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 dailyRajgriha Intercity Express, Rajgir→Danapur IntercityIndore - Jabalpur Intercity Express, three days a weekBhubaneshwar-Visakhapatnam Intercity Express, dailyBhopal - Gwalior Intercity Express, five days a weekIndore - 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 rakesBhubaneswar - Rourkela Intercity Express, dailyCoimbatore - MangaluruIntercity Express uses 2 rakes and which is shared with Ernad ExpressHaldibari-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 NatureKatihar-Patna Intercity runs Except SundayThe following trains are intercity-express trains, but have different names:
Thiruvananthapuram-Guruvayoor ExpressTaj ExpressKovai ExpressBrindavan ExpressLal Bagh ExpressPinakini ExpressSatavahana ExpressJanmabhoomi ExpressPallavan ExpressVindhyachal ExpressTippu expressChamundi ExpressPragati ExpressDeccan Queen ExpressDeccan ExpressVenad ExpressVanchinad ExpressVaigai ExpressAmritha ExpressShatabdi ExpressJan Shatabdi ExpressErnakulam/AlappiHutatma ExpressIntercity Express routes are (round-trip, unless noted):
New Delhi-KanpurNew Delhi-AgraNew Delhi-Chandigarh (one-way)Dehradun-New Delhi (one-way)New Delhi-GwaliorMumbai Pune Intercity ExpressMumbai-NagpurAkola - Hyderabad Kacheguda Intercity ExpressNagpur Ajni - Amravati - Nagpur Ajni Intercity ExpressJaipur-JodhpurBhopal - Indore Intercity ExpressBhopal-Gwalior Intercity ExpressBhopal - Jabalpur Intercity ExpressBandra Surat Intercity ExpressSurat Jamnagar Intercity ExpressLucknow-GorakhpurBhopal-DahodBhopal-Ajmer Intercity ExpressBhopal - Ratlam Intercity ExpressBhubaneshwar-Visakhapatnam Intercity ExpressIndore-Gwalior Intercity ExpressIndore-BhindIndore - Hazrat Nizamuddin Intercity ExpressIndore-JodhpurIndore-UdaipurGwalior-UdaipurJabalpur-RewaRatlam-AjmerBangalore-HubliBhubaneswar-RourkelaChennai-CoimbatoreBangalore-ShimogaErnakulam Junction-ThiruvananthapuramThiruvananthapuram-GuruvayurTrichy-TirunelveliPatna-Dehri On Sone Intercity ExpressGuwahati-Ledo intercity ExpressRanchi-Dehri On Sone Intercity ExpressErnakulam Junction - Kannur Main Intercity ExpressCoimbatore JN - Mangalore Central Intercity ExpressKatihar-Siliguri Intercity ExpressKamakhya-Jorhat-Dibrugarh Intercity ExpressSiliguri-Dhubri Intercity ExpressHowrah-Malda Town Intercity ExpressAlipurduar-Lumding Intercity ExpressNew Jalpaiguri-Balurghat Intercity ExpressPatna-Dhanbad Intercity ExpressSahibganj-Danapur Intercity ExpressVaranasi-Lucknow Intercity ExpressPuri-SambalpurAlipurduar-New Jalpaiguri Intercity ExpressKamakhya-Dekargaon Intercity ExpressJaynagar-Danapur Intercity ExpressLucknow-Agra Intercity ExpressBhabua-Ara-Patna Intercity ExpressKanpur- Pratapgarh Intercity ExpressValsad-Dahod Intercity ExpressSolapur Pune Intercity Express