Uday Express

UDAY Express or Utkrisht Double Decker Air Conditioned Yatri Express are completely Double-Decker AC chair car trains designed by Indian Railways. The coaches of the train have an anti-graffiti vinyl wrapped exterior and have been given a bright color scheme of yellow, orange and pink - somewhat similar to that of the Tejas Express. The train service has been envisioned as a 'luxury' train service for business travelers. According to Indian Railways, Uday Express will cater to the "busiest routes" and increase carrying capacity by 40%. These trains have a seating capacity of 120 per coach (50 for upper deck, 48 for lower deck and 22 on the ends) as compared to Shatabdis which can seat up to 78.[1][2][3]

UDAY Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast
StatusActive
First serviceJune 10, 2018
Current operator(s)Indian Railways
Websitehttp://irctc.co.in
On-board services
Class(es)CC
Seating arrangementsYes, airline style
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilities
  • On-board café
  • Food vending machines
Observation facilitiesLarge windows in all carriages
Entertainment facilitiesWiFi
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Other facilities
  • Information screens
  • Small dining area
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coach rake
Track gaugeIndian gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speedAvg: 62 km/h
Max: 110 km/h
Track owner(s)Indian Railways

The first service was launched on June 10, 2018 between Coimbatore Junction and Bangalore.[4] and it also have halts at Krishnarajapuram, Kuppam, Salem Jn, Erode Jn, Tiruppur Jn, Coimbatore Jn


The second service was launched on September 26, 2019 between Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada and have 7 stops Enoute.

Active services
Train no. Train name Distance Frequency Zone
22665/22666 Bangalore City–Coimbatore Uday Express 419 km 6 days a week Southern Railway zone
22701/22702 Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada Uday Express 350 km 5 days a week except Thu, Sun South Coast Railway zone

Proposed services
Train no. Train name Distance Reference(s)
22625/22626 Chennai–Bangalore Double Decker Express 360 km [5]


References
  1. "Humsafar to Uday: With 4 new trains, Prabhu offers solutions to all". www.hindustantimes.com. 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  2. "New train: Indian Railways UDAY Express from Coimbatore to Bengaluru soon; boasts of automatic food vending machines and LCD screens". The Financial Express. 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  3. "UDAY Express: Indian Railways' new train for business travellers! Sneak-peek into interior; 15 stunning images". The Financial Express. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  4. "Uday Express: Coimbatore-Bengaluru double-decker train to run from June 10 - Decked up". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  5. "Chennai-Bengaluru double-decker may chug out as UDAY Express". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
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