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An Intercity Express is a short to medium-distance day train connecting two cities close enough that the journey is done between breakfast and lunch, or in an afternoon. It is the least glamorous category on this site and one of the most used: these are the trains that carry commuters, day-trippers, students and business travellers on the routes people actually cross most often.

Unlike Rajdhani or Vande Bharat, Intercity is not a single branded product launched on a particular date. It is a service pattern, applied across the network wherever two cities sit a few hours apart, and the list below shows just how many such pairs there are.

115Trains listed
750Longest route (km)
69Fastest average (km/h)
110Max permitted (km/h)

Intercity Express train list

Every service in the reservation system, in both directions.

Number Train name Origin Destination Km Avg speed
11109 LJN INTERCITY 5h 55m V LAKSHMIBAIJHS VGLJ LUCKNOW NE LJN 295 50
11110 JHS INTERCITY 5h 55m LUCKNOW NE LJN V LAKSHMIBAIJHS VGLJ 295 50
11307 HYB INTERCITY — — — —
11651 SGRL INTERCITY 7h 40m MADAN MAHAL MML SINGRAULI SGRL 354 46
11652 JBP INTERCITY EX 7h 25m SINGRAULI SGRL MADAN MAHAL MML 354 48
12127 INTERCITY EXP 3h 20m C SHIVAJI MAH T CSMT PUNE JN PUNE 192 58
12128 INTERCITY EXP 3h 25m PUNE JN PUNE C SHIVAJI MAH T CSMT 192 56
12169 SUR INTERCITY 3h 50m PUNE JN PUNE SOLAPUR JN SUR 264 69
12170 PUNE INTERCITY 4h 5m SOLAPUR JN SUR PUNE JN PUNE 264 65
12179 AF INTERCITY 5h 54m LUCKNOW NE LJN AGRA FORT AF 329 56
12180 LJN INTERCITY 5h 54m AGRA FORT AF LUCKNOW NE LJN 329 56
12195 AII INTERCITY 6h 45m AGRA FORT AF AJMER JN AII 376 56
12197 GWL INTERCITY 8h 45m BHOPAL JN BPL GWALIOR GWL 485 55
12198 BPL INTERCITY 8h 15m GWALIOR GWL BHOPAL JN BPL 485 59
12383 ASN INTERCITY 4h 3m SEALDAH SDAH ASANSOL JN ASN 220 54
12384 SDAH INTERCITY 4h 5m ASANSOL JN ASN SEALDAH SDAH 220 54
12411 INTERCITY EXP 4h 29m CHANDIGARH CDG AMRITSAR JN ASR 248 55
12412 INTERCITY EXP 4h 10m AMRITSAR JN ASR CHANDIGARH CDG 248 60
12459 ASR INTERCITY NEW DELHI NDLS AMRITSAR JN ASR — —
12482 INTERCITY EXP 7h 25m SHRI GANGANAGAR SGNR DELHI DLI 424 57
12531 LJN INTERCITY GORAKHPUR JN GKP LUCKNOW NE LJN — —
12532 GKP INTERCITY LUCKNOW NE LJN GORAKHPUR JN GKP — —
12678 SBC INTERCITY ERNAKULAM JN ERS KSR BENGALURU SBC — —
12679 CBE INTERCITY 7h 50m MGR CHENNAI CTL MAS COIMBATORE JN CBE 497 63
12680 MAS INTERCITY 7h 25m COIMBATORE JN CBE MGR CHENNAI CTL MAS 497 67
12705 SC INTERCITY SF 6h 53m GUNTUR JN GNT SECUNDERABAD JN SC 381 55
12795 LPI INTERCITY 6h 5m VIJAYAWADA JN BZA LINGAMPALLI LPI 336 55
12796 BZA INTERCITY 5h 55m LINGAMPALLI LPI VIJAYAWADA JN BZA 336 57
12855 INTERCITY EXP 7h 15m BILASPUR JN BSP NSC BOSE ITWARI NITR 409 56
