Intercity Express (Indian Railways)
Introduction The '''Intercity Express''' is an express-train service in India which connects major railway junctions and state capitals. These act as long-distance reserved and unreserved suburban trains with sitting accommodation (AC Chair Car - CC and Second Sitting - 2S). These are quite fast and maintain a high average speed for short distances along with priority over other trains.
History The first named intercity train (Flying Ranee) was introduced in 1906 for providing connections between two cities from one state to other various states in India. The train left Surat station for Mumbai Central station to cover a distance of 264 km in 5 hrs 28 min and ran weekly from 1906 to 1939 when it was discontinued due to World War II. Since then, it has been discontinued and restarted several times. It finally resumed operations on 1 November 1950 and has been running ever since.The Mumbai CSMT–Pune Deccan Queen Express, the second named intercity train in India, was introduced on 15 February 1930.On 1 July 1992, the first intercity express was introduced between Indore and New Delhi which is the only overnight intercity train runs between two major cities of India.On 1 July 1997, the second intercity express train launched between Chennai–Coimbatore & Bengaluru–Hubbali which was the first one-day trip daily intercity express train.
{{anchor|General Features|Exceptions}}Features The trains are less expensive than other express trains and usually reach their destinations within 5–6 hours. They usually complete a round trip in a day, returning to the origin station at night and using only a single rake. Generally, they have only sitting accommodations and a pantry car. Intercity-Express trains run daily, except:*Madan Mahal–Ambikapur Intercity Express runs daily ''(on starting it runs only three days a week)''*Jabalpur–Indore Intercity Express, three days a week*Bhopal–Gwalior Intercity Express, five days a week*Indore–New Delhi Intercity Express, which takes 11 hours to cover the  route. This train uses two rakes and also has unreserved, sleeper service and three coach classes*Bengaluru–Ernakulam intercity express also uses 2 rakes*Mangaluru–Coimbatore Intercity Express uses 2 rakes and which is shared with Ernad Express*Haldibari–Kolkata Intercity Express runs tri-weekly covering 630 km in 11 hours 10 minutes. It has Chair Car & AC Chair Car Coaches. The train is Superfast in nature. *Katihar–Patna Intercity Express runs except Sunday.
{{anchor|Named Intercities}}Named Intercity trains The following trains are intercity-express trains, but have different names:Sr no.Train numberTrain nameRoutekmAvg speed (km/h)112279 / 12280  Taj Express Jhansi–New Delhi 411  58211901 / 11902  Gita Jayanti Express Mathura–Kurukshetra 299  42312465 / 12466  Ranthambore Express Indore–Jodhpur 910  56412871 / 12872  Ispat Express Howrah–Titlagarh 745  56512821 / 12822  Dhauli Express Howrah–Puri 500  60612757 / 12758  Kaghaznagar Express Secunderabad–Sirpur Kaghaznagar 297  56719033 / 19044  Gujarat Queen Express Ahmedabad–Valsad 298  47822953 / 22954  Gujarat Superfast Express Ahmedabad–Mumbai Central 492  55912933 / 12934  Karnavati Express Ahmedabad–Mumbai Central 492  631012921 / 12922  Flying Ranee Express Mumbai Central–Surat 263  561112915 / 12916  Ashram Express Ahmedabad–Delhi 933  581113017 / 13018  Ganadevata Express Howrah–Azimganj 279  471213113 / 13114  Hazarduari Express Kolkata–Lalgola 225  501312337 / 12338  Shantiniketan Express Howrah–Bolpur 146  651413161 / 13162  Tebhaga Express Kolkata–Balurghat 441  461513103 / 13104  Bhagirathi Express Sealdah–Lalgola 228  501612497 / 12498  Shan-e-Punjab Express New Delhi–Amritsar 448  581722105 / 22106  Indrayani Express Mumbai CSMT–Pune 192  551811007 / 11008  Deccan Express Mumbai CSMT–Pune 192  461911029 / 11030  Koyna Express Mumbai CSMT–Kolhapur SCSMT 516  442011009 / 11010  Sinhagad Express Mumbai CSMT–Pune 192  452112125 / 12126  Pragati Express Mumbai CSMT–Pune 186  542212123 / 12134  Deccan Queen Express Mumbai CSMT–Pune 192  582316215 / 16216  Chamundi Express Mysuru–Bengaluru City 138  502412607 / 12608  Lal Bagh Express Chennai Central–Bengaluru City 359  602516089 / 16090  Yelagiri Express Chennai Central–Jolarpettai 214  482616023 / 16024  Malgudi Express Mysuru–Yesvantpur 143  452712613 / 12614  Wodeyar Express Mysuru–Bengaluru City 138  552812639 / 12640  Brindavan Express Chennai Central–Bengaluru City 358  582916057 / 16058  Sapthagiri Express Chennai Central–Tirupati 146  453012605 / 12606  Pallavan Superfast Express Chennai Egmore–Karaikkudi 426  643117407 / 17408  Pamani Express Tirupati–Mannargudi 464  433214227 / 14228  Varuna Express Varanasi–Lucknow Charbagh 283  563314215 / 14216  Ganga Gomti Express Prayagraj Sangam–Lucknow 201  483410103 / 10104  Mandovi Express Mumbai CSMT–Madgaon 750  503514095 / 14096  Himalayan Queen Express Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Kalka 298  483614795 / 14796  Ekta Express Bhiwani–Kalka 330  453717239 / 17240  Simhadri Express Guntur–Vishakhapatnam 382  373812747 / 12748  Palnadu Express Guntur–Vikarabad 353  553912341 / 12342  Agniveena Express Howrah–Asansol 200  624012339 / 12340  Coalfield Express Howrah–Dhanbad 260  604122387 / 22388  Black Diamond Express Howrah–Dhanbad 272  554214519 / 14520  Kisan Express Delhi–Bathinda 341  454314633 / 14634  Ravi Express Amritsar–Pathankot  107   434417023 / 17024  Tungabhadra Express Secunderabad–Kurnool City 244  494517027 / 17028  Hundry Express Secunderabad–Kurnool City 244  524617687 / 17688  Marathwada Express Manmad–Dharmabad 421  464717617 / 17618  Tapovan Express Mumbai CSMT–HS Nanded 606  524812109 / 12110  Panchvati Express Mumbai CSMT–Manmad 257  564912117 / 12118  Godavari Express Mumbai LTT–Manmad 240  545013233 / 13234  Rajgriha Express Rajgir–Danapur 108  285124227 / 24228  Varuna Express Varanasi–Kanpur 355  525212805 / 12806  Janmabhoomi Express Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad 689  555312711 / 12712  Pinakini Express Vijayawada–Chennai Central 430  615412713 / 12714  Satavahana Express Vijayawada–Secunderabad 349  635517201 / 17202  Golconda Express Guntur–Secunderabad 380  495614043 / 14044  Garhwal Express Kotdwar–Delhi 239  335714629 / 14630  Sutlej Express Chandigarh–Firozpur 235  435814231 / 14232  Manwar Sangam Express Prayagraj Sangam–Basti 260  375916301 / 16302  Venad Express Shoranur–Thiruvananthapuram 327  406016649 / 16650  Parasuram Express Mangaluru Central–Nagercoil 702  456116303 / 16304  Vanchinad Express Ernakulam Jn–Thiruvananthapuram Central 220  456216605 / 16606  Ernad Express Mangaluru Central–Nagercoil 691  436312675 / 12676  Kovai Express Chennai Central–Coimbatore 496  656416791 / 16792  Palaruvi Express Tirunelveli Jn–Palakkad 477  336512883 / 12884  Rupashi Bangla Express Kolkata Santragachi–Purulia 315  566613301 / 13302  Swarna Rekha Express Dhanbad–Tatanagar 188  326712885 / 12886  Aranyak Express Kolkata Shalimar–Bhojudih 322  616812813 / 12814  Steel Express Howrah–Tatanagar 250  636912857 / 12858  Tamralipta Express Howrah–Digha 185  567022897 / 22898  Kandari Express Howrah–Digha 185  557112865 / 12866  Lalmati Express Howrah–Purulia 340  607213205 / 13206  Janhit Express Saharsa–Danapur 224  307322321 / 22322  Hool Express Howrah–Siuri 242  567412717 / 12718  Ratnachal Express Vijayawada–Visakhapatnam 349  617518801 / 18802  Hasdeo Express LHB  Korba–Raipur  200  517618803 / 18804  Hasdeo Express ICF  Korba–Raipur  200  517712635 / 12636  Vaigai Superfast Express  Chennai Egmore–Madurai  497  68
