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{{Short description|Express train in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox rail service
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| name = Garib Rath Express
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| caption = BDTS - DEE Garib Rath Express
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| status = Operating
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| services = 26
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| seating = Yes
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| entertainment = Electric outlets (limited)
| baggage = Underseat
| otherfacilities = Rentable bedrolls
| stock = ICF rakes (modified)
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The '''Garib Rath'''<ref name="garib">{{cite web|title=Introduction of Garib Rath trains|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=16638|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]]|access-date=17 March 2006}}</ref> ("Poor people's chariot") is a [[No frills|no-frills]] air-conditioned train started by the [[Indian Railways]] in 2005 to provide subsidized price [[air-conditioned]] long-distance travel to passengers who could not afford standard fares of air-conditioned class in regular-fare trains. As the fares are less than two-thirds of the fares for air-conditioned classes in other trains, the distance between each seat or berth is less, the seats and berths are narrower and each coach has more seats and berths than in air-conditioned coaches in other trains.

Only seating and three-tier (78 seats) accommodation is provided in these trains. The passengers are not provided with free bedding or food. It is significantly faster and has higher priority than [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast Express trains]]. The maximum speed of Garib Rath trains is 130 km/h which is at par with Rajdhanis and Duronto. The maiden journey of the train started from [[Saharsa]], [[Bihar]] to [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] ([[Saharsa–Amritsar Garib Rath Express]]).<ref name="maidengaribrun">{{cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/2006/10/03/lalu-dream-project-garib-rath-roll-out.html|title=Lalu's dream project 'Garib Rath' to roll out| access-date=3 October 2006}}</ref><ref name="garibrathflagoff">{{cite web|url=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:8IbUBHybrQQJ:https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-lalu-flags-off-first-low-fare-garib-rath-train-1056702+&cd=7&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=in| title=Lalu flags off first low-fare 'Garib Rath' train| access-date=4 October 2006}}</ref>

==Active routes==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="color:#FDFF00; background-color:green;" |Train No.
! style="color:#FDFF00; background-color:green;" |Destinations
! style="color:#FDFF00; background-color:green;" |Inauguarted on
|-
|12113/14||[[Pune–Nagpur Garib Rath Express|Pune–Nagpur]]|| 19 Jan 2009
|-
|12187/88||[[Jabalpur–Mumbai Garib Rath Express|Jabalpur Junction–Mumbai CSMT]]|| 20 Feb 2009
|-
|12201/02||[[Kochuveli–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Garib Rath Express|Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Kochuveli]]|| 1 Feb 2008
|-
|12203/04||[[Saharsa–Amritsar Garib Rath Express|Saharsa Junction–Amritsar Junction]]|| 5 Oct 2006
|-
|12207/08||[[Kathgodam–Jammu Tawi Garib Rath Express|Kathgodam–Jammu Tawi]]|| 8 Apr 2008
|-
|12209/10||[[Kanpur Central–Kathgodam Garib Rath Express|Kanpur Central – Kathgodam]]|| 16 Sep 2008
|-
|12211/12||[[Muzaffarpur–Anand Vihar Garib Rath Express|Muzaffarpur Junction–Anand Vihar Terminal]]|| 11 Feb 2009
|-
|12215/16||[[Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Bandra Terminus Garib Rath Express|Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Bandra Terminus]]|| 7 Feb 2008
|-
|12257/58||[[Kochuveli–Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express|Yesvantpur Junction–Kochuveli]]|| 24 Feb 2009
|-
|12359/60||[[Kolkata–Patna Garib Rath Express|Kolkata–Patna Junction]]|| 24 Jan 2008
|-
|12517/18||[[Kolkata–Guwahati Garib Rath Express|Kolkata–Guwahati Junction]]|| 30 Mar 2008
|-
|12535/36||[[Lucknow–Raipur Garib Rath Express|Lucknow Charbagh–Raipur Junction]]|| 23 Feb 2008
|-
|12569/70||[[Jaynagar–Anand Vihar Garib Rath Express|Jaynagar–Anand Vihar Terminal]]|| 29 Sep 2008
|-
|12593/94||[[Lucknow–Bhopal Garib Rath Express|Lucknow Charbagh–Bhopal Junction]]|| 19 Nov 2011
|-
|12611/12||[[Chennai Central–Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express|Chennai Central–Hazrat Nizamuddin]]|| 21 Feb 2007
|-
|12735/36||[[Secunderabad–Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express|Secunderabad Junction–Yesvantpur Junction]]|| 1 Feb 2008
|-
|12739/40|| [[Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad Garib Rath Express|Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad]]|| 25 Oct 2008
|-
|12831/32||[[Bokaro Steel City–Bhubaneswar Garib Rath Express|Bokaro Steel City–Bhubaneswar]]|| 8 Mar 2008
|-
|12877/78||[[Ranchi–New Delhi Garib Rath Express|Ranchi Junction–New Delhi]]|| 28 Jan 2009
|-
|12881/82||[[Puri–Howrah Garib Rath Express|Howrah–Puri]]|| 6 Jan 2009
|-
|12909/10||[[Bandra Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express|Bandra Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin]]|| 24 Feb 2007
|-
|12983/84||[[Ajmer–Chandigarh Garib Rath Express|Ajmer Junction – Chandigarh]]|| 14 Feb 2009
|-
|22405/06||[[Bhagalpur–Anand Vihar Terminal Garib Rath Express|Bhagalpur Junction–Anand Vihar Terminal]]|| 10 Feb 2011
|-
|22407/08||[[Varanasi–Anand Vihar Terminal Garib Rath Express|Varanasi Junction–Anand Vihar Terminal]]|| 3 Mar 2009
|-
|22409/10||[[Gaya–Anand Vihar Garib Rath Express|Gaya Junction–Anand Vihar Terminal]]|| 3 July 2011
|-
|22883/84||[[Puri–Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express|Puri–Yesvantpur Junction]]|| 20 July 2012
|}

==Defunct routes==

* 02709 [[Gudur]] [[Secunderabad]] Garibrath Express
* Rake Sharing With [[Secunderabad]] [[Yesvantpur]] Garibrath Express

==See also==
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
* [[Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]]
* [[Vande Bharat Express]]
* [[Gatimaan Express]]
* [[Humsafar Express]]
* [[Tejas Express]]
* [[Double Decker Express]]
* [[Duronto Express]]
* [[Rajdhani Express]]
* [[Shatabdi Express]]
* [[Jan Shatabdi Express]]
* [[Mahamana Express]]
* [[Antyodaya Express]]
* [[Ramayana Express]]
* [[Uday Express]]
* [[Yuva Express]]
* [[Train 20]]
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140530062137/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/garibrath_trn_list.html Garibrath & Yuva Train Names (archived from Indian Railways website)]
*[https://indiarailinfo.com/trains/garibrathtml List of Garib Rath trains] India Rail Info

{{Indian Railways}}
{{Garib Rath Express}}

[[Category:2005 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Railway services introduced in 2005]]
[[Category:Garib Rath Express trains|*]]
[[Category:Named passenger trains of India|*]]

Garib Rath Express - Revision history

Josefa1802: added references

>Kousik2009: /* Defunct routes */