# Intercity Express (Indian Railways)

The Intercity Express is an express-train service in India which connects major railway junctions and state capitals. These act as long-distance reserved and unreserved suburban trains with sitting accommodation (AC Chair Car - CC, AC Executive Chair Car EC, Anubhati class K, Vistadome EA and Non-Ac Second Sitting - 2S). These are quite fast and maintain a high average speed for short distances along with priority over other trains.

## History

The first named intercity train (Flying Ranee) was introduced in 1906 for providing connections between two cities from one state to other various states in India. The train left Surat station for Mumbai Central station to cover a distance of 264 km in 5 hrs 28 min and ran weekly from 1906 to 1939 when it was discontinued due to World War II. Since then, it has been discontinued and restarted several times. It finally resumed operations on 1 November 1950 and has been running ever since.
The Mumbai CSMT–Pune Deccan Queen Express, the second named intercity train in India, was introduced on 15 February 1930.
On 1 July 1992, the first intercity express was introduced between Indore and New Delhi which is the only overnight intercity train runs between two major cities of India.
On 1 July 1997, the second intercity express train launched between Chennai–Coimbatore & Bengaluru–Hubbali which was the first one-day trip daily intercity express train.

## Features

The trains are less expensive than other express trains and usually reach their destinations within 5–6 hours. They usually complete a round trip in a day, returning to the origin station at night and using only a single rake. Generally, they have only sitting accommodations and a pantry car. Intercity-Express trains run daily, except:
* Madan Mahal–Ambikapur Intercity Express runs daily (on starting it runs only three days a week)
* Jabalpur–Indore Intercity Express, three days a week
* Bhopal–Gwalior Intercity Express, five days a week
* Indore–New Delhi Intercity Express, which takes 11 hours to cover the 550 kilometres (340 mi) route. This train uses two rakes and also has unreserved, sleeper service and three coach classes
* Bengaluru–Ernakulam intercity express also uses 2 rakes
* Mangaluru–Coimbatore Intercity Express uses 2 rakes and which is shared with Ernad Express
* Haldibari–Kolkata Intercity Express runs tri-weekly covering 630 km in 11 hours 10 minutes. It has Chair Car & AC Chair Car Coaches. The train is Superfast in nature.
* Katihar–Patna Intercity Express runs except Sunday.

