Shatabdi Express Trains

Shatabdi Express is the category of superfast trains managed and conducted by Indian railways to connect metropolitan cities to other cities which are prominent for pilgrimage, tourism, and business. The word "Shatabdi" is derived from Sanskrit which means centenary. These are day trains hence return to their source station on the same day. The Shatabdis are among the list of fastest superfast trains operated by Indian railways. They get high priority in the railway network over other trains.

The Shatabdi Trains cover the short and medium-distance route whereas Rajdhani and Duronto are long-haul superfast trains. All three category of trains have max a permissible speed of 120 km/h but 12001 Bhopal Shatabdi Express, run at the top speed of 155 km/h, which makes it the 3rd fastest express train in the railway network after the Gatimaan and Train 18.

The first Shatabdi Express train was "12001 Habibganj - New Delhi Shatabdi Express" started on 14 November 1988, between Habibganj and New Delhi, which covers the distance of 709 km in just 8 hours 30 minutes.

The classes of travel available in Shatabdi Express are Anubhuti Class (EA), Executive Class (EC), and AC Chair Car (CC).

Shatabdi Express runs on an average speed of 52-91 km/h and its max permissible speed is 155 km/h.

Total 44 Shatabdi Express trains are running.

The name, number, and schedule of all popular Shatabdi Trains are already mentioned above, so just use the search box to find the desired train. If you want to get route details of any Shatabdi Trains, then click on the train number present in the train list.