Garib Rath Express Trains
The Garib Rath express train is one of the premier trains introduced by the Indian Railways in 2005 to provide fully air-conditioned travel to those passengers who could not afford the expensive tickets of the fully air-conditioned coaches as in Rajdhani Express and Shatabdi Express.
Therefore, the Garib Rath, whose name means “Poor Man’s Chariot”, was introduced with the facilities of being fully air-conditioned and running faster than most other super-fast express trains presently operated by Indian Railways. The maximum speed of Garib Rath trains is 130 km/hr which is the same as Rajdhani’s top speed. However, in Garib Rath trains, passengers are not normally provided with blankets and pillow and they have to pay extra to get them.
Amenities in Garib Rath Express Trains
Garib Rath trains are slated to have many amenities such as Fridge, Microwave Oven, Television, Cooler, Fans, and Toasters. They have continuous running electronic display which will show distance remaining, next station name and expected time to reach there. The coaches also decorated with beautiful paintings of Indian heritage artwork. The emergence of the Garib Rath has led to more connections between commercially important routes, where these trains run faster and make fewer stops.
Seating system in Garib Rath Express Trains
Most of the Garib Rath Express Trains have AC 3 Tier Berths & AC Chair Car type seats (which is called as CC by Indian Railways).
Cities Serviced by Garib Rath Express Trains
The Garib Rath Express Trains services most of the prominent cities in India and they are – Mumbai Dadar, Sainagar Shirdi, Bangalore City Junction, Pune Junction, Nagpur Junction, Jabalpur, Mumbai CST, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Kochuveli, Saharsa Junction, Amritsar Junction, Kathgodam, Jammu Tawi, Kanpur Central, Bapudam Motihari, Varanasi Junction, New Delhi Anand Vihar, Delhi Sarai Rohilla Station, Mumbai Bandra Terminus, Yesvantpur Junction, Rajendra Nagar Bihar, New Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin, , Kolkata, Patna Junction, Guwahati, Lucknow NE Station, Raipur Junction, Bihar Jaynagar, Chennai Central, Secunderabad Junction, Vishakhapatnam, Hatia, Bhubaneswar, Ranchi, New Delhi Railway Station, Puri, Jaipur and Chandigarh.
Garib Rath Trains in India
As of now there are 27 pairs of Garib Rath trains plying in various sections of Indian Railways. The comprehensive list is provided in the table underneath.
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Garib Rath train numbers and arrival departure timings
Train No |
Train Name |
Source Station |
Dept. Time |
Destination |
Arr.Time |
0655 |
Dadar G Rath |
Chennai Central |
15:00 |
Dadar |
11:15 |
0656 |
Chennai Garibrat |
Dadar |
12:40 |
Chennai Central |
09:15 |
0685 |
Ypr Shiridi Exp |
Yesvantpur Jn |
07:30 |
Sainagar Shirdi |
08:00 |
0686 |
Ypr Garibrath Sp |
Sainagar Shirdi |
18:20 |
Yesvantpur Jn |
20:00 |
0695 |
Sbc Sc Garibrath |
Bangalore Cy Jn |
06:10 |
Secunderabad Jn |
18:00 |
0696 |
Sbc Garib R Spl |
Secunderabad Jn |
08:00 |
Bangalore Cy Jn |
22:00 |
0869 |
Puri Sbc Gr Spl |
Puri |
14:30 |
Bangalore Cy Jn |