## Named Intercity trains

The following trains are intercity-express trains, but have different names:
| Sr no. | Train number | Train name | Route | km | Avg speed (km/h) |
| 1 | 12279 / 12280 | Taj Express | Jhansi–New Delhi | 411 | 58 |
| 2 | 11901 / 11902 | Gita Jayanti Express | Mathura–Kurukshetra | 299 | 42 |
| 3 | 12465 / 12466 | Ranthambore Express | Indore–Jodhpur | 910 | 56 |
| 4 | 12871 / 12872 | Ispat Express | Howrah–Titlagarh | 745 | 56 |
| 5 | 12821 / 12822 | Dhauli Express | Howrah–Puri | 500 | 60 |
| 6 | 12757 / 12758 | Kaghaznagar Express | Secunderabad–Sirpur Kaghaznagar | 297 | 56 |
| 7 | 19033 / 19044 | Gujarat Queen Express | Ahmedabad–Valsad | 298 | 47 |
| 8 | 22953 / 22954 | Gujarat Superfast Express | Ahmedabad–Mumbai Central | 492 | 55 |
| 9 | 12933 / 12934 | Karnavati Express | Ahmedabad–Mumbai Central | 492 | 63 |
| 10 | 12921 / 12922 | Flying Ranee Express | Mumbai Central–Surat | 263 | 56 |
| 11 | 12915 / 12916 | Ashram Express | Ahmedabad–Delhi | 933 | 58 |
| 11 | 13017 / 13018 | Ganadevata Express | Howrah–Azimganj | 279 | 47 |
| 12 | 13113 / 13114 | Hazarduari Express | Kolkata–Lalgola | 225 | 50 |
| 13 | 12337 / 12338 | Shantiniketan Express | Howrah–Bolpur | 146 | 65 |
| 14 | 13161 / 13162 | Tebhaga Express | Kolkata–Balurghat | 441 | 46 |
| 15 | 13103 / 13104 | Bhagirathi Express | Sealdah–Lalgola | 228 | 50 |
| 16 | 12497 / 12498 | Shan-e-Punjab Express | New Delhi–Amritsar | 448 | 58 |
| 17 | 22105 / 22106 | Indrayani Express | Mumbai CSMT–Pune | 192 | 55 |
| 18 | 11007 / 11008 | Deccan Express | Mumbai CSMT–Pune | 192 | 46 |
| 19 | 11029 / 11030 | Koyna Express | Mumbai CSMT–Kolhapur SCSMT | 516 | 44 |
| 20 | 11009 / 11010 | Sinhagad Express | Mumbai CSMT–Pune | 192 | 45 |
| 21 | 12125 / 12126 | Pragati Express | Mumbai CSMT–Pune | 186 | 54 |
| 22 | 12123 / 12134 | Deccan Queen Express | Mumbai CSMT–Pune | 192 | 58 |
| 23 | 16215 / 16216 | Chamundi Express | Mysuru–Bengaluru City | 138 | 50 |
| 24 | 12607 / 12608 | Lal Bagh Express | Chennai Central–Bengaluru City | 359 | 60 |
| 25 | 16089 / 16090 | Yelagiri Express | Chennai Central–Jolarpettai | 214 | 48 |
| 26 | 16023 / 16024 | Malgudi Express | Mysuru–Yesvantpur | 143 | 45 |
| 27 | 12613 / 12614 | Wodeyar Express | Mysuru–Bengaluru City | 138 | 55 |
| 28 | 12639 / 12640 | Brindavan Express | Chennai Central–Bengaluru City | 358 | 58 |
| 29 | 16057 / 16058 | Sapthagiri Express | Chennai Central–Tirupati | 146 | 45 |
| 30 | 12605 / 12606 | Pallavan Superfast Express | Chennai Egmore–Karaikkudi | 426 | 64 |
| 31 | 17407 / 17408 | Pamani Express | Tirupati–Mannargudi | 464 | 43 |
| 32 | 14227 / 14228 | Varuna Express | Varanasi–Lucknow Charbagh | 283 | 56 |
| 33 | 14215 / 14216 | Ganga Gomti Express | Prayagraj Sangam–Lucknow | 201 | 48 |
| 34 | 10103 / 10104 | Mandovi Express | Mumbai CSMT–Madgaon | 750 | 50 |
| 35 | 14095 / 14096 | Himalayan Queen Express | Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Kalka | 298 | 48 |
| 36 | 14795 / 14796 | Ekta Express | Bhiwani–Kalka | 330 | 45 |
| 37 | 17239 / 17240 | Simhadri Express | Guntur–Vishakhapatnam | 382 | 37 |
