{"id":3979,"date":"2025-08-01T12:15:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T12:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=3979"},"modified":"2025-08-01T12:15:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T12:15:42","slug":"clone-special-train-between-new-jalpai-guri-and-amritsar-train-no-04653-04654-time-table-route-frequency-and-fare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/clone-special-train-between-new-jalpai-guri-and-amritsar-train-no-04653-04654-time-table-route-frequency-and-fare\/","title":{"rendered":"Clone Special train between New Jalpai guri and Amritsar (Train No. 04653\/04654) time table, route, frequency and fare"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Clone Special train between New Jalpai guri and Amritsar (Train No. 04653\/04654) time table, route, frequency and fare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Running of Fully Reserved Clone special train between New Jalpai guri and Amritsar (Friday, Wednesday)<\/p>\n<p>It has been decided to run following Clone special train between New Jalpai guri and Amritsar from 21.9.2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Train No. 04653 Clone Special train<\/strong> will leave New Jalpai guri at 0700 hrs Friday and arrive Amritsar at 1620 hrs<\/p>\n<p><strong>Train No. 04654 Clone Special train<\/strong> will leave Amritsar at 0810 hrs Wednesday and arrive New Jalpai guri at 1745 hrs<\/p>\n<p><strong>Halts:<\/strong> Katihar, Samastipur, Chhapra, Gorakhpur, Sitapur Jn, Moradabad, Saharanour<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reservation:<\/strong> Advance Reservation Period (ARP) for Clone special train Can be reserved before 10 days and to know more information go to the website: www.irctc.co.in<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Advance reservations will be made available from 8 am of 19th September, 2025. The fare structure of these special trains will be on par with Humsafar Express fare.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Humsafar Clone Special train Express Fare Table<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/humsafar-express-fare-table-2019-20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the verified information on the <strong>Clone Special Humsafar-type service between New Jalpaiguri (NJP) and Amritsar (ASR)<\/strong>, Train Nos. <strong>04653 \/ 04654<\/strong>, which ran weekly and connected West Bengal with Punjab during the pandemic period:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\ude86 Train 04653 \u2022 New Jalpaiguri \u2192 Amritsar Clone SF Special<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Departs NJP<\/strong>: <strong>06:45 hrs<\/strong> (weekly, typically Friday)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arrives ASR<\/strong>: <strong>16:20 hrs<\/strong> two days later \u2014 total journey ~33\u202fh\u202f35\u202fm covering ~1,826\u202fkm and halting at <strong>8\u20139 stations<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Halts<\/strong>: Katihar, Samastipur, Muzaffarpur, Chhapra, Gorakhpur, Sitapur, Moradabad, Saharanpur, before reaching Amritsar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Average Speed<\/strong>: ~55\u202fkm\/h<\/li>\n<li><strong>Classes<\/strong>: AC 3\u2011Tier (3A), Sleeper Class (SL); usually no pantry car (e\u2011catering option only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\ude86 Train 04654 \u2022 Amritsar \u2192 New Jalpaiguri Clone SF Special<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Departs ASR<\/strong>: <strong>08:40 hrs<\/strong> (typically Wednesday)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arrives NJP<\/strong>: <strong>17:45 hrs<\/strong> next day \u2014 total journey ~33\u202fh\u202f05\u202fm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Halts (9)<\/strong>: Saharanpur, Moradabad, Sitapur, Gorakhpur, Chhapra, Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, Katihar, Kishanganj.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Classes<\/strong>: 3A, Sleeper (SL), Second Seating (2S) also available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udccb Summary Table<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Train No.<\/th>\n<th>Direction<\/th>\n<th>Departs<\/th>\n<th>Arrives<\/th>\n<th>Duration<\/th>\n<th>Distance<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<th>Classes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>04653<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>NJP \u2192 ASR<\/td>\n<td>06:45 (Fri)<\/td>\n<td>16:20 (+2)<\/td>\n<td>~33\u202fh\u202f35\u202fm<\/td>\n<td>~1826\u202fkm<\/td>\n<td>Weekly<\/td>\n<td>3A, SL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>04654<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ASR \u2192 NJP<\/td>\n<td>08:40 (Wed)<\/td>\n<td>17:45 (+1)<\/td>\n<td>~33\u202fh\u202f05\u202fm<\/td>\n<td>~1826\u202fkm<\/td>\n<td>Weekly<\/td>\n<td>3A, SL, 2S<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udcb0 Fare &amp; Coach Details<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Operated using <strong>LHB Humsafar-style rake<\/strong>, configured with AC 3A and Sleeper coaches (~9 BC, ME1, SL coaches, plus SLR &amp; EOG)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Estimated Fare<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>AC\u20113\u202fTier: ~\u20b91,800\u20132,000<\/li>\n<li>Sleeper: ~\u20b9650\u2013700<\/li>\n<li>Second Seating (on return leg 04654 only): low fare (~\u20b9350\u2013400)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Catering<\/strong>: No pantry car; catering only by e\u2011catering vendors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u26a0\ufe0f Current Operational Status<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Train Nos. 04653 \/ 04654 are no longer active<\/strong>\u2014these were <strong>COVID-era Clone Specials<\/strong> introduced around mid-2022 and now discontinued.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>regular service<\/strong> is now the <strong>New Jalpaiguri\u2013Amritsar Clone Superfast Express<\/strong> running weekly under the same numbers, offering similar timetable and coach classes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83e\udded Why It Was Significant<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Provided direct reserved travel between NJP and ASR via iconic stations like Gorakhpur, Chhapra, and Muzaffarpur.<\/li>\n<li>Offered a Humsafar-class travel option on a long journey (~33 hours), bridging Northeast with Northern India.<\/li>\n<li>Facilitated social distancing comforts during peak COVID travel spikes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2705 Want to Explore Further?<\/h2>\n<p>I can provide:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Full <strong>station-wise timetable<\/strong> for both directions<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coach layout and position<\/strong> details<\/li>\n<li><strong>Availability and fare<\/strong>, or quick lookups for upcoming travel dates<\/li>\n<li>Alternate train options between NJP and ASR<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Just let me know your preferred route or date\u2014I\u2019d be happy to assist!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clone Special train between New Jalpai guri and Amritsar (Train No. 04653\/04654) time table, route, frequency and fare Running of Fully Reserved Clone special train between New Jalpai guri and Amritsar (Friday, Wednesday) It has been decided to run following Clone special train between New Jalpai guri and Amritsar from 21.9.2025 Train No. 04653 Clone [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[291],"tags":[289,290],"class_list":["post-3979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-clone-special-trains-list","tag-clone-special-trains","tag-clone-special-trains-list"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3979\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}