Shatabdi Express is a category of superfast trains managed and conducted by Indian railways to connect metropolitan cities to other cities that are prominent for pilgrimage, tourism, and business. The word "Shatabdi" is derived from Sanskrit, which means centenary. These are day trains; hence, they return to their source station on the same day. The Shatabdis are among the 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 routes, whereas Rajdhani and Duronto are long-haul superfast trains. All three categories of trains have a maximum permissible speed of 120 km/h, but the 12001 Bhopal Shatabdi Express runs 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, "12001 Habibganj New Delhi Shatabdi Express", started on November 14, 1988, between Habibganj and New Delhi, covering a distance of 709 km in just 8 hours and 30 minutes.
The classes of travel available on Shatabdi Express are Anubhuti Class (EA), Executive Class (EC), and AC Chair Car (CC).
Shatabdi Express runs at an average speed of 52–91 km/h, and its maximum 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 for any Shatabdi Express trains, then click on the train number present in the train list.