| 38 | 12747 / 12748 | Palnadu Express | Guntur–Vikarabad | 353 | 55 |
| 39 | 12341 / 12342 | Agniveena Express | Howrah–Asansol | 200 | 62 |
| 40 | 12339 / 12340 | Coalfield Express | Howrah–Dhanbad | 260 | 60 |
| 41 | 22387 / 22388 | Black Diamond Express | Howrah–Dhanbad | 272 | 55 |
| 42 | 14519 / 14520 | Kisan Express | Delhi–Bathinda | 341 | 45 |
| 43 | 14633 / 14634 | Ravi Express | Amritsar–Pathankot | 107 | 43 |
| 44 | 17023 / 17024 | Tungabhadra Express | Secunderabad–Kurnool City | 244 | 49 |
| 45 | 17027 / 17028 | Hundry Express | Secunderabad–Kurnool City | 244 | 52 |
| 46 | 17687 / 17688 | Marathwada Express | Manmad–Dharmabad | 421 | 46 |
| 47 | 17617 / 17618 | Tapovan Express | Mumbai CSMT–HS Nanded | 606 | 52 |
| 48 | 12109 / 12110 | Panchvati Express | Mumbai CSMT–Manmad | 257 | 56 |
| 49 | 12117 / 12118 | Godavari Express | Mumbai LTT–Manmad | 240 | 54 |
| 50 | 13233 / 13234 | Rajgriha Express | Rajgir–Danapur | 108 | 28 |
| 51 | 24227 / 24228 | Varuna Express | Varanasi–Kanpur | 355 | 52 |
| 52 | 12805 / 12806 | Janmabhoomi Express | Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad | 689 | 55 |
| 53 | 12711 / 12712 | Pinakini Express | Vijayawada–Chennai Central | 430 | 61 |
| 54 | 12713 / 12714 | Satavahana Express | Vijayawada–Secunderabad | 349 | 63 |
| 55 | 17201 / 17202 | Golconda Express | Guntur–Secunderabad | 380 | 49 |
| 56 | 14043 / 14044 | Garhwal Express | Kotdwar–Delhi | 239 | 33 |
| 57 | 14629 / 14630 | Sutlej Express | Chandigarh–Firozpur | 235 | 43 |
| 58 | 14231 / 14232 | Manwar Sangam Express | Prayagraj Sangam–Basti | 260 | 37 |
| 59 | 16301 / 16302 | Venad Express | Shoranur–Thiruvananthapuram | 327 | 40 |
| 60 | 16649 / 16650 | Parasuram Express | Mangaluru Central–Nagercoil | 702 | 45 |
| 61 | 16303 / 16304 | Vanchinad Express | Ernakulam Jn–Thiruvananthapuram Central | 220 | 45 |
| 62 | 16605 / 16606 | Ernad Express | Mangaluru Central–Nagercoil | 691 | 43 |
| 63 | 12675 / 12676 | Kovai Express | Chennai Central–Coimbatore | 496 | 65 |
| 64 | 16791 / 16792 | Palaruvi Express | Tirunelveli Jn–Palakkad | 477 | 33 |
| 65 | 12883 / 12884 | Rupashi Bangla Express | Kolkata Santragachi–Purulia | 315 | 56 |
| 66 | 13301 / 13302 | Swarna Rekha Express | Dhanbad–Tatanagar | 188 | 32 |
| 67 | 12885 / 12886 | Aranyak Express | Kolkata Shalimar–Bhojudih | 322 | 61 |
| 68 | 12813 / 12814 | Steel Express | Howrah–Tatanagar | 250 | 63 |
| 69 | 12857 / 12858 | Tamralipta Express | Howrah–Digha | 185 | 56 |
| 70 | 22897 / 22898 | Kandari Express | Howrah–Digha | 185 | 55 |
| 71 | 12865 / 12866 | Lalmati Express | Howrah–Purulia | 340 | 60 |
| 72 | 13205 / 13206 | Janhit Express | Saharsa–Danapur | 224 | 30 |
| 73 | 22321 / 22322 | Hool Express | Howrah–Siuri | 242 | 56 |
| 74 | 12717 / 12718 | Ratnachal Express | Vijayawada–Visakhapatnam | 349 | 61 |
| 75 | 18801 / 18802 | Hasdeo Express LHB | Korba–Raipur | 200 | 51 |
| 76 | 18803 / 18804 | Hasdeo Express ICF | Korba–Raipur | 200 | 51 |
| 77 | 12635 / 12636 | Vaigai Superfast Express | Chennai Egmore–Madurai | 497 | 68 |

