The Intercity Express is the express-train service in India which connects major railway junctions and state capitals.
The trains are less expensive than other express trains, and usually reach their destinations within 5–6 hours. They usually complete a round trip in a day, returning to the origin station at night and using only a single rake. Generally, they have only sitting accommodations and a pantry car. Intercity Express trains run daily, except:
Jabalpur - Habibganj Intercity Express daily
Rajgriha Intercity Express, Rajgir→Danapur Intercity
Indore - Jabalpur Intercity Express, three days a week
Bhubaneshwar-Visakhapatnam Intercity Express, daily
Bhopal - Gwalior Intercity Express, five days a week
Indore - Hazrat Nizamuddin Intercity Express, which takes 11 hours to cover the 550 kilometres (340 mi) route. This train uses two rakes and also has unreserved, sleeper service and three coach classes.
Bengaluru-Ernakulam intercity express also uses 2 rakes
Bhubaneswar - Rourkela Intercity Express, daily
Coimbatore - MangaluruIntercity Express uses 2 rakes and which is shared with Ernad Express
Haldibari-Kolkata Intercity Express runs Tri-Weekly covering 630 km in 11 hours 10 minutes. It has Chair Car & AC Chair Car Coaches. The train is Superfast in Nature
Katihar-Patna Intercity runs Except Sunday
The following trains are intercity-express trains, but have different names:
Thiruvananthapuram-Guruvayoor Express
Taj Express
Kovai Express
Brindavan Express
Lal Bagh Express
Pinakini Express
Satavahana Express
Janmabhoomi Express
Pallavan Express
Vindhyachal Express
Tippu express
Chamundi Express
Pragati Express
Deccan Queen Express
Deccan Express
Venad Express
Vanchinad Express
Vaigai Express
Amritha Express
Shatabdi Express
Jan Shatabdi Express
Ernakulam/Alappi
Hutatma Express
Intercity Express routes are (round-trip, unless noted):
New Delhi-Kanpur
New Delhi-Agra
New Delhi-Chandigarh (one-way)
Dehradun-New Delhi (one-way)
New Delhi-Gwalior
Mumbai Pune Intercity Express
Mumbai-Nagpur
Akola - Hyderabad Kacheguda Intercity Express
Nagpur Ajni - Amravati - Nagpur Ajni Intercity Express
Jaipur-Jodhpur
Bhopal - Indore Intercity Express
Bhopal-Gwalior Intercity Express
Bhopal - Jabalpur Intercity Express
Bandra Surat Intercity Express
Surat Jamnagar Intercity Express
Lucknow-Gorakhpur
Bhopal-Dahod
Bhopal-Ajmer Intercity Express
Bhopal - Ratlam Intercity Express
Bhubaneshwar-Visakhapatnam Intercity Express
Indore-Gwalior Intercity Express
Indore-Bhind
Indore - Hazrat Nizamuddin Intercity Express
Indore-Jodhpur
Indore-Udaipur
Gwalior-Udaipur
Jabalpur-Rewa
Ratlam-Ajmer
Bangalore-Hubli
Bhubaneswar-Rourkela
Chennai-Coimbatore
Bangalore-Shimoga
Ernakulam Junction-Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram-Guruvayur
Trichy-Tirunelveli
Patna-Dehri On Sone Intercity Express
Guwahati-Ledo intercity Express
Ranchi-Dehri On Sone Intercity Express
Ernakulam Junction - Kannur Main Intercity Express
Coimbatore JN - Mangalore Central Intercity Express
Katihar-Siliguri Intercity Express
Kamakhya-Jorhat-Dibrugarh Intercity Express
Siliguri-Dhubri Intercity Express
Howrah-Malda Town Intercity Express
Alipurduar-Lumding Intercity Express
New Jalpaiguri-Balurghat Intercity Express
Patna-Dhanbad Intercity Express
Sahibganj-Danapur Intercity Express
Varanasi-Lucknow Intercity Express
Puri-Sambalpur
Alipurduar-New Jalpaiguri Intercity Express
Kamakhya-Dekargaon Intercity Express
Jaynagar-Danapur Intercity Express
Lucknow-Agra Intercity Express
Bhabua-Ara-Patna Intercity Express
Kanpur- Pratapgarh Intercity Express
Valsad-Dahod Intercity Express
Solapur Pune Intercity Express