Swarna Jayanti express trains are weekly Superfast trains introduced in 1997 for the 50th "Golden Jubilee" year of

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's independence. It is the world’s second largest rail system under one company. Originally, five routes were available, but it has been expanded to eight routes. All trains go to

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. The routes are: * Mysore Swarna Jayanti Express (via Bhopal Junction) * Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express * Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express (via Barkakana) * Trivandrum Swarna Jayanti Express (via Kollam Junction,

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, Bhopal Junction)) * Visakhapatnam Swarna Jayanti Express (via Bhopal Junction) *

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as Hirakud Swarna Jayanti Express, later shortened to Hirakud Express, is also introduced as part of the Swarna Jayanti Express series. Under the political pressure the train extended farther to

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and later to

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and

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. *

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Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani Express is also part of the Swarna Jayanti Express series. This is the only Swarna Jayanti with fully air conditioned coaches along with Rajdhani status. * Millennium Express (via Bhopal Junction) to

is part of this series.

Livery

Back in the days of maroon-colored coaches and vacuum-braked stock, Mysore and Visakhapatnam Swarna Jayanti Expresses ran with a red, white, and blue livery, until all coaches were made back into the air-braked blue coaches.

References

* Railway services introduced in 1997 Named passenger trains of India {{India-stub