Types of Indian Train

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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.