Shatabdi Express

2026-10-09T02:08:20Z

2409:40E3:1E:3EEB:E08D:ADFF:FEC3:5C9A: 12003 Lucknow to New Delhi Shatabdi Express

12003 Lucknow to New Delhi Shatabdi Express Lucknow junction subah 6 10 Kanpur Central Ghaziabad Aligarh dungala Etawah fafund 12:35 pahunchegi New Delhi abhi sham ko 3:30 baje wapas aaegi Ghaziabad Aligarh dungala Etawah fafund Kanpur Central Unnao raat ko 10:00 baje Lucknow stop

==History==
The name "Shatabdi" means century in [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]] and the first Shatabdi Express train was announced on 10 July 1988 by then railways minister [[Madhavrao Scindia]] to commemorate the birth centenary of [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], the first [[Prime Minister of India|Indian prime minister]] and plied between [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] and [[Gwalior railway station|Gwalior]]. The first Shatabdi, at that time the fastest train of the country, ran at a maximum speed of {{cvt|140|kph}}. The maximum speed was increased to {{cvt|150|kph}} between [[Tughlakabad railway station|Tughlakabad]] and [[Agra Cantonment railway station|Agra Cantonment]] on 15 February 2006, and it was the fastest train in India till the introduction of the [[Gatimaan Express|Gatiman Express]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/fastest-trains-in-india-before-high-speed-rail-system-took-over/|title=Fastest trains in India|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref>

==Facilities==
Shatabdi Express trains offer fast connectivity between major cities with only a few intermediate stops and can run at a maximum speed of {{cvt|150|kph}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Shatabdi-is-the-heart-of-Indian-railways/articleshow/20505432.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612072600/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-09/india/39849234_1_domestic-travellers-shatabdi-express-indian-railways|archive-date=12 June 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|title='Shatabdi is the heart of Indian railways'|access-date=30 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/No-halts-new-Shatabdi-Express-to-fly-to-Delhi/articleshow/17976995.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130918045441/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-11/chandigarh/36278935_1_shatabdi-express-chair-car-halts|url-status=live|archive-date=18 September 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=No halts, new Shatabdi Express to fly to Delhi|access-date=30 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/trains-faster-than-rajdhani-shatabdi-on-the-cards/next-gen-trains/slideshow/62615006.cms|title=Trains faster than Rajdhani, Shatabdi on the cards|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]|date=23 January 2018|access-date=5 November 2022}}</ref> Passengers are provided with on-board [[catering]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news9live.com/knowledge/from-vande-bharat-to-rajdhani-express-check-list-of-top-10-fastest-trains-in-india-198898|title=From Vande Bharat to Rajdhani Express: Check list of top 10 fastest trains in India|newspaper=News9|date=28 September 2022|access-date=5 November 2022|archive-date=18 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018131314/https://www.news9live.com/knowledge/from-vande-bharat-to-rajdhani-express-check-list-of-top-10-fastest-trains-in-india-198898|url-status=dead}}</ref> Onboard entertainment systems are available in select trains providing content via satellite.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/photos/business-gallery/921595/shatabdi-express-gold-standard-operation-swarn-features-images-new-delhi-kathgodam-indian-railways/7/|title=Shatabdi Express is now 'Gold Standard'; Free movies on WiFi to clean toilets, 15 facts every rail passenger will love|work=[[Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]]|date=6 November 2017|access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref> Seats in Shatabdi Express have to be reserved in advance as there is no unreserved accommodation, unlike most of the other trains in India.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/railways-to-also-run-ac-trains-from-june-1-shatabadis-sampark-kranti-and-durontos-to-be-restored/story-8TM7XztXTja9YtSs2IBt8O.html|title=Railways to also run AC trains from June 1; Shatabadis, Durontos to be restored|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=21 May 2020|access-date=5 November 2022}}</ref> Reservation is allowed until up to 30 minutes before the scheduled departure time and the seats are auto allocated by the reservation system.