Trip Allowance – Review of classification of Trains as High-Speed Trains – PNM/NFIR item No. 20/2025: Railway Board Order RBE No. 41/2026 dated 21.05.2026
RBE No. 41/2026
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (भारत सरकार)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (रेल मंत्रालय)
RAILWAY BOARD (रेलवे बोर्ड)
No.E(P&A)II/2025/PNM/NFIR/2
New Delhi, dt. 21.05.2026
The General Managers (P)/CAOs,
All Indian Railways & Prod. Units etc.
Sub: PNM/NFIR item No. 20/2025- Review of classification of Trains as High-Speed Trains for the purpose of Trip Allowance.
Ref: Railway Board’s letters Nos.:
(i) No. E(P&A)-II/87/FE-2/1 dated 24.06.1991 (RBE No.117/91)
(ii) No. E(P&A)-II/87/FE-2/1 dated 28.07.1992 (RBE No.124/92)
(iii) No. E(P&A)-II/87/FE-2/1 dated 02.11.1993 (RBE No.153/93)
(iv) No. E(P&A)II-2010/RS-17 dated 04.06.2019 (RBE No.91/2019)
The subject issue raised by NFIR under PNM item No.20/2025 has been duly examined in Board’s office. Accordingly, a comprehensive review of all trains presently classified under this category has been undertaken in light of the criteria prescribed under para 24 of the Running Allowance Rules, 1981.
2. In supersession of the list of trains earlier classified as ‘High Speed Trains‘ vide Board’s letters cited under reference, the following trains have now been classified as ‘High Speed Trains‘ for the purpose of regulating Trip Allowance to their crew, at applicable rates.
| S.No. | Train No. | Name of Train | S.No. | Train No. | Name of Train |
| 1. | 12001 | RKMP-NDLS SHATABDI EXР | 79. | 12582 | NDLS-BSBS SUF EXP. |
| 2. | 12002 | NDLS-RKMP SHATABDI EXP | 80. | 12596 | ANVT-GKP HAMSAFAR EXP |
| 3. | 12003 | LKO-NDLS SHATABDI EXР. | 81. | 12636 | MDU-MSVAIGAISF EXP |
| 4. | 12004 | NDLS-LKO SHATABDI EXP | 82. | 12676 | СВЕ-МAS KOVAI EXPRESS |
| 5. | 12013 | NDLS-ASR SHATABDI | 83. | 12680 | СВЕ-МAS INTERCITY SF EXP |
| 6. | 12014 | ASR-NDLS SHATABDI | 84. | 12724 | NDLS-HYB |
| 7. | 12024 | PATNA HOWRAH JANASHATABDI | 85. | 12957 | SWARNA JAYANTI RAJDHANI |
| 8. | 12025 | PUNE-SC SHATABDI | 86. | 12958 | AHMEDABAD RAJDHANI |
| 9. | 12026 | SC-PUNE SHATABDI | 87. | 20101 | NGP-SC VANDE BHARAT |
| 10. | 12029 | SWARNA SHATABDI EXP. | 88. | 20102 | SC-NGP VANDE BHARAТ |
| 11. | 12030 | SWARNA SHATABDI EXP | 89. | 20171 | RKMP-NZM VANDE BHARAT EXP |
| 12. | 12031 | NDLS-ASR | 90. | 20172 | NZM-RKMP VANDE BHARAT EXP |
| 13. | 12032 | ASR-NDLS SHATABDI | 91. | 20451 | SGAC-NDLS SUPERFAST EXP |
| 14. | 12033 | CNB NDLS SНТ | 92. | 20452 | NDLS-SGAC SUPERFAAST EXP |
| 15. | 12034 | NDLS-CNB SHATABDI | 93. | 20643 | MAS-CBE VANDE BHARAT EXP |
| 16. | 12041 | SHATABDI EXPRESS | 94. | 20644 | СВЕ-МAS VANDE BHARAT EXP |