## Normal Intercity Express trains

Intercity Express routes are (round-trip, unless noted):
| Sr no | Train number | Route | km | Avg speed (km/h) |
| 1 | 14211 / 14212 | Agra Cantt–New Delhi | 195 | 45 |
| 2 | 12195 / 12196 | Agra Fort–Ajmer | 375 | 56 |
| 3 | 19411 / 19412 | Sabarmati (Ahmedabad)–Ajmer | 492 | 51 |
| 4 | 19119 / 19120 | Ahmedabad–Somnath | 437 | 47 |
| 5 | 15771 / 15772 | Alipurduar–Kamakhya | 298 | 42 |
| 6 | 15769 / 15770 | Alipurduar–Lumding | 446 | 42 |
| 7 | 14525 / 14526 | Ambala Cantt–Shri Ganganagar | 328 | 49 |
| 8 | 12119 / 12120 | Amravati–Ajni (Nagpur) | 178 | 65 |
| 9 | 15463 / 15464 | Balurghat–Siliguri | 323 | 48 |
| 10 | 12935 / 12936 | Bandra T (Mumbai)–Surat | 252 | 58 |
| 11 | 12677 / 12678 | Bangalore City - Ernakulam | 587 | 55 |
| 12 | 16201 / 16202 | Bangalore City - Talaguppa | 371 | 52 |
| 13 | 22617 / 22618 | Bangalore City–Tirupati | 334 | 56 |
| 14 | 13401 / 13402 | Bhagalpur–Danapur | 231 | 33 |
| 15 | 12197 / 12198 | Bhopal–Gwalior | 485 | 55 |
| 16 | 19323 / 19324 | Bhopal–Indore | 231 | 50 |
| 17 | 22819 / 22820 | Bhubaneshwar–Visakhapatnam | 444 | 61 |
| 18 | 17009 / 17010 | Bidar–Hyderabad | 163 | 46 |
| 19 | 22471 / 22472 | Bikaner–Delhi Sarai Rohilla | 458 | 58 |
| 20 | 12855 / 12856 | Bilaspur–Itwari Jn | 408 | 58 |
| 21 | 18403 / 18404 | Chakradharpur–Barbil | 123 | 48 |
| 22 | 12411 / 12422 | Chandigarh–Amritsar | 248 | 55 |
| 23 | 12679 / 12680 | Chennai–Coimbatore | 494 | 64 |
| 24 | 15105 / 15106 | Chhapra–Nautanwa | 260 | 35 |
| 25 | 15111 / 15112 | Chhapra–Varanasi City | 225 | 46 |
| 26 | 14109 / 14110 | Chitrakootdham (Karwi)–Kanpur | 213 | 41 |
| 27 | 22111 / 22112 | Bhusawal–Nagpur | 605 | 57 |
| 28 | 14521 / 14522 | Delhi–Ambala Cantt | 263 | 47 |
| 29 | 14731 / 14732 | Delhi–Fazilka | 522 | 49 |
| 30 | 12481 / 12482 | Delhi–Sri Ganganagar | 423 | 56 |
| 31 | 14625 / 14626 | Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Firozpur | 381 | 51 |
| 32 | 13319 / 13320 | Deoghar–Ranchi | 333 | 41 |
| 33 | 13305 / 13306 | Dhanbad–Gaya | 199 | 51 |
| 34 | 13331 / 13332 | Dhanbad–Patna | 369 | 36 |
| 35 | 13303 / 13304 | Dhanbad–Ranchi | 166 | 39 |
| 36 | 16305 / 16306 | Ernakulam–Kannur | 282 | 49 |
| 37 | 14221 / 14222 | Faizabad–Kanpur Anwarganj | 202 | 39 |
| 38 | 15069 / 15070 | Gorakhpur–Aishbagh | 335 | 55 |
| 39 | 12531 / 12532 | Gorakhpur–Lucknow | 277 | 55 |
| 40 | 15103 / 15104 | Gorakhpur–Manduadih | 234 | 41 |
| 41 | 11307 / 11308 | Gulbarga–Hyderabad | 222 | 48 |
| 42 | 12705 / 12706 | Guntur–Secunderabad | 380 | 56 |
| 43 | 16341 / 16342 | Guruvayur–Thiruvananthapuram | 303 | 47 |
| 44 | 15617 / 15618 | Guwahati–Naharlagun | 332 | 34 |
| 45 | 15717 / 15718 | Guwahati–Mariani | 404 | 35 |
| 46 | 22187 / 22188 | Adhartal (Jabalpur)–Habibganj (Bhopal) | 331 | 54 |
| 47 | 15033 / 15034 | Haridwar–Ramnagar | 244 | 48 |