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.zeebiz.com/india/news-good-news-for-rajdhani-express-shatabdi-express-travellers-book-tickets-even-after-chart-preparation-soon-88116|title=Good news for Rajdhani Express, Shatabdi Express travellers! Book tickets even after chart preparation soon|newspaper=Zee Business|access-date=5 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/auto/why-irctc-does-not-allow-seat-selection-option-to-its-passengers-5369077.html|title=Why IRCTC Does Not Allow Seat-Selection Option To Its Passengers|date=14 June 2022|newspaper=[[News18]]|access-date=5 November 2022}}</ref> [[Dynamic pricing]] is applicable on the fares.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/rLNMspevOjN9HqKyxjzrKL/|title=New-fare-scheme-for-Rajdhani-Shatabdi-from-15-March-2019-5.html|newspaper= Mint|date=20 November 2018|access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref>

==Rolling stock==
[[File: CC class interior in Mysore Shatabdi.JPG|thumb|upright=0.75|Interior of an AC chair car coach]]

As Shatabdi Express are day-trains and return to the station of origin the same day, coaches have only seats and not berths. They are fully air-conditioned and the trains have multiple [[Indian Railways coaching stock|AC Chair Car]] coaches and most of them have one or two coaches of [[Indian Railways coaching stock|Executive Class]] seating. Indian Railways offers [[Indian Railways coaching stock|Anubhuti class]] seating and [[Indian Railways coaching stock|Vistadome coach]]es offering large windows, transparent roofing, and rotatable seats in select trains.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/vistadome-coach-promises-scenic-journey/article65815694.ece|title=Vistadome coach promises scenic journey|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=27 August 2022|access-date=5 November 2022}}</ref> The trains used to operate on specialized coaches manufactured by [[Integral Coach Factory]], [[Chennai]] with the older coaches now been replaced with newer [[LHB coach|LHB rakes]] on all the trains.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/safe-and-smooth-indian-railways-travel-these-trains-to-run-with-lhb-rakes/2412308/|title=Safe and smooth Indian Railways travel! These trains to run with LHB rakes|newspaper=Financial Express|date=27 April 2022|access-date=5 November 2022}}</ref> The trains are hauled by various [[diesel locomotive|diesel]] or [[electric locomotive|electric]] locomotives diesel locomotives like [[WDP-4]] , [[WDG-4]] , [[WDM-3A]] , [[WDM-3D]] and a new specialized high speed locomotive class [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7HS]] and [[WAP-5]] with a maximum speed of {{cvt|180|kph}} for hauling Shatabdi express trains was introduced in 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/railways/this-new-indian-railways-locomotive-runs-at-180-kmph-rajdhani-shatabdi-express-trains-to-get-it-soon/1674297/|title=New Indian Railways locomotive runs at 180 kmph! Rajdhani, Shatabdi trains to get it soon|newspaper=Financial Express|date=19 August 2019|access-date=5 November 2022}}</ref>

== Services ==
=== Active ===
{{As of|04|2025}}, there are 21 operational pairs of Shatabdi express trains.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/trains/shatabdi|title=India Rail timetable|publisher=Indian Railways|access-date=5 December 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%;"
|+List of active services
! style="background-color:skyblue;"|Sr. no.
! style="background-color:skyblue;"|Route
! style="background-color:skyblue;"|Train no.
! style="background-color:skyblue;"|Originating Station
! style="background-color:skyblue;"|Terminal Station
! style="background-color:skyblue;"|Operator
! style="background-color:skyblue;"|Distance
! style="background-color:skyblue;"|Duration
! style="background-color:skyblue;"|Avg Speed (Km/h)
! style="background-color:skyblue;"|Year introduced
!style="background-color: skyblue;"|Stops
|-
|'''1'''||[[Rani Kamalapati–New Delhi Shatabdi Express|Rani Kamalapati – New Delhi]]||12001/12002
|[[Rani Kamalapati railway station|Rani Kamalapati]]
|[[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]]
|[[Northern Railway zone|NR]]||{{cvt|709|km|abbr=on}}
|8h 40m
|{{cvt|82|kph|abbr=on}}||1988||[[Bhopal Junction railway station|Bhopal Jn.]],[[Bina Junction railway station|Bina Jn.]],[[Lalitpur Junction railway station|Lalitpur Jn.]], [[Jhansi Junction railway station|Jhansi Jn.]], [[Gwalior Junction railway station|Gwalior Jn.]], {{rws|Morena}}, [[Dholpur Junction railway station|Dholpur Jn.]], [[Agra Cantonment railway station|Agra Cantt.]], [[Mathura Junction railway station|Mathura Jn.]]
|-
|'''2'''||[[Lucknow Swarna Shatabdi Express|Lucknow–New Delhi]]||12003/12004
|[[Lucknow Junction railway station|Lucknow Jn.]]
