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
StatusOperating
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 coaches 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, 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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