Railways Private Trains: Piyush Goyal-led Indian Railways has taken the important step of invited Request for Qualifications for the Rs 30,000 crore mega private trains project of the national transporter. With over 109 pairs of routes being identified, Indian Railways passengers can certainly look forward to faster, more comfortable and world-class travel experience in the coming years. The modern trains that will be manufactured by the private sector will mostly be under the ‘Make in India’ initiative.
The ministry issued what is known as a request for qualification (RFQ) for a private company to run 151 trains spread over these routes, laying down specific conditions that will need to be met in a move that is meant to “introduce modern technologies and world class services” for one of India’s most popular modes of transport.
“This is the first initiative of private investment for running passenger trains over Indian Railways network,” the ministry said on Wednesday. “The objective of this initiative is to introduce modern technology rolling stock with reduced maintenance, reduced transit time, boost job creation, provide enhanced safety, provide world class travel experience to passengers,” it said.
Private trains on Indian Railways: Full list of routes, timings
Indian Railways has prepared a list of around 100 routes for the introduction of 150 private trains across India. The 100 routes have been split into 10-12 clusters.
Cluster 1: Mumbai – 1
- Train from Kalburgi to Mumbai in 9 hours (21:00 to 06:00)
- Train from Mumbai to Kalburgi in 8 hours and 40 minutes (06:15 to 14:55)
- Train from Mumbai to Nagpur in 10 hours and 30 minutes (07:35 to 18:05)
- Train from Nagpur to Mumbai in 11 hours and 05 minutes (20:55 to 08:00)
- Train from Mumbai to Madgaon in 7 hours and 15 minutes (10:25 to 17:40)
- Train from Madgaon to Mumbai in 7 hours and 20 minutes (21:40 to 05:00)
- Train from Mumbai to Nagpur in 10 hours and 20 minutes (13:10 to 23:30)
- Train from Nagpur to Mumbai in 10 hours and 35 minutes (20:55 to 07:30)
- Train from Mumbai to Varanasi in 24 hours and 45 minutes (05:45 to 06:30)
- Train from Varanasi to Mumbai in 25 hours (08:40 to 09:40 the next day)
- Train from Mumbai to Kanpur in 22 hours (16:10 to 14:10)
- Train from Kanpur to Mumbai in 21 hours and 50 minutes (17:55 to 15:45)
- Train from Mumbai to Howrah in 25 hours (14:15 to 15:15 the next day)
- Train from Howrah to Mumbai in 25 hours (22:40 to 23:40 the next day)
- Train from Mumbai to Nanded in 11 hours (23:00 to 10:00)
- Train from Nanded to Mumbai in 11 hours and 30 minutes (23:30 to 11:00)
Cluster 2: Mumbai – 2
- Train from Mumbai Central to New Delhi in 15 hours (16:00 to 07:00)
- Train from New Delhi to Mumbai Central in 15 hours and 15 minutes (14:45 to 06:00)
- Train from Mumbai to Ahmedabad in 6 hours and 15 minutes (23:45 to 06:00)
- Train from Ahmedabad to Mumbai in 6 hours and 15 minutes (07:40 to 13:55)
- Train from Surat to Mumbai in 3 hours (07:00 to 10:00)
- Train from Mumbai to Surat in 3 hours (15:30 to 18:30)
- Train from Mumbai to Vadodara in 4 hours and 15 minutes (11:50 to 16:05)
- Train from Vadodara to Mumbai in 4 hours and 55 minutes (18:05 to 23:00)
- Train from Mumbai to Akola in 14 hours and 30 minutes (23:00 to 14:00)
- Train from Akola to Mumbai in 13 hours and 50 minutes (15:15 to 05:05)
- Train from Mumbai to Nandurbar in 7 hours (06:10 to 13:10)
- Train from Nandurbar to Mumbai in 7 hours and 25 minutes (15:50 to 23:15)
- Train from Surat to Varanasi in 23 hours (08:20 to 07:20)
- Train from Varanasi to Surat in 23 hours and 45 minutes (09:00 to 08:45)
- Train from Surat to Patna in 28 hours and 50 minutes (08:10 to 13:00)
- Train from Patna to Surat in 27 hours and 10 minutes (14:45 to 17:55)
- Train from Mumbai to Delhi in 15 hours and 15 minutes (15:25 to 06:40)
- Train from Delhi to Mumbai in 15 hours and 35 minutes (13:25 to 05:00)
- Train from Indore to Danapur in 25 hours and 35 minutes (14:25 to 16:00)
- Train from Danapur to Indore in 26 hours and 50 minutes (17:40 to 20:30)
- Train from Mumbai to Shirdi in 8 hours and 15 minutes (20:00 to 04:15)
- Train from Shirdi to Mumbai in 8 hours and 05 minutes (07:50 to 15:55)
- Train from Mumbai to Indore in 14 hours (20:00 to 10:00)
- Train from Indore to Mumbai in 14 hours (17:00 to 07:00)
Cluster 5: Chandigarh
- Train from Delhi to Amritsar in 5 hours and 35 minutes (17:25 to 23:00)
- Train from Amritsar to Delhi in 5 hours and 40 minutes (09:00 to 14:40)
- Train from New Delhi to Chandigarh in 3 hours (06:30 to 09:30)
- Train from Chandigarh to New Delhi in 3 hours (10:15 to 13:15)
- Train from New Delhi to Chandigarh in 3 hours (14:00 to 17:00)
- Train from Chandigarh to New Delhi in 3 hours (17:55 to 20:55)
- Train from Lucknow to SVDK -Katra in 18 hours and 25 minutes (21:05 to 15:30)
- Train from SVDK -Katra to Lucknow in 18 hours (21:30 to 14:30)
- Train from Amritsar to Faizabad in 17 hours and 15 minutes (05:00 to 22:15)
- Train from Faizabad to Amritsar in 16 hours (05:00 to 21:00)
- Train from Varanasi to Bhatinda in 21 hours and 30 minutes (07:30 to 05:00)
- Train from Bhatinda to Varanasi in 21 hours (07:00 to 04:00)
- Train from Nagpur to Chandigarh in 19 hours and 40 minutes (12:30 to 08:10)
- Train from Chandigarh to Nagpur in 21 hours and 25 minutes (14:15 to 11:40)
- Train from Bhopal to Mumbai in 15 hours and 30 minutes (18:00 to 09:30)
- Train from Mumbai to Bhopal in 13 hours and 20 minutes (10:30 to 23:30)
- Train from Bhopal to Pune in 14 hours and 35 minutes (17:55 to 08:20)
- Train from Pune to Bhopal in 12 hours and 55 minutes (15:20 to 04:15)
This list is being updated.
