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New Jalpaiguri-Tiruchirappalli Amrit Bharat Express: Train number, route, stoppages, frequency, time table

New Jalpaiguri-Tiruchirappalli Amrit Bharat train launch: The New Jalpaiguri-Tiruchirappalli Amrit Bharat Express train will pass through multiple cities of West Bengal, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.

New Jalpaiguri-Tiruchirappalli Amrit Bharat Express train will provide affordable and high-quality service for passengers from lower and lower-middle income category.New Jalpaiguri-Tiruchirappalli Amrit Bharat Express train will provide affordable and high-quality service for passengers from lower and lower-middle income category. (Image: Ministry of Railways)
Written by: Anish Mondal
3 min readJan 11, 2026 02:42 PM IST First published on: Jan 11, 2026 at 02:42 PM IST

New Jalpaiguri-Tiruchirappalli Amrit Bharat Express launch: Indian Railways (IR) is set to introduce a new Amrit Bharat Express connecting West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. The train will pass through multiple cities of West Bengal, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. It will further strengthen inter-state connectivity. This new train will provide affordable and high-quality service for passengers from lower and lower-middle income category.

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New Jalpaiguri-Tiruchirappalli Amrit Bharat Express: Train number, Route

The New Jalpaiguri-Tiruchirappalli Amrit Bharat will operate as train number 20609, while the Tiruchirappalli-New Jalpaiguri Amrit Bharat service will run as train number 20610. The train will run via Kharagpur, Vishakhapatnam.

New Jalpaiguri-Tiruchirappalli Amrit Bharat train: Stoppages

During its journey between New Jalpaiguri (NJP) and Tiruchirappalli, this new Amrit Bharat train will halt at 38 stations. These are: Kishanganj, Barsoi, Malda Town, Rampurhat, Bolpur, Dankuni, Andul, Kharagpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road, Balugaon, Brahmapur, Ichchapuram, Sompeta, Palasa, Srikakulam Road, Vizianagaram, Vishakhapatnam, Duvvada, Rajahmundry, Vijayawada, Ongole, Gudur, Nayudupeta, Sullurupeta, Chennai Egmore, Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Tiruppadiripuliyur, Chidambaram, Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakkonam, Thanjavur.

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New Jalpaiguri-Tiruchirappalli Amrit Bharat Express: Frequency, composition

The New Jalpaiguri-Tiruchirappalli-New Jalpaiguri Amrit Bharat Express will run as a weekly service. From New Jalpaiguri, train number 20609 will depart on Friday while from Tiruchirappalli, the train will depart on Wednesday. The train will be composed of 22 coaches.

Tiruchirappalli-New Jalpaiguri Amrit Bharat Express train time table

Train number 20609 New Jalpaiguri-Tiruchirappalli Amrit Bharat Express will leave NJP at 16:45 hrs on Friday and arrive at Tiruchirappalli at 16:15 hrs on Sunday. In the return direction, train number 20610 Tiruchirappalli-New Jalpaiguri Amrit Bharat Express will depart from Tiruchirappalli at 05:45 hrs on Wednesday and reach NJP at 05:00 hrs on Friday.

New Jalpaiguri-Tiruchirappalli Amrit Bharat Express

Weekly long-distance service connecting West Bengal to Tamil Nadu
Weekly Service
47+ hour journey spanning 1500+ km across 3 states
38
Commercial Stoppages
22
Coach Rake
5
CTS Stations
6
Watering Stations
Train 20610: Tiruchirappalli → New Jalpaiguri Amrit Bharat Express
Station Day Arrival Departure Type
TIRUCHIRAPPALLI WED 05:45 D
GUDUR 16:40 16:50 A/D
DUVVADA 03:40 03:42 A/D
BHADRAK 13:48 13:50 A/D
BHATTA NAGAR 18:35 P
MALDA TOWN 00:15 00:25 A/D
NEW JALPAIGURI FRI 05:00 A
Train 20609: New Jalpaiguri → Tiruchirappalli Amrit Bharat Express
Station Day Arrival Departure Type
NEW JALPAIGURI FRI 16:45 D
MALDA TOWN 21:00 21:10 A/D
BHATTA NAGAR 03:30 P
BHADRAK 08:20 08:22 A/D
DUVVADA 18:23 18:25 A/D
GUDUR 04:50 05:00 A/D
TIRUCHIRAPPALLI SUN 16:15 A
Commercial Stoppages (38 Stations)
THANJAVUR, KUMBAKONAM, MAYILADUTHURAI, CHIDAMBARAM, TIRUPADRIPULYUR, VILLUPURAM JN, CHENGALPATTU JN, TAMBARAM, CHENNAI EGMORE, SULLURUPETA, NAYUDUPETA, GUDUR JN, ONGOLE, VIJAYAWADA JN, RAJAHMUNDRY, DUVVADA, VISHAKHAPATNAM, VIZIANAGARAM, SRIKAKULAM ROAD, PALASA, SOMPETA, ICHCHAPURAM, BRAHMAPUR, BALUGAON, KHURDA ROAD, BHUBANESWAR, CUTTACK, JAJPUR KEONJHAR ROAD, BHADRAK, BALASORE, KHARAGPUR, ANDAL, DANKUNI, BOLPUR, RAMPURHAT, MALDA TOWN, BARSOI JN, KISHANGANJ
Frequency: Weekly EX: TIRUCHIRAPPALLI JN. – WED | EX: NEW JALPAIGURI – FRI
Maintenance: PRIMARY – TIRUCHIRAPPALLI JN. | SECONDARY – NEW JALPAIGURI
CTS: CHENNAI EGMORE, VIJAYAWADA, VISHAKHAPATNAM, KHURDA ROAD, KHARAGPUR, MALDA TOWN
Watering Stations: CHENNAI EGMORE, GUDUR, VIJAYAWADA, VISHAKHAPATNAM, KHURDA ROAD, KHARAGPUR, MALDA TOWN
Composition: 1 RAKE OF AMRIT BHARAT (LWCBPP-1, LWSCNPP-8, LSLRDPP-2, LWSPP-11= TOTAL 22 COACHES)
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Anish Mondal is a journalist with over nine years of experience covering the railways and roadways. ... Read More

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