| 17. | 12042 | SHATABDI EXPRESS | 95. | 20665 | MS-TEN VANDE BHARAT EXP |
| 18. | 12049 | GATIMAN EXPRESS | 96. | 20666 | TEN-MS VANDE BHARAT EXP |
| 19. | 12050 | GATIMAN EXPRESS | 97. | 20671 | MDU-BNC VANDE BHARAT EXP |
| 20. | 12059 | NZM JAN SHATABDI | 98. | 20672 | BNC-MDU VANDE BHARAT EXP |
| 21. | 12060 | KОТА JAN SHTBDI | 99. | 20677 | MAS-BZA VANDE BHARAT EXP |
| 22. | 12073 | HWH-BBS JAN SHATABDI | 100. | 20678 | BZA-MAS VANDE BHARAT EXP |
| 23. | 12121 | MP SMPRK KRNTI | 101. | 20701 | SC-TPTY VANDE BHARAT |
| 24. | 12155 | SHAN-E-BPL EXP | 102. | 20702 | TPTY-SC VANDE BHARAТ |
| 25. | 12156 | SHAN-Е- ВНОРAL EXP | 103. | 20707 | SC-VSKP |
| 26. | 12221 | PUNE-HWH DURONTO EXР. | 104. | 20708 | VSKP-SC |
| 27. | 12222 | HWH-PUNE DURANTO EXР. | 105. | 20805 | VSKP-NDLS AP EXP |
| 28. | 12235 | MDP-ANVT HUMSAFAR | 106. | 20825 | BSP-NGP VANDE BHARAT |
| 29. | 12236 | ANVT-MDP HUMSAFAR | 107. | 20826 | NGP-BSP VANDE BHARAТ |
| 30. | 12243 | MAS-CBE SHATABDI EXP | 108. | 20829 | DURG-VSKP VANDEBHARAT EXР |
| 31. | 12244 | СВЕ-МАS SHATABDI EXP | 109. | 20830 | VSKP-DURG VANDEBHARAT EXP |
| 32. | 12259 | SDAH-BKN DURONTO EXР | 110. | 20833 | VSKP-SC VANDE BHARAT EXP |
| 33. | 12260 | BKN-SDAH DURONTO EXPР | 111. | 20834 | SC-VSKP VANDE BHARAT EXP |
| 34. | 12265 | DEE-JAT DURONTO EXP | 112. | 20841 | BBS-VSKP VANDE BHARAT |
| 35. | 12266 | DURONTO EXР. | 113. | 20842 | VSKP-BBS VANDEBHARAT |
| 36. | 12273 | HWH-NDLS DURONTO EXP | 114. | 20871 | HWH-ROU VANDE BHARAT EXP |
| 37. | 12274 | NDLS-HWH DURONTO EXР. | 115. | 20872 | ROU-HWH VANDE BHARAT EXP |
| 38. | 12275 | HUMSAFAR EХР. | 116. | 20957 | INDB-NDLS SF EXP |
| 39. | 12276 | HUMSAFAR EXP. | 117. | 20958 | NDLS-INDB SF EXP |
| 40. | 12281 | BBS-NDLS DURONTO | 118. | 20977 | AII-CDG VANDE BHARAT SF |
| 41. | 12282 | NDLS-BBS DURONTO | 119. | 20978 | CDG-AII VANDE BHARAT SF |
| 42. | 12285 | SC-NZM DORONTO EXP | 120. | 20979 | UDZ JP VANDE BHARAT SF |
| 43. | 12286 | NZM-SC DURONTO EXP | 121. | 20980 | JP-UDZ VANDE BHARAT SF |
| 44. | 12301 | HWH-NDLSRAJDHANI EXP | 122. | 20981 | UDZ-AGC VB |
| 45. | 12302 | NDLS-HWH RAJDHANI EXР. | 123. | 20982 | AGC-UDZ VB |
| 46. | 12303 | HWH NDLS POORVA EXP. | 124. | 22181 | JBP-NZM DAILY EXP. |
| 47. | 12305 | HWH NDLS RAJDHANI EXP. | 125. | 22227 | VANDE BHARAT EXP. |
| 48. | 12306 | NDLS-HWH RAJDHANI EXР | 126. | 22228 | VANDE BHARAT EXP. |
| 49. | 12309 | RJPB-NDLS TEJAS RAJ EXP | 127. | 22303 | HWH GAYA VB EXP |
| 50. | 12310 | NDLS-RJPB TEJAS RAJ EXР | 128. | 22304 | GAYA-HWH VB EXP |
| 51. | 12313 | SDAH-NDLS RAJDHANI EXPRES | 129. | 22409 | GAYA-ANVT GARIB RATH |
| 52. | 12314 | NDLS SDAH RAJDHANI | 130. | 22410 | ANVT-GAYA GARIB RATH |
