Saharsa–Amritsar Garib Rath Express

The 12203/12204 Saharsa–Amritsar Garib Rath Express is a superfast Garib Rath–category train operated by the Northern Railway of Indian Railways. It runs between Saharsa Junction in Bihar and Amritsar Junction in Punjab. The train operates as 12203 from Saharsa to Amritsar and as 12204 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, and Punjab.^{[1] [2]}

Saharsa Junction - Amritsar Junction Garib Rath Express
Saharsa–Amritsar Garib Rath Express at Muzaffarpur Junction railway station
Overview
Service type	Superfast Express, Garib Rath Express
First service	5 October 2006
Current operator	Northern Railways
Route
Termini	Saharsa Junction Amritsar Junction
Stops	11
Distance travelled	1,723 km (1,071 mi)
Average journey time	30 hours 00 minutes as 12203 Saharsa Amritsar Garib Rath Express, 29 hours 40 minutes as 12204 Amritsar Saharsa Garib Rath Express
Service frequency	3 days a week. 12203 Saharsa Amritsar Garib Rath Express – Monday, Thursday & Sunday. 12204 Amritsar Saharsa Garib Rath Express – Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday.
Train number	12203 / 12204
On-board services
Classes	AC 3 Tier, AC Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	No Pantry Car Coach attached
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph) maximum ,57.75 km/h (36 mph), including halts
Route map

History

• The service was first inaugurated on 5 October 2006.
• It was the first Garib Rath Express train introduced in the Garib Rath series, launched under the tenure of then Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav

Coach Composition

Type	Number of coaches
AC 3-tier Economy	20
LPR (Generator Car)	2
Total	22

Route

Timetable of 12203/12204 Saharsa–Amritsar Garib Rath Express

12203 – Saharsa → Amritsar					12204 – Amritsar → Saharsa
Station	Arr	Dep	Halt	Dist (km)	Station	Arr	Dep	Halt	Dist (km)
Saharsa Jn (SHC)	—	14:30	—	0	Amritsar (ASR)	—	04:00	—	0
S. Bhakhtiyarpur (SBV)	14:48	14:50	2m	17	Beas (BEAS)	04:28	04:30	2m	42
Khagaria Jn (KGG)	15:50	15:52	2m	53	Jalandhar City (JUC)	05:05	05:10	5m	79
Begusarai (BGS)	16:24	16:26	2m	94	Phagwara Jn (PGW)	05:28	05:30	2m	100
Barauni Jn (BJU)	16:50	17:00	10m	109	Dhandari Kalan (DDL)	06:20	06:30	10m	143
Dalsingh Sarai (DSS)	17:27	17:29	2m	137	Ambala Cantt Jn (UMB)	08:00	08:10	10m	249
Samastipur Jn (SPJ)	17:50	17:55	5m	160	Delhi Jn (DLI)	10:50	11:05	15m	446
Muzaffarpur Jn (MFP)	18:50	18:55	5m	212	Hapur (HPU)	12:17	12:19	2m	503
Hajipur Jn (HJP)	19:42	19:47	5m	266	Moradabad (MB)	13:48	13:53	5m	607
Chhapra (CPR)	21:20	21:25	5m	325	Bareilly (BE)	15:10	15:12	2m	698
Siwan Jn (SV)	22:15	22:20	5m	386	Hardoi (HRI)	16:54	16:56	2m	831
Deoria Sadar (DEOS)	23:15	23:17	2m	455	Lucknow Jn (LKO)	18:30	18:40	10m	933
Gorakhpur Jn (GKP)	00:35	00:45	10m	505	Gorakhpur Jn (GKP)	00:05	00:15	10m	1203
Lucknow Jn (LKO)	05:55	06:05	10m	775	Deoria Sadar (DEOS)	01:10	01:12	2m	1253
Hardoi (HRI)	07:33	07:35	2m	877	Siwan Jn (SV)	02:05	02:10	5m	1323
Bareilly (BE)	09:28	09:31	3m	1010	Chhapra (CPR)	03:15	03:20	5m	1384
Moradabad (MB)	11:02	11:10	8m	1101	Hajipur Jn (HJP)	04:27	04:32	5m	1443
Hapur (HPU)	12:25	12:27	2m	1205	Muzaffarpur Jn (MFP)	05:20	05:25	5m	1497
Delhi Jn (DLI)	13:55	14:10	15m	1262	Samastipur Jn (SPJ)	06:10	06:15	5m	1548
Ambala Cantt Jn (UMB)	16:49	16:54	5m	1459	Dalsingh Sarai (DSS)	06:38	06:40	2m	1572
Ludhiana Jn (LDH)	19:10	19:25	15m	1573	Barauni Jn (BJU)	07:35	07:45	10m	1599
Phagwara Jn (PGW)	19:54	19:56	2m	1608	Begusarai (BGS)	08:01	08:03	2m	1615
Jalandhar City (JUC)	20:30	20:35	5m	1630	Khagaria Jn (KGG)	08:36	08:38	2m	1655
Beas (BEAS)	21:05	21:07	2m	1666	S. Bhakhtiyarpur (SBV)	10:16	10:18	2m	1692
Amritsar (ASR)	22:05	—	—	1708	Saharsa Jn (SHC)	11:20	—	—	1708

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Traction

The train is powered by a WAP-5 or WAP-7 electric locomotive from Ghaziabad or Ludhiana loco sheds.

Timings

Schedule of 12203/12204 Saharsa–Amritsar Garib Rath Express

Train No.	Direction	Origin → Destination	Departure	Arrival	Days of Operation
12203	Saharsa → Amritsar	Saharsa Jn → Amritsar Jn	15:00 hrs (IST)	21:00 hrs (Next Day)	Mon, Thu, Sun
12204	Amritsar → Saharsa	Amritsar Jn → Saharsa Jn	04:30 hrs (IST)	10:10 hrs (Next Day)	Wed, Sat, Sun

Gallery

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  Amritsar-Saharsa Garib Rath Express in New Delhi at Platform 6.
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  Saharsa Amritsar Garib Rath Express - AC 3 tier