Swarna Jayanti express trains are weekly Superfast trains introduced in 1997 for the 50th "Golden Jubilee" year of India's independence.[1] It is the world’s second largest rail system under one company.[2] Originally, five routes were available, but it has been expanded to eight routes.[3][2] All trains go to Delhi. The routes are:
- Mysore Swarna Jayanti Express (via Bhopal Junction)
- Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express
- Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express (via Barkakana)
- Trivandrum Swarna Jayanti Express (via Kollam Junction, Ernakulam, Bhopal Junction))
- Visakhapatnam Swarna Jayanti Express (via Bhopal Junction)
- Sambalpur as Hirakud Swarna Jayanti Express, later shortened to Hirakud Express, is also introduced as part of the Swarna Jayanti Express series. Under the political pressure the train extended farther to Bhubaneswar and later to Visakhapatnam and Amritsar.
- Ahmedabad Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani Express is also part of the Swarna Jayanti Express series. This is the only Swarna Jayanti with fully air conditioned coaches along with Rajdhani status.
- Millennium Express (via Bhopal Junction) to Ernakulam is part of this series.
Livery
editBack in the days of maroon-colored coaches and vacuum-braked stock, Mysore and Visakhapatnam Swarna Jayanti Expresses ran with a red, white, and blue livery, until all coaches were made back into the air-braked blue coaches.
References
edit- ^ Indian Railways. Vol. 44. Railway Board. 1998.
- ^ a b Mondal, Anish (2 September 2023). "Indian Railways' first Swarna Jayanthi express: 26 Years of Glory! Routes, distances, and more". Financialexpress. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ Purie, Aroon (1997). India Today International. Vol. 22. Living Media India Limited.
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