| 53. | 12329 | SDAH-ANVT SF WEEKLY EXP. | 131. | 22415 | BANARAS NEW DELHI VANDE B |
| 54. | 12330 | ANVT-SDAH SF WEEKLY EXPRE | 132. | 22416 | NEW DELHI VARANASIVANDE B |
| 55. | 12379 | SDAH ASR JALIANWALABAG EX | 133. | 22435 | BSB-NDLSVANDE BHARAT EXP |
| 56. | 12380 | ASR SDAH JALIANWALABAGH | 134. | 22436 | NDLS-BSB VANDE BHARAT EXP |
| 57. | 12381 | POORVA EXP (VIA GAYA) | 135. | 22437 | HUMSAFAR EХP. |
| 58. | 12393 | SAMPOORNA KRANTI EXPRESS | 136. | 22438 | HUMSAFAR EХР. |
| 59. | 12394 | SAMPOORNA KRANTI EXPRESS | 137. | 22459 | MDP-ANVT HMSF |
| 60. | 12397 | GAYA-NDLS МАHАBODHI EXP | 138. | 22460 | ANVT-MDP HMSF |
| 61. | 12398 | NDLS-GAYA MАHABODHI EXP | 139. | 22469 | KURJ-NZM VANDE BHARAT |
| 62. | 12417 | PRAYAGRAJ EXP | 140. | 22470 | NZM-KURJ VANDE BHARAT |
| 63. | 12418 | PRAYAG RAJ EXP | 141. | 22487 | DLI-ASR VNDB EXP |
| 64. | 12425 | NDLS-JAT RAJDHANI | 142. | 22488 | ASR-DLI VNDB EXP |
| 65. | 12426 | JAT-NDLS RAJDHANI | 143. | 22671 | MS-MDU TEJAS SF EXР |
| 66. | 12433 | MAS-NZM RAJDHANI EXР | 144. | 22672 | MDU-MS TEJAS EXP |
| 67. | 12434 | NZM-MAS RAJDHANI EXP | 145. | 22811 | BBS-NDLS RAJDHANI EXP |
| 68. | 12441 | BSP-NDLS | 146. | 22812 | NDLS-BBS RAJDHANI |
| 69. | 12442 | NDLS-BSP | 147. | 22823 | BBS-NDLS VIА-ТАТА RAJ DНА |
| 70. | 12451 | SHRAM SHKTI EXP | 148. | 22824 | NDLS-BBS TEJAS RAJDHANI |
| 71. | 12452 | SHRAM SHKTI SUF EXP | 149. | 22857 | SRC- ANVT SF EXP |
| 72. | 12461 | JU-SBIB VB SF | 150. | 22863 | HWH-SMVB SUPERFAST AC EXP |
| 73. | 12462 | SBIB-JU VB SF | 151. | 22895 | HWH-PURI VANDE BHARAT EXP |
| 74. | 12493 | PUNE-NZM AC EXP | 152. | 22925 | ADI – OKHA VANDE BHARAТ |
| 75. | 12494 | NZM-PUNE AC EXP | 153. | 22926 | ОКНА – ADI VANDE BHARAТ |
| 76. | 12559 | BSBS-NDLS SHIVGANGA SUF | 154. | 82501 | TEJAS EXP |
| 77. | 12560 | NDLS-BSBS SHIVGANGA SUF | 155. | 82502 | TEJAS EXP |
| 78. | 12581 | BSBS-NDLS SUPER FAST EXP |
3. In order to ensure timely updation of such lists in future, it has been decided that whenever any new train fulfilling the prescribed criteria of “High-Speed Train” for Trip Allowance purposes is introduced, or the status/speed profile/category of an existing train undergoes change to non high speed category, the Coaching Directorate, Railway Board, may furnish proposals/details to this office promptly so that necessary revisions may be issued without delay.
4. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
5. These orders shall take effect from the date of issue of this letter.
(Manoj Kumar)
Dy. Director, Estt. (P&A)II
Railway Board
Tele No.- 011-47845113
Email ID: manoj.rb[at]gov.in
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