Wheels

 

5. Deccan Odyssey: It has facilities of presidential suites, Multi-cuisine restaurant, lounge, conference car,

    internet connectivity, bar and health spa. Centered to Maharashtra and Gujarat.

 

..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

 

 

TOY TRAINS / MOUNTAIN RAILWAYS

 

These trains operates in the hilly areas having narrow track gauges. 

 

1. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (Recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Site )

 

2. Nilgiri Mountain Railway (Recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Site )

 

3. Kalka–Shimla Railway (Recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Site )

 

4. Matheran Hill Railway

 

5. Kangra Valley Railway

 

...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

 

 

FREIGHT TRAINS

 

1. Open Wagons: For Loading coal, ore, ballast and other bulk materials.

 

2. Covered Wagons: Loading Commodities, Cements, Automobiles cars etc.

 

3. Tank Wagons: Carries petrol, Kerosene, LPG etc. 

 

4. Flat Wagons: loads steel, rails, motors, container etc. 

 

5. Open Hopper Wagons: Stone, Track ballast etc. 

 

6. Special Purpose wagons: Milk wagons, Military Consignment wagons, Aluminium and cement wagons.

 

 

 

 

 

gallery/iphone 402

Humsafar Express

gallery/vlcsnap-2019-10-07-20h04m58s295
gallery/photo-0796

The Golden Chariot

DEMU

gallery/iphone 161

Darjeeling Himalayan Railways

gallery/vlcsnap-2019-10-07-20h15m30s321

WAG-9 Loco hauling BCNA