22:00 |
0870 |
Puri Garib Rath |
Bangalore Cy Jn |
23:55 |
Puri |
05:50 |
2113 |
Nagpur Garibrath |
Pune Jn |
17:40 |
Nagpur |
09:25 |
2114 |
Pune Garibrath |
Nagpur |
18:35 |
Pune Jn |
09:45 |
2187 |
Mumbai Garibrath |
Jabalpur |
19:30 |
Mumbai Cst |
12:15 |
2188 |
Jbp Garib Rath |
Mumbai Cst |
13:30 |
Jabalpur |
06:00 |
2201 |
Kcvl Garib Rath |
Lokmanyatilak T |
16:55 |
Kochuveli |
23:30 |
2202 |
Ltt Garib Rath |
Kochuveli |
09:10 |
Lokmanyatilak T |
14:55 |
2203 |
Garib Rath Exp |
Saharsa Jn |
15:00 |
Amritsar Jn |
20:40 |
2204 |
Shc Garib Rath |
Amritsar Jn |
04:45 |
Saharsa Jn |
10:00 |
2207 |
Jammu Garib Rath |
Kathgodam |
18:30 |
Jammu Tawi |
09:35 |
2208 |
Kgm Garib Rath |
Jammu Tawi |
23:45 |
Kathgodam |
14:35 |
2209 |
Kgm Garib Rath |
Kanpur Central |
06:15 |
Kathgodam |
15:10 |
2210 |
Cnb Garib Rath |
Kathgodam |
18:30 |
Kanpur Central |
04:30 |
2211 |
Mki Nzm G Rath |
Bapudm Motihari |
16:50 |
H Nizamuddin |
12:37 |
2212 |
Mki Garib Rath |
Anand Vihar |
21:00 |
Bapudm Motihari |
16:05 |
2213 |
Bsb Anvr G Rath |
Varanasi Jn |
19:30 |
Anand Vihar |
10:05 |
2214 |
Bsb Garib Rath |
Anand Vihar |
18:15 |
Varanasi Jn |
08:15 |
2215 |
Bdts Garib Rath |
Delhi S Rohilla |
09:20 |
Bandra Terminus |
08:05 |
2216 |
Dee Garibrath |
Bandra Terminus |
12:55 |
Delhi S Rohilla |
12:10 |
2257 |
Kochuveli Gr |
Yesvantpur Jn |
21:00 |
Kochuveli |
12:40 |
2258 |
Yesvantpur Exp |
Kochuveli |
20:10 |
Yesvantpur Jn |
11:30 |
2353 |
Rjpb Garib Rath |
Rjndr Ngr Bihar |
18:45 |
H Nizamuddin |
08:40 |
2354 |
Rjpb Garib Rath |
H Nizamuddin |
16:50 |
Rjndr Ngr Bihar |
06:25 |
2359 |
Pnbe Garib Rath |
Kolkata |
19:50 |
Patna Jn |
05:20 |
2360 |
Kol Garib Rath |
Patna Jn |
20:10 |
Kolkata |
05:20 |
2517 |
Ghy Garib Rath |
Kolkata |
21:40 |
Guwahati |
15:40 |
2518 |
Kol Garib Rath |
Guwahati |
21:00 |
Kolkata |
15:00 |
2535 |
Ljn R Garibrath |
Lucknow Ne |
14:40 |
Raipur Jn |
07:15 |
2536 |
Ljn Garibrath |
Raipur Jn |
12:20 |
Lucknow Ne |
05:05 |
2569 |
Jyg Nzm G Rath |
Jaynagar |
12:10 |
H Nizamuddin |
08:40 |
2570 |
Jyg Garib Rath |
H Nizamuddin |
16:50 |
Jaynagar |
13:30 |
2611 |
Nzm Garib Rath |
Chennai Central |
06:10 |
H Nizamuddin |
10:20 |
2612 |
Mas Garib Rath |
H Nizamuddin |
16:00 |
Chennai Central |
20:15 |
2735 |
Ypr Garib Rath |
Secunderabad Jn |
19:15 |
Yesvantpur Jn |
07:10 |
2736 |
Sc Garib Rath |
Yesvantpur Jn |
20:50 |
Secunderabad Jn |
08:35 |
2739 |
Vskp Garib Rath |
Vishakapatnam |
20:30 |
Secunderabad Jn |
08:10 |
2740 |
Vskp Garib Rath |
Secunderabad Jn |
20:15 |
Vishakapatnam |
07:30 |
2831 |
Bbs Garib Rath |
Hatia |
21:10 |
Bhubaneswar |
08:15 |
2832 |
Hte Garib Rath |
Bhubaneswar |
20:10 |
Hatia |
07:05 |
2877 |
Rnc Garib Rath |
Ranchi |
17:10 |
New Delhi |
10:50 |
2878 |
Ndls Rnc G Rath |
New Delhi |
16:10 |
Ranchi |
10:40 |
2881 |
Hwh Puri G Rath |
Howrah Jn |
20:55 |
Puri |
05:55 |
2882 |
Puri Hwh G Rath |
Puri |
22:15 |
Howrah Jn |
07:05 |
2909 |
Nzm Garib Rath |
Bandra Terminus |
16:55 |
H Nizamuddin |
10:00 |
2910 |
Bdts Garib Rath |
H Nizamuddin |
15:40 |
Bandra Terminus |
08:05 |
2983 |
Jp Cdg G Rath |
Jaipur |
20:05 |
Chandigarh |
06:40 |
2984 |
Cdg Jp G Rath |
Chandigarh |
21:05 |
Jaipur |
07:40 |