|[[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]]
|[[Northern Railway zone|NR]]||{{cvt|512|km|abbr=on}}
|6h 50m
|{{cvt|75|kph|abbr=on}}||1989||{{rws|Kanpur Central}}, {{rws|Phaphund}}, [[Etawah Junction railway station|Etawah Jn.]], [[Tundla Junction railway station|Tundla Jn.]], [[Aligarh Junction railway station|Aligarh Jn.]], [[Ghaziabad Junction railway station|Ghaziabad Jn.]]
|-
|'''3'''||[[New Delhi–Kalka Shatabdi Express|New Delhi–Kalka]]||12005/12006
|[[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]]
|[[Kalka railway station|Kalka]]
|[[Northern Railway zone|NR]]||{{cvt|269|km|abbr=on}}
|4h 0m
|{{cvt|67|kph|abbr=on}}||1989||[[Panipat Junction railway station|Panipat Jn.]], [[Kurukshetra Junction railway station|Kurukshetra Jn.]], [[Ambala Cantonment Junction railway station|Ambala Cantt. Jn.]], [[Chandigarh Junction railway station|Chandigarh Jn.]]
|-
|'''4'''||[[Chennai Central–Mysuru Shatabdi Express|MGR Chennai Central–Mysuru]]||12007/12008
|[[Chennai Central railway station|MGR Chennai Central]]
|[[Mysore Junction railway station|Mysuru Jn.]]
|[[Southern Railway zone|SR]]||{{cvt|497|km|abbr=on}}
|7h 7m
|{{cvt|69.5|kph|abbr=on}}||1994||[[Katpadi Junction|Katpadi Jn.]], [[Bangalore City railway station|KSR Bengaluru]]
|-
|'''5'''||[[Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express|Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad]]||12009/12010
|[[Mumbai Central railway station|Mumbai Central]]
|[[Ahmedabad Junction railway station|Ahmedabad Jn.]]
|[[Western Railway zone|WR]]||{{cvt|493|km|abbr=on}}
|6h 27m
|{{cvt|76.5|kph|abbr=on}}||1994||{{rws|Borivali}}, {{rws|Vapi}}, {{rws|Surat}}, [[Bharuch Junction railway station|Bharuch Jn.]], [[Vadodara Junction railway station|Vadodara Jn.]], [[Anand Junction railway station|Anand Jn.]], [[Nadiad Junction railway station|Nadiad Jn.]]
|-
|'''6'''||[[Kalka Shatabdi Express|New Delhi–Kalka]]||12011/12012
|[[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]]
|[[Kalka railway station|Kalka]]
|[[Northern Railway zone|NR]]||{{cvt|269|km|abbr=on}}
|4h 0m
|{{cvt|66.5|kph|abbr=on}}||1994||[[Sonipat Junction railway station|Sonipat Jn.]], [[Panipat Junction railway station|Panipat Jn.]], [[Kurukshetra Junction railway station|Kurukshetra Jn.]], [[Ambala Cantonment Junction railway station|Ambala Cantt. Jn.]], [[Chandigarh Junction railway station|Chandigarh Jn.]]
|-
|'''7'''||[[Amritsar Shatabdi Express|New Delhi–Amritsar]]||12013/12014
|[[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]]
|[[Amritsar Junction railway station|Amritsar Jn.]]
|[[Northern Railway zone|NR]]||{{cvt|448|km|abbr=on}}
|6h 21m
|{{cvt|70.5|kph|abbr=on}}||1994||[[Ambala Cantonment Junction railway station|Ambala Cantt. Jn.]], {{rws|Sirhind}}, {{rws|Ludhiana}}, {{rws|Phagwara}}, [[Jalandhar City Junction railway station|Jalandhar City Jn.]], [[Beas Junction railway station|Beas Jn.]]
