Shatabdi Express

Shatabdi Express is the distinctive train service provided by the Indian Railways. In India, Shatabdi Express is a superfast passenger train connecting the major cities, metro towns and business centers. Indian Railways run a series of superfast Shatabadi Express trains to facilitate people in commuting to different places.

Shatabdi Express is an intercity train that doesn't cover long distances. It is one of the two fastest trains in India, the other being Rajdhani Express. Esteemed service of the Indian Railways, Shatabdi Express Trains usually run over short distances. The regular speed of these trains is known to be 130 kilometers per hour. However, the fastest train amongst the series is New Delhi - Bhopal Shatabdi Express, which moves at a pace of 150 kilometers per hour.

The term "Shatabdi" means centenary in Hindi language. In 1988, the first Shatabdi Express was launched to observe the birth-anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru. Shatabadi Express was contrivance of Sri Madhav Rao Scindhia, who was the Indian Railway Minister at that juncture. Indian Railways has also started versions of Shatabdi in terms of Swarna Shatabadi Express and Jan-Shatabdi Express.

Swarna Shatabadi Express is regarded more luxurious, whereas Jan-Shatabdi Express is a lower- priced variant of Shatabdi. Shatabdi Express tenders swift connectivity by taking halt at few stations on the way. Fully air-conditioned, these trains maintain high standard as compared to the regular Indian trains. The passengers on Shatabdi are offered snacks, meals, coffee, tea, mineral water, juice, etc. on board.

Indian Railways runs 12 pairs of Shatabdi Express trains and 16 pairs of Jan-Shatabdi Express trains. The following list comprises information regarding stations of origin and destinations served by Shatabdi Express.

Train No	Train Name	Source Stn	Depart Time	Dest Stn	Dest Arriv Time
2001	NDLS SHATABDI EX	BHOPAL JN	14:40	NEW DELHI	22:30
2002	BHOPAL SHTBDI	NEW DELHI	06:15	BHOPAL JN	14:05
2003	LKO SWRAN SHTBDI	LUCKNOW	15:35	NEW DELHI	22:00
2004	LKO SWRAN SHTBDI	NEW DELHI	06:15	LUCKNOW	12:30
2005	KALKA SHTBDI	NEW DELHI	17:15	KALKA	21:15
2006	KALKA SHTBDI	KALKA	17:15	NEW DELHI	10:00
2007	SHATABDI EXP	CHENNAI CENTRAL	06:00	MYSORE JN	13:00
2008	SHATABDI EXP	MYSORE JN	14:20	CHENNAI CENTRAL	21:30
2009	SHATABDI EXP	MUMBAI CENTRAL	06:25	AHMEDABAD JN	13:20
2010	SHATABDI EXP	AHMEDABAD JN	14:30	MUMBAI CENTRAL	21:35
2011	KALKA SHTBDI	NEW DELHI	07:40	KALKA	12:00
2012	KALKA SHTBDI	KALKA	17:30	NEW DELHI	21:45
2013	AMRITSAR SHTBDI	NEW DELHI	16:35	AMRITSAR JN	22:30
2014	AMRITSAR SHTBDI	AMRITSAR JN	05:10	NEW DELHI	11:10
2015	AJMER SHTBDI	NEW DELHI	06:10	AJMER JN	13:00
2016	AJMER SHTBDI	AJMER JN	15:50	NEW DELHI	22:45
2017	DEHRADUN SHTBDI	NEW DELHI	06:50	DEHRADUN	12:40
2018	DEHRADUN SHTBDI	DEHRADUN	17:00	NEW DELHI	22:45
2019	SATABDI EXPRESS	HOWRAH JN	06:05	RANCHI	13:10
2020	SHATABDI EXPRES	RANCHI	13:45	HOWRAH JN	21:10
2027	SHATABDI EXP	CHENNAI CENTRAL	17:30	BANGALORE CY JN	22:30
2028	SHATABDI EXP	BANGALORE CY JN	06:00	CHENNAI CENTRAL	11:00
2029	SWARNA SHTBDI	NEW DELHI	07:20	AMRITSAR JN	13:15
2030	SWARNA SHTBDI	AMRITSAR JN	17:00	NEW DELHI	22:50
2031	AMRITSAR SHTBDI	NEW DELHI	07:20	AMRITSAR JN	13:15
2032	AMRITSAR SHTBDI	AMRITSAR JN	17:00	NEW DELHI	22:50