The 20610/20609 Tiruchchirappalli–New Jalpaiguri Amrit Bharat Express is India's 18th Non-AC Superfast Amrit Bharat Express train, which runs across the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar and West Bengal by connecting the cleanest and ancient temple city of with the Gateway of Northeast India, , the largest city innorthern West Bengal.
This express train is inaugurated on 17 January 2026 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi through video conference from Malda Town in India.
Overview This train is currently operated by Indian Railways, connecting and . It is currently operated by Southern Railway with train numbers 20610/20609 on weekly basis.
Schedule + Train schedule: Tiruchchirappalli ↔ New Jalpaiguri Amrit Bharat Express Train no. Station code Departure station Departure time Departure day Arrival station Arrival hours 20610 TPJ 5:45 AM 6:45 PM 47h 15m 20609 NJP 10:20 PM 6:15 PM 47 30m
Route and halts + Routes and halts of Tiruchchirappalli–New Jalpaiguri Amrit Bharat Express : 20610 TPJ → NJP 20609 NJP → TPJ Thirupathiripuliyur Thirupathiripuliyur
Rakes It is the 18th Amrit Bharat 2.0 Express train in which the locomotives were designed by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) at Chittaranjan, West Bengal and the coaches were designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India initiative.
Rake reversal The train reverses direction in .
Traction it can hauled by Royapuram or Valsad-based WAP-7 in case if Amrit Bharat WAP-5 is breakdown or loco failure.
See also Amrit Bharat Express Vande Bharat Express Tejas Express
Nagercoil–New Jalpaiguri Amrit Bharat Express
Notes Runs a day in a week with both directions.
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