12856 INTERCITY EXP 7h 15m NSC BOSE ITWARI NITR BILASPUR JN BSP 409 56
12929 BRC INTERCITY 3h 25m VALSAD BL VADODARA JN BRC 198 58
12930 BL INTERCITY 3h 35m VADODARA JN BRC VALSAD BL 198 55
13011 MLDT INTERCITY 7h 45m HOWRAH JN HWH MALDA TOWN MLDT 340 44
13012 HWH INTERCITY 6h 55m MALDA TOWN MLDT HOWRAH JN HWH 340 49
13225 INTERCITY EXP 10h 30m JAYNAGAR JYG ARA JN ARA 278 26
13226 INTERCITY EXP 9h 30m ARA JN ARA JAYNAGAR JYG 278 29
13227 SHC INTERCITY 6h 30m SAHARSA JN SHC RAJENDRANAGAR T RJPB 215 33
13228 RJPB INTERCITY 6h 15m RAJENDRANAGAR T RJPB SAHARSA JN SHC 215 34
13235 INTERCITY EXP 9h 10m SAHIBGANJ JN SBG DANAPUR DNR 306 33
13236 INTERCITY EXP 8h 30m DANAPUR DNR SAHIBGANJ JN SBG 306 36
13241 INTERCITY EXP 7h 10m BANKA BAKA RAJENDRANAGAR T RJPB 273 38
13243 INTERCITY EXP 6h 10m PATNA JN PNBE BHABUA ROAD BBU 243 39
13244 INTERCITY EXP 6h 15m BHABUA ROAD BBU PATNA JN PNBE 243 39
13249 INTERCITY EXP 4h 55m PATNA JN PNBE BHABUA ROAD BBU 194 39
13250 INTERCITY EXP 5h 20m BHABUA ROAD BBU PATNA JN PNBE 194 36
13303 INTERCITY EXP 4h 20m DHANBAD JN DHN RANCHI RNC 167 39
13304 INTERCITY EXP 4h 25m RANCHI RNC DHANBAD JN DHN 167 38
13305 SSM INTERCITY 7h 20m DHANBAD JN DHN SASARAM SSM 302 41
13306 DHN INTERCITY EX 7h SASARAM SSM DHANBAD JN DHN 302 43
13401 INTERCITY EXP 7h 10m BHAGALPUR BGP DANAPUR DNR 232 32
13402 INTERCITY EXP 6h 15m DANAPUR DNR BHAGALPUR BGP 232 37
13409 INTERCITY EXP MALDA TOWN MLDT KIUL JN KIUL — —
13410 INTERCITY EXP 6h 50m KIUL JN KIUL MALDA TOWN MLDT 277 41
13427 INTERCITY EXP 6h 50m HOWRAH JN HWH SAHIBGANJ JN SBG 353 52
13428 INTERCITY EXP 6h 50m SAHIBGANJ JN SBG HOWRAH JN HWH 353 52
13465 INTERCITY EXP 6h 35m HOWRAH JN HWH MALDA TOWN MLDT 332 50
13466 INTERCITY EXP 6h 35m MALDA TOWN MLDT HOWRAH JN HWH 332 50
14203 LKO INTERCITY — — — —
14204 BSB INTERCITY — — — —
14211 NDLS INTERCITY 7h 30m GWALIOR GWL NEW DELHI NDLS 313 42
14212 INTERCITY EXP 4h 25m NEW DELHI NDLS AGRA CANTT AGC 195 44
14213 BRK INTERCITY 9h VARANASI JN BSB NEPALGANJ ROAD NPR 370 41
14214 BSB INTERCITY 9h 45m NEPALGANJ ROAD NPR VARANASI JN BSB 370 38
14315 INTERCITY EXP KASGANJ KSJ NEW DELHI NDLS — —
14316 INTERCITY EXP NEW DELHI NDLS BAREILLY BE — —
15031 LJN INTERCITY 5h 40m GORAKHPUR JN GKP LUCKNOW NE LJN 279 49
15032 GKP INTERCITY 5h 25m LUCKNOW NE LJN GORAKHPUR JN GKP 279 52
15037 KSJ INTERCITY — — — —
15038 CPA INTERCITY — — — —
15039 KSJ INTERCITY — — — —
15040 CPA INTERCITY — — — —
15103 BNRS INTERCITY 5h 45m GORAKHPUR JN GKP BANARAS BNRS 235 41
15104 GKP INTERCITY 5h 40m BANARAS BNRS GORAKHPUR JN GKP 235 41
15303 INTERCITY EXP 7h 30m KASGANJ KSJ NEW DELHI NDLS 361 48
15304 INTERCITY EXP 7h 35m NEW DELHI NDLS KASGANJ KSJ 361 48
15605 JTTN INTERCITY GUWAHATI GHY DIBRUGARH DBRG — —
15606 GHY INTERCITY DIBRUGARH DBRG GUWAHATI GHY — —
