# Yuva Express > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Yuva_Express > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Yuva_Express.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuva_Express > Source revision: 1352916542 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Series of Indian express trains Yuva Express Bandra Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin Yuva Express Overview Service type Superfast Status Operating First service 2009 Current operator Indian Railways Website http://indianrail.gov.in Route Train number 12247/12248 On-board services Classes CC, 3AC, 2AC Seating arrangements Yes Sleeping arrangements Yes Catering facilities On-board catering E-catering Technical Rolling stock LHB coach (earlier was ICF coach) Track gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge Operating speed 80 km/h (50 mph) average including halts The **Yuva Express**[1] is a type of trains in India that was introduced by [Minister of Railways](/source/Ministry_of_Railways_(India)) [Mamata Banerjee](/source/Mamata_Banerjee) in 2009-2010 along with the [Duronto Express](/source/Duronto_Express). The Yuva trains were supposed to be a low-cost air-conditioned alternative for the youth, unemployed, and migrant labor, with Duronto targeting more affluent passengers.[2][3] The first train linked [Howrah](/source/Howrah) and Delhi.[2] Only one Yuva Express is currently operated by Indian Railways. ## Active services Train No. Train Name Distance Frequency Zone 12247/12248 Bandra Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin Yuva Express 1,367 km (849 mi) Weekly Western Railways ## Defunct services Train No. Train Name Distance Frequency Zone 12249/12250 Howrah–Anand Vihar Yuva Express 1,438 km (894 mi) Weekly Eastern Railways Train No. Train Name Distance Frequency Zone 22309/22310 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Yuva Express 561 km (349 mi) Weekly Eastern Railways ## See also - [AC Superfast Express](/source/AC_Express_(Indian_Railways)) - [Bullet train (Mumbai-Ahmedabad)](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mumbai_%E2%80%93_Ahmedabad_Bullet_Train&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Vande Bharat Express](/source/Vande_Bharat_Express) - [Gatimaan Express](/source/Gatimaan_Express) - [Humsafar Express](/source/Humsafar_Express) - [Tejas Express](/source/Tejas_Express) - [Double Decker Express](/source/Double_Decker_Express) - [Duronto Express](/source/Duronto_Express) - [Rajdhani Express](/source/Rajdhani_Express) - [Shatabdi Express](/source/Shatabdi_Express) - [Jan Shatabdi Express](/source/Jan_Shatabdi_Express) - [Uday Express](/source/Uday_Express) - [Antyodaya Express](/source/Antyodaya_Express) - [Garib Rath Express](/source/Garib_Rath_Express) - [Mahamana Express](/source/Mahamana_Express) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-yuva_1-0)** ["'Yuva' Trains for youth and low-income passengers"](http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=49671). *[Government of India](/source/Government_of_India)*. [Press Information Bureau](/source/Press_Information_Bureau). Retrieved 3 July 2009. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-mahajan_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-mahajan_2-1) Mahajan, A.K., ed. (2023). [*History of Indian Railway Study Material*](https://books.google.com/books?id=9hvMEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA14). A. K. Mahajan. p. 14. Retrieved 20 March 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Shrivastva_3-0)** Shrivastva, Chitresh; Ali, Mahmoud (2019). "High-Speed Rail Corridor: The Indian Assessment". *Journal of Management and Public Policy*. **10** (2): 21. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.5958/0976-0148.2019.00002.7](https://doi.org/10.5958%2F0976-0148.2019.00002.7). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0976-013X](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0976-013X). ## External links - [The Economic Times](https://web.archive.org/web/20131108084657/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-01-06/news/36173918_1_yuva-trains-tier-coaches-ac-3) - [http://www.indianexpress.com/news/yuva-express-on-track-cheaper-travel-for-students-jobless-youth/566776/](http://www.indianexpress.com/news/yuva-express-on-track-cheaper-travel-for-students-jobless-youth/566776/) - [http://www.indianexpress.com/news/uncomfortable-chair-cars-keep-youth-away-from-yuva-trains/948376/](http://www.indianexpress.com/news/uncomfortable-chair-cars-keep-youth-away-from-yuva-trains/948376/) - [https://web.archive.org/web/20140922092521/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/doc/Speech_English_2009-10.pdf](https://web.archive.org/web/20140922092521/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/doc/Speech_English_2009-10.pdf) v t e Indian Railways Authority Ministry of Railways Rail Bhavan Railway Board Related organisations Central Organisation for Modernisation of Workshops (COFMOW) Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE) Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) Commission of Railway Safety (CRS) Container Corporation of India (CCI) Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) High Speed Rail Corporation of India Limited (HSRI) Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC) Ircon International (IRCON) Konkan Railway Corporation (KRC) Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) Passenger Amenities Committee (PAC) Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES) Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL) RailTel Railway Protection Force (RPF) Railway Recruitment Control Board (RRCB) Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) Zones Central East Central East Coast Eastern Kolkata Metro North Central North Eastern North Western Northeast Frontier Northern South Central South Coast South East Central South Eastern South Western Southern West Central Western Rolling stock Coaching stock ICF coach LHB coach Tejas coach EMU trainsets Vande Bharat Vande Bharat Sleeper Push–pull train Amrit Bharat Namo Bharat Locomotives Wagon numbering Manufacturing units Banaras Locomotive Works BEML Limited Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited Bharat Wagon and Engineering Braithwaite & Co. 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