Overview
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated five services on January 18: Kamakhya–Rohtak, Dibrugarh–Lucknow (Gomti Nagar), Howrah–Anand Vihar Terminal, Sealdah–Banaras and Santragachi–Tambaram.
- Indian Railways added nine Amrit Bharat services over January 17–18 after four launches on Saturday, taking the total number of trains reported in operation to 39.
- For trains introduced from January 2026, fares follow the Amrit Bharat II regime with minimum chargeable distances of 200 km in Sleeper and 50 km in Second class, basic fares of ₹149 and ₹36 at those thresholds, and roughly ₹500 per 1,000 km for non-AC Sleeper without dynamic pricing.
- Sleeper class no longer offers RAC on these trains, all berths open from the start of the Advance Reservation Period, and only Ladies, PwD and Senior Citizen quotas apply.
- Reserved ticket payments are to be made digitally to enable refund initiation within 24 hours of cancellation, while unreserved Second class ticketing continues under existing rules.