| 48 | 14711 / 14712 | Haridwar–Shri Ganganagar | 485 | 49 |
| 49 | 13011 / 13012 | Howrah–Malda Town | 343 | 46 |
| 50 | 22891 / 22892 | Howrah–Ranchi | 463 | 56 |
| 51 | 13053 / 13054 | Howrah - Radhikapur | 481 | 43 |
| 52 | 17011 / 17012 | Hyderabad–Sirpur Kaghaznagar | 306 | 50 |
| 53 | 12415 / 12416 | Indore–New Delhi | 826 | 61 |
| 54 | 11265 / 11266 | Madan Mahal–Ambikapur | 436 | 47 |
| 55 | 11701 / 11702 | Jabalpur–Indore | 756 | 51 |
| 56 | 22189 / 22190 | Madan Mahal–Rewa | 242 | 55 |
| 57 | 11651 / 11652 | Madan Mahal–Singrauli | 355 | 47 |
| 58 | 19717 / 19178 | Jaipur–Daulatpur Chowk | 756 | 45 |
| 59 | 15283 / 15284 | Manihari–Jaynagar | 396 | 32 |
| 60 | 15549 / 15550 | Jaynagar–Patna | 244 | 32 |
| 61 | 13225 / 13226 | Jaynagar–Rajendranagar Terminal | 263 | 28 |
| 62 | 11109 / 11110 | Jhansi–Lucknow | 292 | 49 |
| 63 | 22477 / 22478 | Jodhpur–Jaipur | 310 | 64 |
| 64 | 17639 / 17640 | Kacheguda–Akola | 515 | 45 |
| 65 | 17641 / 17642 | Kacheguda–Narkher | 732 | 46 |
| 66 | 15815 / 15816 | Kamakhya–Dekargaon | 183 | 38 |
| 67 | 15605 / 15606 | Guwahati–Dibrugarh | 552 | 37 |
| 68 | 15603 / 15604 | Guwahati–Ledo | 571 | 40 |
| 69 | 15613 / 15614 | Kamakhya–Murkongselek | 490 | 44 |
| 70 | 22441 / 22442 | Chitrakootdham (Karwi)–Kanpur (via Allahabad) | 325 | 57 |
| 71 | 15713 / 15714 | Katihar–Patna | 290 | 42– |
| 72 | 15719 / 15720 | Katihar–Siliguri | 203 | 39 |
| 73 | 22875 / 22876 | Kharagpur–Purulia | 218 | 56 |
| 74 | 12363 / 12364 | Kolkata–Haldibari | 627 | 56 |
| 75 | 15059 / 15060 | Lalkuan–Anand Vihar Terminal (Delhi) | 262 | 40 |
| 76 | 12179 / 12180 | Lucknow–Agra Fort | 325 | 54 |
| 77 | 14209 / 14210 | Prayagraj Sangam–Lucknow | 197 | 48 |
| 78 | 22635 / 22636 | Madgaon–Mangaluru Central | 319 | 55 |
| 79 | 13409 / 13410 | Malda Town–Jamalpur | 235 | 43 |
| 80 | 22609 / 22610 | Mangaluru Central–Coimbatore | 407 | 56 |
| 81 | 12127 / 12128 | Mumbai CSMT–Pune | 190 | 58 |
| 82 | 12459 / 12460 | New Delhi–Amritsar | 448 | 55 |
| 83 | 14315 / 14316 | Bareilly–New Delhi | 256 | 45 |
| 84 | 14681 / 14682 | New Delhi–Jalandhar | 438 | 50 |
| 85 | 14323 / 14324 | New Delhi–Rohtak | 71 | 30 |
| 86 | 18413 / 18414 | Paradeep–Puri | 173 | 38 |
| 87 | 12529 / 12530 | Patliputra–Lucknow | 520 | 48 |
| 88 | 25201 / 25202 | Patliputra–Narkatiaganj | 235 | 34 |
| 89 | 15201 / 15202 | Patliputra–Raxaul | 204 | 28 |
| 90 | 13249 / 13250 | Patna–Bhabua Road | 194 | 38 |
| 91 | 13243 / 13244 | Patna–Bhabua Road (via Gaya) | 243 | 42 |
| 92 | 14123 / 14124 | Pratapgarh–Kanpur | 245 | 48 |
| 93 | 12169 / 12170 | Pune–Solapur | 262 | 66 |
| 94 | 12527 / 12528 | Ramnagar–Chandigarh | 396 | 50 |
| 95 | 18619 / 18620 | Ranchi–Dumka | 411 | 42 |
| 96 | 22839 / 22840 | Rourkela–Bhubaneswar | 419 | 57 |
| 97 | 23225 / 23226 | Saharsa–Rajendranagar Terminal | 214 | 32 |
| 98 | 13235 / 13236 | Sahibganj–Danapur | 305 | 33 |
