Jan Sadharan Express trains are series of passenger services operated by
Indian Railways
Indian Railways is a state-owned enterprise that is organised as a departmental undertaking of the Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways of the Government of India and operates India's national railway system. , it manages the fou ...
in different routes. These trains are the first generation of fully unreserved express train sets. The second generation is the
Antyodya Express.
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Jan Sadharan Express trains are a series of passenger services operated by
Indian Railways
Indian Railways is a state-owned enterprise that is organised as a departmental undertaking of the Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways of the Government of India and operates India's national railway system. , it manages the fou ...
on the lines of
Rajdhani Express
The Rajdhani Express () is a series of passenger train services in India operated by Indian Railways connecting the national capital New Delhi with the capitals or the largest cities of various states. ''Rajdhani'', derived from the Sanskrit m ...
,
Jan Shatabdi Express
The Jan Shatabdi Express () is a more affordable and economical version of the Shatabdi Express''.'' The word 'Jan' refers to common people. Being an economical version of the Shatabdi Express, it provides the passenger with Air Conditioned Cha ...
, etc. Jan Sadharan Express trains are fully unreserved trains thereby providing cheaper transport aimed at common people. The services were first announced during the Interim Rail budget on 30 January 2004.
and
Muzaffarpur–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Jansadharan Express, were announced as weekly service during the full rail budget on 6 July 2004,
of which the latter was introduced on 2 October 2004 along with new service of Hajipur–Ahmedabad Jansadharan Express.
During 2007–2008 Railway Budget, a new route of
Chhapra–Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Jansadharan Express was added to the list.
During 2008–2009 Railway Budget,
Amritsar–Saharsa Jan Sadharan Express was introduced.
During 2009–2010 Interim Railway Budget, Barauni–Delhi Jan Sadharan Express was introduced.
During 2014–2015 Railway Budget, 5 more Jan Sadharan Express trains were introduced, which were
Ahmedabad – Darbhanga Jan Sadharan Express,
Jaynagar – Mumbai Jan Sadharan Express,
Mumbai – Gorakhpur Jan Sadharan Express,
Gorakhpur - Amritsar Jan Sadharan Express,
Saharsa – Anand Vihar Jan Sadharan Express and
Saharsa - Amritsar Jan Sadharan Express.
Active Services
Upgraded to Antyodaya Express
The above trains are converted into antyodya express trains.
Defunct
References
External links
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2004 establishments in India