15713 INTERCITY EXP 7h 5m KATIHAR JN KIR PATNA JN PNBE 288 41
15714 INTERCITY EXP 7h 15m PATNA JN PNBE KATIHAR JN KIR 288 40
16378 SBC INTERCITY 11h 55m ERNAKULAM JN ERS KSR BENGALURU SBC 587 49
16579 SMET INTERCITY YESVANTPUR JN YPR SHIVAMOGGA TOWN SMET — —
16580 YPR INTERCITY SHIVAMOGGA TOWN SMET YESVANTPUR JN YPR — —
18107 INTERCITY EXP 16h 5m ROURKELA ROU JAGDALPUR JDB 750 47
18511 INTERCITY EXP 7h 15m KORAPUT KRPU VISAKHAPATNAM VSKP 358 49
18512 INTERCITY EXP 7h 15m VISAKHAPATNAM VSKP KORAPUT KRPU 358 49
18619 INTERCITY EXP 12h 20m RANCHI RNC GODDA GODA 457 37
18620 INTERCITY EXP 12h 5m GODDA GODA RANCHI RNC 457 38
18627 INTERCITY EXP 10h 5m HOWRAH JN HWH RANCHI RNC 481 48
18628 INTERCITY EXP 10h 30m RANCHI RNC HOWRAH JN HWH 481 46
19035 ADI INTERCITY VADODARA JN BRC AHMEDABAD JN ADI — —
19036 BRC INTERCITY AHMEDABAD JN ADI VADODARA JN BRC — —
19323 BPL INTERCITY 4h 30m DR AMBEDKAR NGR DADN BHOPAL JN BPL 239 53
19324 DADN INTERCITY 4h 55m BHOPAL JN BPL DR AMBEDKAR NGR DADN 239 49
20689 SMET INTERCITY 4h 50m YESVANTPUR JN YPR SHIVAMOGGA TOWN SMET 269 56
20690 YPR INTERCITY 4h 45m SHIVAMOGGA TOWN SMET YESVANTPUR JN YPR 269 57
20965 BVC INTERCITY 4h 25m GANDHIGRAM GG BHAVNAGAR TRMUS BVC 266 60
22187 INTERCITY EXP 5h 45m RANI KAMALAPATI RKMP ADHARTAL ADTL 339 59
22188 INTERCITY EXP 6h 8m ADHARTAL ADTL RANI KAMALAPATI RKMP 346 56
22189 REWA INTERCITY 4h 22m MADAN MAHAL MML REWA REWA 242 55
22190 MML INTERCITY 4h 22m REWA REWA MADAN MAHAL MML 242 55
22472 INTERCITY EXP 8h DELHI S ROHILLA DEE LALGARH JN LGH 461 58
22485 FZR INTERCITY 7h 50m NEW DELHI NDLS FIROZPUR CANT FZR 453 58
22486 FZR INTERCITY 7h 55m FIROZPUR CANT FZR NEW DELHI NDLS 453 57
22609 INTERCITY SF EX 7h 20m MANGALURU CNTL MAQ COIMBATORE JN CBE 406 55
22610 INTERCITY SF EX 7h 15m COIMBATORE JN CBE MANGALURU CNTL MAQ 406 56
22635 MAQ INTERCITY EX MADGAON MAO MANGALURU CNTL MAQ — —
22679 INTERCITY EXP YESVANTPUR JN YPR HASSAN HAS — —
22680 INTERCITY EXP HASSAN HAS YESVANTPUR JN YPR — —
22819 INTERCITY SF EXP 8h 15m BHUBANESWAR NEW BBSN VISAKHAPATNAM VSKP 456 55
22820 INTERCITY SF EX 8h 15m VISAKHAPATNAM VSKP BHUBANESWAR NEW BBSN 456 55
22839 INTERCITY EXP 7h 35m ROURKELA ROU BHUBANESWAR BBS 419 55
22959 INTERCITY EXP 7h 40m VADODARA JN BRC JAMNAGAR JAM 432 56
22960 INTERCITY EXP 7h 40m JAMNAGAR JAM VADODARA JN BRC 432 56
24203 LKO INTERCITY 5h VARANASI JN BSB LUCKNOW NR LKO 302 60
24204 BSB INTERCITY 5h 20m LUCKNOW NR LKO VARANASI JN BSB 302 57
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Why some rows show a dash. Distance and average speed are read from each train’s cached schedule. 23 of these 115 trains have not had their full schedule captured yet, so those figures are left blank rather than estimated. They fill in automatically as the schedules refresh.