{{anchor|Current running status}}Normal Intercity Express trains Intercity Express routes are (round-trip, unless noted):     1  14211 / 14212  Agra Cantt–New Delhi  195  45 2  12195 / 12196  Agra Fort–Ajmer  375  56 3  19411 / 19412  Sabarmati (Ahmedabad)–Ajmer  492  51 4  19119 / 19120  Ahmedabad–Somnath  437  47 5  15771 / 15772  Alipurduar–Kamakhya  298  42 6  15769 / 15770  Alipurduar–Lumding  446  42 7  14525 / 14526  Ambala Cantt–Shri Ganganagar  328  49 8  12119 / 12120  Amravati–Ajni (Nagpur)  178  65 9  15463 / 15464  Balurghat–Siliguri  323  48 10  12935 / 12936  Bandra T (Mumbai)–Surat  252  58 11  12677 / 12678  Bangalore City - Ernakulam  587  55 12  16201 / 16202  Bangalore City - Talaguppa  371  52  13  22617 / 22618  Bangalore City–Tirupati  334  56 14  13401 / 13402  Bhagalpur–Danapur  231  33 15  12197 / 12198  Bhopal–Gwalior  485  55 16  19323 / 19324  Bhopal–Indore  231  50  17  22819 / 22820  Bhubaneshwar–Visakhapatnam  444  61 18  17009 / 17010  Bidar–Hyderabad  163  46  19  22471 / 22472  Bikaner–Delhi Sarai Rohilla  458  58 20  12855 / 12856  Bilaspur–Itwari Jn  408  58  21  18403 / 18404  Chakradharpur–Barbil  123  48  22  12411 / 12422  Chandigarh–Amritsar  248  55 23  12679 / 12680  Chennai–Coimbatore  494  64 24  15105 / 15106  Chhapra–Nautanwa  260  35 25  15111 / 15112 Chhapra–Varanasi City  225  46 26  14109 / 14110 Chitrakootdham (Karwi)–Kanpur  213  41 27  22111 / 22112 Bhusawal–Nagpur  605  57  28  14521 / 14522 Delhi–Ambala Cantt  263  47 29  14731 / 14732 Delhi–Fazilka  522  49 30  12481 / 12482 Delhi–Sri Ganganagar  423  56  31  14625 / 14626 Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Firozpur  381  51 32  13319 / 13320 Deoghar–Ranchi  333  41 33  13305 / 13306 Dhanbad–Gaya  199  51 34  13331 / 13332 Dhanbad–Patna  369  36 35  13303 / 13304 Dhanbad–Ranchi  166  39 36  16305 / 16306 Ernakulam–Kannur  282  49 37  14221 / 14222 Faizabad–Kanpur Anwarganj  202  39 38  15069 / 15070 Gorakhpur–Aishbagh  335  55 39  12531 / 12532 Gorakhpur–Lucknow  277  55 40  15103 / 15104 Gorakhpur–Manduadih  234  41 41  11307 / 11308 Gulbarga–Hyderabad  222  48 42  12705 / 12706 Guntur–Secunderabad  380  56 43  16341 / 16342 Guruvayur–Thiruvananthapuram  303  47 44  15617 / 15618 Guwahati–Naharlagun  332  34 45  15717 / 15718 Guwahati–Mariani  404  35 46  22187 / 22188 Adhartal (Jabalpur)–Habibganj (Bhopal)  331  54 47  15033 / 15034 Haridwar–Ramnagar  244  48 48  14711 / 14712 Haridwar–Shri Ganganagar  485  49  49  13011 / 13012 Howrah–Malda Town  343  46 50  22891 / 22892 Howrah–Ranchi  463  56 51  13053 / 13054 Howrah - Radhikapur  481  43 52  17011 / 17012 Hyderabad–Sirpur Kaghaznagar  306  50 53  12415 / 12416 Indore–New Delhi  826  61 54  11265 / 11266 Madan Mahal–Ambikapur  436  47 55  11701 / 11702 Jabalpur–Indore  756  51  56  22189 / 22190 Madan Mahal–Rewa  242  55 57  11651 / 11652 Madan Mahal–Singrauli  355  47 58  19717 / 19178 Jaipur–Daulatpur Chowk  756  45 59  15283 / 15284 Manihari–Jaynagar  396  32 60  15549 / 15550 Jaynagar–Patna  244  32 61  13225 / 13226 Jaynagar–Rajendranagar Terminal  263  28 62  11109 / 11110 Jhansi–Lucknow  292  49 63  22477 / 22478 Jodhpur–Jaipur  310  64 64  17639 / 17640 Kacheguda–Akola  515  45 65  17641 / 17642 Kacheguda–Narkher  732  46 66  15815 / 15816 Kamakhya–Dekargaon  183  38 67  15605 / 15606 Guwahati–Dibrugarh  552  37  68  15603 / 15604 Guwahati–Ledo  571  40 69  15613 / 15614 Kamakhya–Murkongselek  490  44 70  22441 / 22442 Chitrakootdham (Karwi)–Kanpur (via Allahabad)  325  57 71  15713 / 15714 Katihar–Patna  290  42– 72  15719 / 15720 Katihar–Siliguri  203  39 73  22875 / 22876 Kharagpur–Purulia  218  56 74  12363 / 12364 Kolkata–Haldibari  627  56 75  15059 / 15060 Lalkuan–Anand Vihar Terminal (Delhi)  262  40  