|-
|'''8'''||[[New Delhi–Ajmer Shatabdi Express|New Delhi–Daurai]]||12015/12016
|[[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]]
|[[Daurai railway station|Daurai]]
|[[Northern Railway zone|NR]]||{{cvt|444|km|abbr=on}}
|7h 20m
|{{cvt|61.5|kph|abbr=on}}||1994||[[Delhi Cantonment railway station|Delhi Cantt.]], {{rws|Gurgaon}}, [[Rewari Junction railway station|Rewari Jn.]], [[Alwar Junction railway station|Alwar Jn.]], [[Bandikui Junction railway station|Bandikui Jn.]], [[Gandhinagar Jaipur railway station|Gandhinagar]], [[Jaipur Junction railway station|Jaipur Jn.]], {{rws|Kishangarh}}
|-
|'''9'''||[[Dehradun Shatabdi Express|New Delhi–Dehradun]]||12017/12018
|[[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]]
|[[Dehradun railway station|Dehradun]]
|[[Northern Railway zone|NR]]||{{cvt|314|km|abbr=on}}
|6h 3m
|{{cvt|52|kph|abbr=on}}||1995||[[Ghaziabad Junction railway station|Ghaziabad Jn.]], [[Meerut City Junction railway station|Meerut City Jn.]], {{rws|Muzaffarnagar}}, [[Saharanpur Junction railway station|Saharanpur Jn.]], {{rws|Roorkee}}, {{rws|Haridwar}}
|-
|'''10'''||[[Howrah–Ranchi Shatabdi Express|Howrah–Ranchi]]||12019/12020
|[[Howrah railway station|Howrah Jn.]]
|[[Ranchi Junction railway station|Ranchi Jn.]]
|[[Eastern Railway zone|ER]]||{{cvt|423|km|abbr=on}}
|7h 22m
|{{cvt|57|kph|abbr=on}}||1995||{{rws|Durgapur}}, {{rws|Raniganj}}, {{rws|Asansol}}, {{rws|Dhanbad}}, {{rws|Chandrapura}}, {{rws|Bokaro Steel City}}, {{rws|Muri}}
|-
|'''11'''||[[Pune–Secunderabad Shatabdi Express|Pune–Secunderabad]]||12025/12026
|[[Pune Junction railway station|Pune Jn.]]
|[[Secunderabad Junction railway station|Secunderabad Jn.]]
|[[Central Railway zone|CR]]||{{cvt|597|km|abbr=on}}
|8h 22m
|{{cvt|71|kph|abbr=on}}||2011||{{rws|Solapur}}, {{rws|Kalaburagi Junction}}, [[Wadi Junction railway station|Wadi Jn.]], {{rws|Tandur}}, [[Vikarabad Junction railway station|Vikarabad Jn.]], {{rws|Begumpet}}
|-
|'''12'''||[[Chennai Central–Bengaluru City Shatabdi Express|Chennai–Bengaluru]]||12027/12028
|[[Chennai Central railway station|MGR Chennai Central]]
|[[Bangalore City railway station|KSR Bengaluru]]
|[[South Western Railway zone|SWR]]||{{cvt|359|km|abbr=on}}
|4h 57m
|{{cvt|72.5|kph|abbr=on}}||2005||[[Katpadi Junction|Katpadi Jn.]], [[Jolarpet Junction|Jolarpettai Jn.]], [[Bangalore Cantonment railway station|Bengaluru Cantt.]]
|-
|'''13'''||[[New Delhi–Amritsar Swarna Shatabdi Express|New Delhi–Amritsar]]||12029/12030
|[[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]]
|[[Amritsar Junction railway station|Amritsar Jn.]]
|[[Northern Railway zone|NR]]||{{cvt|448|km|abbr=on}}
|6h 5m
|{{cvt|74|kph|abbr=on}}||1998||[[Ambala Cantonment Junction railway station|Ambala Cantt. Jn.]], [[Rajpura Junction railway station|Rajpura Jn.]], {{rws|Ludhiana}}, {{rws|Phagwara}}, [[Jalandhar City Junction railway station|Jalandhar City Jn.]], [[Beas Junction railway station|Beas Jn.]]
|-
|'''14'''||[[New Delhi–Amritsar Shatabdi Express|New Delhi–Amritsar]]||12031/12032
|[[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]]
|[[Amritsar Junction railway station|Amritsar Jn.]]
|[[Northern Railway zone|NR]]||{{cvt|448|km|abbr=on}}
|6h 5m
|{{cvt|74|kph|abbr=on}}||1997||[[Ambala Cantonment Junction railway station|Ambala Cantt. Jn.]], [[Rajpura Junction railway station|Rajpura Jn.]], {{rws|Ludhiana}}, {{rws|Phagwara}}, [[Jalandhar City Junction railway station|Jalandhar City Jn.]], [[Beas Junction railway station|Beas Jn.]]
