Double Decker Trains in India

Double Decker Trains in India

The bilevel trains or more commonly known as double decker trains were started around the second half of the nineteenth century in Europe. There are more than twenty countries across the world where these trains run and India is no exception.

In India, the first double decker coach was added to the Flying Ranee, the legendary passenger train between Surat and Mumbai Central, way back in 1970, making it first double decker train service in India.

In 2011, the Government of India launched the first AC double decker train between Howrah and Dhanwad. There were such eleven double decker air-conditioned trains launched by the Indian Railways. Only six have survived the fate of time. This failure was due to several administrative and technical reasons.

In 2018, Indian Railways started Uday Express fully air-conditioned double decker chair train to cater business class passengers with modern aminities such as free wifi and led screens.

Quick Facts
First Double Decker Train: Flying Ranee (1970)
First AC Double Decker Train: Howarh-Dhanbad Double Decker Express

List of Double Decker Trains in India

Pair	Train No.	Route/Type	Distance
AC Double Decker Trains
1	11085/11086	Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Madgaon AC Double Decker Express	564 km
2	12931/12932	Mumbai Central - Ahmedabad Double Decker Express	493 km
3	22625/22626	Chennai - Bangalore Double Decker Express	359 km
4	12583/12584	Lucknow Junction - Anand Vihar Terminal Double Decker Express	479 km
5	12985/12986	Jaipur - Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Double Decker Express	304 km
6	22707/22708	Visakhapatnam - Tirupati Double Decker Express	761 km
Non AC Double Decker Trains
1	12921/12922	Mumbai Central - Surat Flying Ranee	263 km
2	59023/59024	Mumbai Central - Valsad Fast Passenger	195 km
UDAY Express
1	22665/22666	Bangalore City - Coimbatore Uday Express	431 km

There are three more double decker trains under UDAY Express scheme are proposed by the Ministry of Railways.