Every day lakhs of passengers travel through railways in India. Affordable tickets are also the reason for traveling long distances through railways in India. Not only this, Indian Railways is the fourth largest railway network in the world after America, China and Russia. But while traveling in railways, have you ever noticed what is the difference between express and superfast trains. Today we will tell you the difference between them.
Difference between express and superfast
According to the official website of Indian Railways indianrailways.gov.in, if a train has speed in both up and down directions If the speed of a train is 55 kilometers per hour on the broad gauge and 45 kilometers per hour on the narrow gauge, then it will be considered a superfast train. That means superfast head charge will be imposed on that train. However, some superfast trains also run at a speed of 110 kilometers per hour. The specialty of these trains is that they have very less stoppages. That means they stop at one or two stations only.
Speed of Express Train
Express train is a semi-priority rail service in India. The speed of these trains is about 55 kilometers per hour. While the speed of express train is more than that of mail train, it is less than that of superfast train. Let us tell you that the express train does not make halts at various places like the mail train. Express trains have general, sleeper and AC coaches. Whereas trains running at a limited average speed of one hour are called mail-express trains.
Speed of mail express trains
With the help of mail train, we can connect with major cities. Long distances are covered. The speed of mail-express train is less than superfast. This train runs at a speed of about 50 kilometers per hour. Let us tell you that it stops at many places. Many times it even stops at halts. Most mail-express numbers start with 123….
Passenger Train
Passenger train is a train that covers short distances. Passenger train often Runs between nearby cities. In a way, it is a local train, which runs from one city to another, stopping at every station. All the coaches fitted in it are general coaches.