On speed: the figures in the table are average speeds across the whole journey, halts included, worked out from the published schedule. Typically cleared for 110 to 130 km/h depending on the section and the stock.

A pattern rather than a brand

The premium categories were each introduced as a specific product with a specification and a launch. Intercity services grew up differently, route by route, as the network recognised that a fast morning train out and an evening train back was what a particular city pair needed. There is consequently no single Intercity standard.

What they share is the timing pattern. Departures are early enough to arrive for a working day and returns late enough to leave after one, which is the whole reason for the category and the thing to look at when comparing two on the same route.

Classes and stock

Accommodation varies widely. Many services carry AC Chair Car and Second Seating; some add Executive Chair Car or an AC 3-tier coach on the longer runs. Stock ranges from modern LHB coaches to older conventional rakes depending on the route and the zone.

Catering is rarely included. Most Intercity services have pantry or vendor service on board, and on the shorter runs neither is really needed.

Reading this list

These are the shortest journeys in this whole set of pages, and the distance column shows most services covering between 150 and 500 km. Average speeds are correspondingly modest, because a train making frequent halts over a short distance spends much of its time accelerating and braking. A high average on a short Intercity route is a genuinely fast train.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Intercity Express trains.

The Intercity Express is typically cleared for 110 to 130 km/h depending on the section and the stock. That is the maximum permitted speed, not what a journey averages: across the 92 services listed above the end-to-end average is 49 km/h, or 54 km/h with halts excluded. Stopping costs only 5 km/h — the rest of the gap is track, since a sanctioned speed applies only to the sections cleared for it.

A day train connecting two cities a few hours apart, timed so that a same-day return is possible. It is a service pattern rather than a branded category with a fixed specification.

Partly. Most carry a mix of AC Chair Car and non-air-conditioned Second Seating, and some add Executive Chair Car. The classes vary by route.

Usually not. A Jan Shatabdi is fully reserved with a leaner stopping pattern, while Intercity services generally make more halts. Comparing the average speed column for both on the same route is the quickest way to check.

Most carry both reserved and unreserved accommodation. A reserved ticket guarantees a specific seat; an unreserved ticket does not guarantee a seat at all.

Other train types

Vande Bharat Express 171 Amrit Bharat Express 89 Humsafar Express 77 Garib Rath Express 58 Duronto Express 48 Rajdhani Express 41 Jan Shatabdi Express 40 Shatabdi Express 29 Special Train Types 25 Double Decker Express 14 Tejas Express 9

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