76  12179 / 12180 Lucknow–Agra Fort  325  54 77  14209 / 14210 Prayagraj Sangam–Lucknow  197  48 78  22635 / 22636 Madgaon–Mangaluru Central  319  55  79  13409 / 13410 Malda Town–Jamalpur  235  43 80  22609 / 22610 Mangaluru Central–Coimbatore  407  56 81  12127 / 12128 Mumbai CSMT–Pune  190  58 82  12459 / 12460 New Delhi–Amritsar  448  55 83  14315 / 14316 Bareilly–New Delhi  256  45 84  14681 / 14682 New Delhi–Jalandhar  438  50 85  14323 / 14324 New Delhi–Rohtak  71  30 86  18413 / 18414 Paradeep–Puri  173  38 87  12529 / 12530 Patliputra–Lucknow  520  48 88  25201 / 25202 Patliputra–Narkatiaganj  235  34 89  15201 / 15202 Patliputra–Raxaul  204  28 90  13249 / 13250 Patna–Bhabua Road  194  38 91  13243 / 13244 Patna–Bhabua Road (via Gaya)  243  42 92  14123 / 14124 Pratapgarh–Kanpur  245  48 93  12169 / 12170 Pune–Solapur  262  66 94  12527 / 12528 Ramnagar–Chandigarh  396  50 95  18619 / 18620 Ranchi–Dumka  411  42 96  22839 / 22840 Rourkela–Bhubaneswar  419  57 97  23225 / 23226 Saharsa–Rajendranagar Terminal  214  32 98  13235 / 13236 Sahibganj–Danapur  305  33 99  18303 / 18304 Sambalpur–Puri  342  52 100  18301 / 18302 Sambalpur–Rayagada  323  49 101  12373 / 12374 Sealdah–Rampurhat  214  58 102  12383 / 12384 Sealdah–Asansol  220  56 103  12725 / 12726 Bangalore City–Hubballi  470  57 104  14811 / 14812 Sikar–Delhi Sarai Rohilla  291  44 105  15767 / 15768 Siliguri–Alipurduar  161  34 106  15765 / 15766 Siliguri–Dhubri  261  40 107  18007 / 18008 Kolkata Shalimar–Bhanjpur  266  50 108  11423 / 11424 Solapur–Hubballi  359  44 109  22961 / 22962 Surat–Hapa  551  57 110  22959 / 22960 Surat–Jamnagar  560  55 111  16205 / 16206 Talguppa–Mysore  373  48 112  22627 / 22628 Tiruchirappalli - Thiruvananthapuram  457  55 113  22615 / 22616 Tirupati–Coimbatore  470  60 114  12991 / 12992 Udaipur City–Jaipur  435  58 115  19035 / 19036 Vadodara–Ahmedabad  99  44 116  12929 / 12930 Valsad–Dahod  346  56 117  14213 / 14214 Varanasi–Gonda  254  42 118  14203 / 14204 Varanasi–Lucknow  301  52 119  14219 / 14220 Varanasi–Lucknow (via Pratapgarh)  301  48 120  23345 / 23346 Varanasi–Shaktinagar Terminal  229  29 121  13345 / 13346 Varanasi–Singrauli  210  32 122  12795 / 12796 Vijayawada–Lingampalli  336  58 123  18511 / 18512 Koraput–Visakhapatnam  359  51 124  16577 / 16578 Yesvantpur–Harihar  333  46 125  22679 / 22680 Yesvantpur–Hassan  174  55  126  16579 / 16580 Yesvantpur–Shivamogga Town  268  47 127  12893 / 12894 Bhubaneswar–Bolangir  397  55 128  19151 / 19152 Palanpur–Bhuj  359  46 129  14101 / 14102 Prayagraj Sangam–Kanpur Central  212  45 130  13465 / 13466 Howrah–Malda Town (via Azimganj)  332  48  131  13241 / 13242 Banka–Rajendranagar Terminal (Patna)  272  35 132  19203 / 19204 Gandhinagar Capital–Bhavangar  310  50 133  14819 / 14820 BGKT (Jodhpur)–Sabarmati (Ahmedbabad)  454  49 134  11125 / 11126 Ratlam–Gwalior  680  46 135  12795 / 12796 Vijayawada-Hyderabad  336  60 136  20959 / 20960 Valsad–Vadnagar  424  58
Incidents On 13 Feb 2015, at least 9 passengers were dead and over 100 passengers were injured when the Bangalore City–Ernakulam Intercity Express derailed between Anekal Road and Hosur on Bangalore City–Salem section which lies between the border of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu State, In suspected some technical issue in the engine. The train was heading towards Ernakulam.On 30 January 2016, Ratnachal Express (12717) from Vishakhapatnam to Vijayawada was burnt in protest of reservation for Kapu community leaving no one injured according to the railway sources.
See also * Duronto Express* List of named passenger trains in India* Rajdhani Express* Shatabdi Express* Express trains in India* Rajya Rani Express
References
External links * List of Indian Intercity Express Trains