|-
|'''15'''||[[Kanpur–New Delhi Shatabdi Express|Kanpur Central–New Delhi]]||12033/12034
|[[Kanpur Central railway station|Kanpur Central]]
|[[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]]
|[[North Central Railway zone|NCR]]||{{cvt|440|km|abbr=on}}
|5h 15m
|{{cvt|84|kph|abbr=on}}||2010|| {{rws|Etawah}}, {{rws|Aligarh}}, [[Ghaziabad Junction railway station|Ghaziabad Jn.]]
|-
|'''16'''||[[New Delhi–Kathgodam Shatabdi Express|Kathgodam–New Delhi]]||12039/12040
|[[Kathgodam railway station|Kathgodam]]
|[[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]]
|[[Northern Railway zone|NR]]||{{cvt|282|km|abbr=on}}
|5h 42m
|{{cvt|49.5|kph|abbr=on}}||2012|| {{rws|Haldwani}}, [[Lalkuan Junction railway station|Lalkuan Jn.]], {{rws|Rudrapur}}, {{rws|Rampur}}, {{rws|Moradabad}}, [[Ghaziabad Junction railway station|Ghaziabad Jn.]]
|-
|'''17'''|| [[New Jalpaiguri–Howrah Shatabdi Express|Howrah–New Jalpaiguri]]||12041/12042
|[[Howrah railway station|Howrah Jn.]]
|[[New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station|New Jalpaiguri Jn.]]
|[[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|NFR]]||{{cvt|566|km|abbr=on}}
|8h 20m
|{{cvt|68|kph|abbr=on}}||2012||[[Bardhaman Junction railway station|Bardhaman Jn.]], {{rws|Bolpur Shantiniketan}}, [[New Farakka Junction railway station|New Farakka Jn.]], {{rws|Malda Town}}, {{rws|Kishanganj}}
|-
|'''18'''|| [[New Delhi–Chandigarh Shatabdi Express|New Delhi–Chandigarh]]||12045/12046
|[[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]]
|[[Chandigarh Junction railway station|Chandigarh Jn.]]
|[[Northern Railway zone|NR]]||{{cvt|244|km|abbr=on}}
|3h 20m
|{{cvt|74|kph|abbr=on}}||2013|| [[Ambala Cantonment Junction railway station|Ambala Cantt. Jn.]], {{rws|Karnal}}
|-
|'''19'''|| [[Naharlagun–Guwahati Shatabdi Express|Naharlagun–Guwahati]]||12087/12088
|[[Naharlagun railway station|Naharlagun]]
|[[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]]
|[[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|NFR]]||{{cvt|332|km|abbr=on}}
|5h 47m
|{{cvt|57.5|kph|abbr=on}}||2017|| [[Harmuti Junction railway station|Harmuti Jn.]], {{rws|Viswanath Charali}}, [[Rangapara North Junction railway station|Rangapara North Jn.]], {{rws|Udalguri}}, [[Rangiya Junction railway station|Rangiya Jn.]] etc..
|-
|'''20'''|| [[Chennai Central–Coimbatore Shatabdi Express|MGR Chennai Central–Coimbatore]]||12243/12244
|[[Chennai Central railway station|MGR Chennai Central]]
|[[Coimbatore Junction railway station|Coimbatore Jn.]]
|[[Southern Railway zone|SR]]||{{cvt|493|km|abbr=on}}
|6h 52m
|{{cvt|72|kph|abbr=on}}||2013||[[Katpadi Junction railway station|Katpadi Jn.]], [[Jolarpettai Junction railway station|Jolarpettai Jn.]], [[Salem Junction railway station|Salem Jn.]], [[Erode Junction railway station|Erode Jn.]], {{rws|Tiruppur}}
|-
|'''21'''|| [[Howrah–Puri Shatabdi Express|Howrah – Puri]]||12277/12278
|[[Howrah railway station|Howrah Jn.]]
|[[Puri railway station|Puri]]
|[[East Coast Railway zone|ECoR]]||{{cvt|500|km|abbr=on}}
|7h 50m
|{{cvt|63.5|kph|abbr=on}}||2013|| [[Kharagpur Junction railway station|Kharagpur Jn.]], {{rws|Balasore}}, {{rws|Bhadrak}}, {{rws|Jajpur Keonjhar Road}}, {{rws|Cuttack}}, {{rws|Bhubaneswar}}
|}

=== Defunct ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%;"
|+List of defunct services
! style="background-color:pink;"|Route #
! style="background-color:pink;"|Train no.
