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{{Infobox rail service
| name = Saharsa Amritsar Garib Rath Express
| image= Saharsa Amritsar Garib Rath Express - Train board.jpg
| caption =
| type = [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast Express]], [[Garib Rath Express]]
| first = 5 October 2006
| last =
| operator = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railways]]
| ridership =
| start = [[Saharsa Junction railway station|Saharsa Junction]]
| stops = 11
| end = [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar Junction]]
| distance = {{convert|1723|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 30 hours 00 minutes as 12203 [[Saharsa Junction railway station|Saharsa]] [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] '''Garib Rath Express''', 29 hours 40 minutes as 12204 [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] [[Saharsa Junction railway station|Saharsa]] '''Garib Rath Express'''
| frequency = 3 days a week. 12203 [[Saharsa Junction railway station|Saharsa]] [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] '''Garib Rath Express''' – Monday, Thursday & Sunday. 12204 [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] [[Saharsa]] '''Garib Rath Express''' – Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday.
| class = [[Indian Railways coaching stock|AC 3 tier]], [[Indian Railways coaching stock|AC Chair Car]]
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| autorack =
| catering = No [[Dining car|Pantry Car Coach]] attached
| observation = 1st [[Garib Rath Express|Garib Rath]] train to be introduced. Present route adopted on 1 December 2006
| entertainment =
| baggage =
| other facilities=
| stock = Standard [[Indian Railways]] [[Garib Rath Express|Garib Rath]] Coaches
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm|al=on|allk=on}}
| el =
| train number = 12203 / 12204
| speed = {{convert|130|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum <br/>,{{convert|57.75|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, including halts
| map = [[File:(Amritsar - Saharsa) Garib Rath Express route map.png|300px]]
| map_state =
}}

The 12203 / 04 [[Saharsa Junction railway station|Saharsa]] [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] '''Garib Rath Express''' is a [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast Express]] train of the [[Garib Rath]] category belonging to [[Indian Railways]] - [[Northern Railway zone]] that runs between [[Saharsa Junction railway station|Saharsa Junction]] and [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar Junction]] in [[India]].

It operates as train number 12203 from [[Saharsa Junction railway station|Saharsa Junction]] to [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar Junction]] and as train number 12204 in the reverse direction serving the states of [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Delhi]], [[Haryana]] & [[Punjab, India|Punjab]].

This train was the 1st of the [[Garib Rath Express]] series to be introduced by the then Railway Minister of India Mr. Laloo Prasad Yadav.

==Coaches==

The 12203 / 04 [[Saharsa Junction railway station|Saharsa]] [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] '''Garib Rath Express''' has 13 [[Indian Railways coaching stock|AC 3 tier]], 4 [[Indian Railways coaching stock|AC Chair Car]] & 2 [[Diesel generator|End on Generator]] Coaches. It does not carry a [[Dining car|Pantry car coach]].

As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of [[Indian Railways]] depending on demand.

==Service==

The 12203 [[Saharsa Junction railway station|Saharsa]] [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] '''Garib Rath Express''' covers the distance of {{convert|1723|km|0|abbr=on}} in 30 hours 00 mins (57.43 km/hr) & in 29 hours 40 mins as 12204 [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] [[Saharsa Junction railway station|Saharsa]] '''Garib Rath Express''' (58.08 km/hr).

As the average speed of the train is above {{convert|55|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, as per [[Indian Railways]] rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

==Routeing==

The 12203 / 04 [[Saharsa Junction railway station|Saharsa]] [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] '''Garib Rath Express''' runs from [[Saharsa|Saharsa Junction]] via [[Barauni railway station|Barauni Junction]], [[Samastipur Junction railway station|Samastipur Junction]], [[Muzaffarpur Junction railway station|Muzaffarpur Junction]], [[Gorakhpur railway station|Gorakhpur Junction]], [[Basti railway station]], [[Lucknow Charbagh railway station|Lucknow NR]], [[Bareilly railway station|Bareilly]], [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]], [[Ambala Cantonment railway station|Ambala Cant Junction]], [[Ludhiana railway station|Ludhiana Junction]] to [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar Junction]].

==Traction==

The train is powered by a [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP-4]] or [[Indian locomotive class WAP-1|WAP-1]] electric locomotive from [[Ghaziabad Junction railway station|Ghaziabad]] or [[Ludhiana Junction railway station|Ludhiana]] loco sheds.
[[File:Saharsa Amritsar Garib Rath Express - AC 3 tier.jpg|thumb|Saharsa Amritsar Garib Rath Express - [[Indian Railways coaching stock|AC 3 tier]]]]

==Timings==

12203 [[Saharsa Junction railway station|Saharsa]] [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] '''Garib Rath Express''' leaves [[Saharsa Junction railway station|Saharsa Junction]] every Monday, Thursday & Sunday at 15:00 hrs IST and reaches [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar Junction]] at 21:00 hrs IST the next day.

12204 [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] [[Saharsa Junction railway station|Saharsa]] '''Garib Rath Express''' leaves [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar Junction]] every Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday at 04:30 hrs IST and reaches [[Saharsa Junction railway station|Saharsa Junction]] at 10:10 hrs IST the next day.

== References ==
{{reflist}}
* http://www.indianrail.gov.in/garibrath_trn_list.html
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLEx8giVZd4
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAmyqO0wjW4
* http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Saharsa-Amritsar-Garib-Rath-route-changed/articleshow/589333.cms
* http://www.mouthshut.com/review/Garib-Rath-Express-review-tmrslmoqor
* https://www.flickr.com/photos/ankitwap7/5246137954/
* http://tech.firstpost.com/watch-videos/irfca-2203-saharsa-amritsar-garib-rath-express-speeds-through-adarsh-nagar-_hTWkTRV3Qkg.html
* http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/garib-rath-not-cheap-enough-for-bihar-s-poor/15131/

==External links==
*{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in|title=Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry|publisher=indianrail.gov.in|accessdate=2014-04-05}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.irctc.co.in|title=IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System|publisher=irctc.co.in|accessdate=2014-04-05}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org|title=[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet.|publisher=irfca.org|accessdate=2014-04-05}}

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[[Category:Rail transport in Bihar]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Delhi]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Haryana]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Garib Rath Express trains]]
[[Category:Transport in Amritsar]]
[[Category:Transport in Saharsa]]

Saharsa–Amritsar Garib Rath Express - Revision history

Nagaraj15 at 08:27, 8 March 2026

->Vatsmaxed: stub sorting, replaced: Indian Railway → Indian Railways (2)