| 99 | 18303 / 18304 | Sambalpur–Puri | 342 | 52 |
| 100 | 18301 / 18302 | Sambalpur–Rayagada | 323 | 49 |
| 101 | 12373 / 12374 | Sealdah–Rampurhat | 214 | 58 |
| 102 | 12383 / 12384 | Sealdah–Asansol | 220 | 56 |
| 103 | 12725 / 12726 | Bangalore City–Hubballi | 470 | 57 |
| 104 | 14811 / 14812 | Sikar–Delhi Sarai Rohilla | 291 | 44 |
| 105 | 15767 / 15768 | Siliguri–Alipurduar | 161 | 34 |
| 106 | 15765 / 15766 | Siliguri–Dhubri | 261 | 40 |
| 107 | 18007 / 18008 | Kolkata Shalimar–Bhanjpur | 266 | 50 |
| 108 | 11423 / 11424 | Solapur–Hubballi | 359 | 44 |
| 109 | 22961 / 22962 | Surat–Hapa | 551 | 57 |
| 110 | 22959 / 22960 | Surat–Jamnagar | 560 | 55 |
| 111 | 16205 / 16206 | Talguppa–Mysore | 373 | 48 |
| 112 | 22627 / 22628 | Tiruchirappalli - Thiruvananthapuram | 457 | 55 |
| 113 | 22615 / 22616 | Tirupati–Coimbatore | 470 | 60 |
| 114 | 12991 / 12992 | Udaipur City–Jaipur | 435 | 58 |
| 115 | 19035 / 19036 | Vadodara–Ahmedabad | 99 | 44 |
| 116 | 12929 / 12930 | Valsad– Vadodara | 198 | 56 |
| 117 | 14213 / 14214 | Varanasi–Gonda | 254 | 42 |
| 118 | 14203 / 14204 | Varanasi–Lucknow | 301 | 52 |
| 119 | 14219 / 14220 | Varanasi–Lucknow (via Pratapgarh) | 301 | 48 |
| 120 | 23345 / 23346 | Varanasi–Shaktinagar Terminal | 229 | 29 |
| 121 | 13345 / 13346 | Varanasi–Singrauli | 210 | 32 |
| 122 | 12795 / 12796 | Vijayawada–Lingampalli | 336 | 58 |
| 123 | 18511 / 18512 | Koraput–Visakhapatnam | 359 | 51 |
| 124 | 16577 / 16578 | Yesvantpur–Harihar | 333 | 46 |
| 125 | 22679 / 22680 | Yesvantpur–Hassan | 174 | 55 |
| 126 | 16579 / 16580 | Yesvantpur–Shivamogga Town | 268 | 47 |
| 127 | 12893 / 12894 | Bhubaneswar–Bolangir | 397 | 55 |
| 128 | 19151 / 19152 | Palanpur–Bhuj | 359 | 46 |
| 129 | 14101 / 14102 | Prayagraj Sangam–Kanpur Central | 212 | 45 |
| 130 | 13465 / 13466 | Howrah–Malda Town (via Azimganj) | 332 | 48 |
| 131 | 13241 / 13242 | Banka–Rajendranagar Terminal (Patna) | 272 | 35 |
| 132 | 19203 / 19204 | Gandhinagar Capital–Bhavangar | 310 | 50 |
| 133 | 14819 / 14820 | BGKT (Jodhpur)–Sabarmati (Ahmedbabad) | 454 | 49 |
| 134 | 11125 / 11126 | Ratlam–Gwalior | 680 | 46 |
| 135 | 12795 / 12796 | Vijayawada-Hyderabad | 336 | 60 |
| 136 | 20959 / 20960 | Valsad–Vadnagar | 424 | 58 |

## Incidents

On 13 Feb 2015, at least 9 passengers were dead and over 100 passengers were injured when the Bangalore City–Ernakulam Intercity Express derailed between Anekal Road and Hosur on Bangalore City–Salem section which lies between the border of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu State, In suspected some technical issue in the engine. The train was heading towards Ernakulam.
On 30 January 2016, Ratnachal Express (12717) from Vishakhapatnam to Vijayawada was burnt in protest of reservation for Kapu community leaving no one injured according to the railway sources.