! style="background-color:pink;"|Originating Station
! style="background-color:pink;"|Terminal Station
! style="background-color:pink;"|Year of Introduction
! style="background-color:pink;"|Year of Termination
! style="background-color:pink;"|Reference
|-
|[[Bangalore City railway station|Bangalore City]] – [[Hubli Junction railway station|Hubli Jn.]]
|2025/2026
|[[Bangalore City railway station|Bangalore City]]
|[[Hubli Junction railway station|Hubli Jn.]]
|1995
|1996
|<ref name="RB">{{cite report|url=https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Previous%20Budget%20Speeches/1995-96.pdf|title=Railway budget 1995-96|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref><ref name="RB1">{{cite report|url=https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Previous%20Budget%20Speeches/1996-97_final.pdf|title=Railway budget 1996-97|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Chennai Central railway station|Chennai Central]] – [[Coimbatore Junction railway station|Coimbatore Jn.]]
|2023/2024
|[[Chennai Central railway station|Chennai Central]]
|[[Coimbatore Junction railway station|Coimbatore Jn.]]
|1995
|2000
|<ref name="LS"/><ref name="RB"/>
|-
|[[Rajahmundry railway station|Rajahmundry]] – [[Secunderabad Junction railway station|Secunderabad Jn.]]
|
|[[Rajahmundry railway station|Rajahmundry]]
|[[Secunderabad Junction railway station|Secunderabad Jn.]]
|1999
|2000
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://m.rediff.com/money/2002/apr/05rail.htm|title=CAG pulls up Railways over Shatabdis|date=5 August 2002|access-date=1 December 2023|work=Rediff}}</ref>
|-
|[[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] - [[Patiala railway station|Patiala]] – [[Bathinda railway station|Bathinda]] #
|
|[[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]]
|[[Bathinda railway station|Bathinda]]
|
|2003
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/amid-suspense-over-train-route-shatabdi-flag-off-cancelled/story-SiABwg1nhg2T7HQYXiwSuJ.html | title=Amid suspense over train route, Shatabdi flag off cancelled | work=Hindustan Times | date=28 October 2014 }}</ref><ref name="T1">{{cite press release|title=Cancellation of Shatabdi|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/releases98/lyr2003/rmar2003/04032003/r040320032.html|date=4 March 2003|publisher=[[Indian Railways]]|access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref><ref name="T2">{{cite news|date=4 March 2003|title=Three Shatabdi Expresses to be discontinued|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/three-shatabdi-expresses-to-be-discontinued/articleshow/39250315.cms|access-date=17 August 2023|issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
|[[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] – [[Bareilly railway station|Bareilly]]
|
|[[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]]
|[[Bareilly railway station|Bareilly]]
|
|2003
|<ref name="T1"/><ref name="T2"/>
|-
|[[Howrah railway station|Howrah]] – [[Rourkela railway station|Rourkela]] (Later short terminated at [[Tatanagar railway station|Tatanagar]])
|2021/2022
|[[Howrah railway station|Howrah]]
|[[Rourkela railway station|Rourkela]] (Later short terminated at [[Tatanagar railway station|Tatanagar]])
|1995
|2003
|<ref name="RB"/><ref name="LS"/><ref name="T1"/><ref name="T2"/>
|-
|[[Howrah railway station|Howrah]] – [[Patna Junction railway station|Patna]]
|2023/2024
|[[Howrah railway station|Howrah]]
|[[Patna Junction railway station|Patna Jn.]]
|2001
|2003
|<ref name="T3">{{cite press release|title=Withdrawal of Shatabdi|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/releases98/lyr2003/rmar2003/04032003/r040320032.html|date=12 December 2004|publisher=[[Indian Railways]]|access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Mumbai–Pune Shatabdi Express|Mumbai – Pune]]
|2027/2028
|[[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus|Mumbai CSMT]]
|[[Pune Junction railway station|Pune Jn.]]
|1995
|2004
|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Good-news-for-Shatabdi-commuters/articleshow/535619.cms|title=Good news for Shatabdi commuters|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=4 March 2004|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref><ref name="LS">{{cite report|url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/3236/1/lsd_11_4_15-05-1997.pdf|title=Lok Sabha debates|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Jaipur–Agra Fort Shatabdi Express|Jaipur – Agra Fort]]
|12035/12036
|[[Jaipur railway station|Jaipur]]
|[[Agra Fort railway station|Agra Fort]]
|2012
|2018
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/no-jaipur-to-agra-shatabadi-train-from-may-1-onwards/articleshow/63418929.cms|title=No Jaipur to Agra Shatabadi train from May 1 onwards|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=1 December 2023|date=22 March 2018}}</ref>
|-
|[[New Delhi–Ludhiana Shatabdi Express|New Delhi – Rhotak - Ludhiana]] #
|12037/12038
|[[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]]
|[[Ludhiana Junction railway station|Ludhiana Jn.]]
