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Santragachi-Anand Vihar Terminal Amrit Bharat Express train begins inaugural run – check timings, stoppages

Howrah-Anand Vihar Amrit Bharat Express launch: The Kolkata (Howrah)-Anand Vihar Terminal Amrit Bharat Express is expected to boost tourism, facilitate trade and support small businesses.

Santragachi-Anand Vihar Terminal Amrit Bharat Express inaugural special (Image: Ministry of Railways)Santragachi-Anand Vihar Terminal Amrit Bharat Express inaugural special (Image: Ministry of Railways)
Written by: Anish Mondal
3 min readJan 18, 2026 05:52 PM IST First published on: Jan 18, 2026 at 01:08 AM IST

Santragachi-Anand Vihar Amrit Bharat Express launch: A new Amrit Bharat Express connecting Kolkata and New Delhi has commenced its inaugural run today. The train will connect key industrial, cultural and administrative centres across West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh with Delhi, strengthening long-distance mobility on one of the country’s busiest corridors (Howrah-Delhi).

During commercial operations, the train will run between Howrah and Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT), completing the 1,452-km journey in 27 hours 40 minutes.

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Howrah-Anand Vihar Amrit Bharat Express inaugural run: Train number, Route

During its inaugural journey on January 18, the Howrah-Ananad Vihar Terminal Amrit Bharat Sleeper Express is operating as train number 03065, running between Santragachi and ANVT on its inaugural run on Sunday. The train will run via Bandel, Dhanbad, Sasaram, Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, Lucknow, Moradabad, Hapur.

Anish Mondal is a journalist with over nine years of experience covering the railways and roadways. ... Read More

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