|2011
|2019
|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/New-Delhi-Ludhiana-Shatabdi-Express-to-be-introduced-on-Nov-4/articleshow/10533673.cms|title = New Delhi–Ludhiana Shatabdi Express to be introduced on Nov 4|date=29 October 2011|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=30 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/loss-making-ludhiana-shatabdi-set-to-be-history-city-set-to-lose-its-premier-train-running-in-losses/articleshow/70596231.cms|date=9 August 2019|title=Ludhiana Shatabdi set to be history|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=30 June 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[New Delhi–Moga Shatabdi Express|New Delhi – Rhotak - Moga]] #
|12043/12044
|[[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]]
|[[Moga railway station|Moga]]
|2012
|2019
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/shatabdi-extended-to-moga-twice-a-week/story-Uh3lgc1vh69ut13rMEoZ4K.html|title=Shatabdi extended to Moga, twice a week|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=30 May 2014|date=28 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-moga-new-delhi-shatabdi-express-12044/21170/676/664|title=New Delhi–Moga Shatabdi Express|access-date=1 December 2023|work=Indiarailinfo}}</ref>
|-
|[[New Delhi–Firozpur Shatabdi Express|New Delhi – Firozpur, up to Bathinda during introduction]]
|12047/12048
|[[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]]
|[[Firozpur Cantonment railway station|Firozpur Cantt.]]
|2014
|2021
|<ref>{{cite news|date=6 October 2016|title=New Delhi-Bathinda Shatabdi extended to Firozpur|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/New-Delhi-Bathinda-Shatabdi-extended-to-Firozpur/article15474292.ece|access-date=10 February 2023|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/eight-trains-cancelled-due-to-low-occupancy-58439|title=Eight trains cancelled|date=20 March 2020|access-date=1 December 2023|work=Tribune India}}</ref>
|-
|[[Guwahati–Dibrugarh Shatabdi Express|Guwahati – Dibrugarh]]
|12085/12086
|[[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]]
|[[Dibrugarh railway station|Dibrugarh]]
|2017
|2020
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/guwahati-dibrugarh-shatabdi-express-12085/61052/546/7288|title=Guwahati–Dibrugarh Shatabdi Express|access-date=1 December 2023|work=Indiarailinfo}}</ref>
|}
'''#''' Name of an intermediate station may be written if the route is not the shortest or to distinguish between more than one Shatabdi route irrespective of present and past routes.

==Trivia==
* For many years, the Bhopal Shatabdi Express (now [[Rani Kamalapati - New Delhi Shatabdi Express]]) held the record for the fastest train in India, reaching speeds of up to 150&nbsp;km/h on certain stretches, particularly between Tughlakabad and Agra.
* Unlike most long-distance Indian trains, Shatabdi Express trains are designed exclusively for day travel. This means they only have seating arrangements (Chair Car and Executive Chair Car) and no sleeping berths.
* The MGR Chennai Central–Mysuru Shatabdi Express (launched in 1994) holds the distinction of being the first Shatabdi Express to operate in South India.
* [[Gatiman Express]] is also such type of a train but faster than Shatabdi Train where infrastructure is available that had a difference of yellow stripes in all its coaches, and has fare slightly higher than that of Shatabdi Express.
* [[Howrah–Digha Super AC Express]], completely a Shatabdi Express type train having other name instead of "Shatabdi Express" after conversion from a [[Duronto Express]] of year 2010 to 2015 was suspended during COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and was withdrawn later without making any journey since that suspension period.

==See also==
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
* [[Howrah–Digha Super AC Express]]
* [[Rajdhani Express]]
* [[Duronto Express]]
* [[Tejas Express]]
* [[Gatiman Express|Gatimaan Express]]
* [[Humsafar Express]]
* [[Jan Shatabdi Express]]
* [[Vande Bharat Express]]
* [[Amrit Bharat Express]]}}

== References ==
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== External links ==
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