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151 Private Train Services over the 109 Pairs of Routes<\/strong><\/p>\n

151 Private Train Services over the 109 Pairs of Routes-Railways Request for Qualifications (RFQ)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ministry of Railways<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ministry of Railways invites Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for private participation for operation of passenger train services over 109 Origin Destination (OD) pairs of routes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Routes for Privatization of Trains | Private Trains on Railway Routes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Indicative Routes for 12 (Twelve) Clusters identified for PPP in Passenger-Train Operations Project<\/p>\n

Reference : RFQs uploaded on Central Procurement Portal on 01 July 2025<\/p>\n

Cluster 1: Mumbai -1, Cluster 2: Mumbai -2, Cluster 3: Delhi -1, Cluster 4: Delhi -2, Cluster 5: Chandigarh, Cluster 6: Howrah, Cluster 7: Patna, Cluster 8: Prayagraj, Cluster 9: Secunderabad, Cluster 10: Jaipur, Cluster 11: Chennai, Cluster 12: Bengaluru<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cluster 1: Mumbai -1<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Varanasi-Mumbai-Varanasi \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Kanpur-Mumbai-Kanpur \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Howrah-Mumbai-Howrah \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. Nagpur-Mumbai-Nagpur \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. Kalburgi (Gulbarga)-Mumbai-Kalburgi (Gulbarga) \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. Madgaon-Mumbai-Madgaon \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  7. Nanded-Mumbai-Nanded \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  8. Mumbai-Nagpur-Mumbai \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Cluster 2: Mumbai -2<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. New Delhi-Mumbai Central-New Delhi \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
    2. Ahmedabad-Mumbai-Ahmedabad \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
    3. Surat- Mumbai-Surat \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
    4. Vadodara-Mumbai-Vadodara \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
    5. Akola-Mumbai-Akola \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
    6. Nandurbar-Mumbai-Nandurbar \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
    7. Varanasi-Surat-Varanasi \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
    8. Patna-Surat-Patna \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
    9. Delhi-Mumbai-Delhi \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
    10. Danapur-Indore-Danapur \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
    11. Shirdi-Mumbai-Shirdi \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
    12. Indore-Mumbai-Indore \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Cluster 3: Delhi -1<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. New Rishikesh-New Delhi-New Rishikesh \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
      2. Indore-Delhi-Indore \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
      3. Varanasi-New Delhi-Varanasi \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
      4. Darbhanga-Anand Vihar-Darbhanga \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
      5. Badgam-Anand Vihar-Badgam \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
      6. Lucknow-Delhi-Lucknow \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
      7. Sabarmati-Delhi-Sabarmati \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Cluster 4: Delhi -2<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        1. Udaipur-Delhi-Udaipur \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
        2. Guwahati-Delhi-Guwahati \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
        3. Barauni-Anand Vihar-Barauni \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
        4. Pune-Delhi-Pune \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
        5. Kathgodam-Delhi-Kathgodam \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
        6. Jodhpur-Delhi-Jodhpur \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Cluster 5: Chandigarh<\/strong><\/p>\n

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          1. Delhi-Amritsar-Delhi \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
          2. New Delhi-Chandigarh-New Delhi \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
          3. Chandigarh-New Delhi-Chandigarh \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
          4. Lucknow-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Lucknow \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
          5. Faizabad-Amritsar-Faizabad \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
          6. Varanasi-Bhatinda-Varanasi \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
          7. Nagpur-Chandigarh-Nagpur \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
          8. Mumbai-Bhopal-Mumbai \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
          9. Pune-Bhopal-Pune \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Cluster 6: Howrah<\/strong><\/p>\n

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            1. Ranchi-Howrah-Ranchi \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
            2. Pune-Howrah-Pune \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
            3. Chennai-Howrah-Chennai \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
            4. Howrah-Puri-Howrah \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
            5. Puri-Howrah-Puri \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
            6. Ranchi-Howrah-Ranchi \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
            7. New Bongaigaon-Howrah-New Bongaigaon \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
            8. Anand Vihar-Howrah-Anand Vihar \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
            9. Varanasi-Howrah-Varanasi Via Patna \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
            10. Guwahati-Sealdah-Guwahati \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
            11. Bhagalpur-Howrah-Bhagalpur \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Cluster 7: Patna<\/strong><\/p>\n

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              1. New Delhi-Patna-New Delhi \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
              2. Anand Vihar-Gaya-Anand Vihar \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
              3. Mumbai-Patna-Mumbai \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
              4. Mumbai-Darbhanga-Mumbai \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
              5. Guwahati-Darbhanga-Guwahati \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
              6. Bangalore-Patna-Bangalore \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
              7. Bangalore-Gorakhpur-Bangalore \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
              8. Pune-Patna-Pune \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
              9. Surat-Asansol-Surat \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
              10. Puri-Asansol-Puri \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                Cluster 8: Prayagraj<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                1. Mumbai-<\/strong>Prayagraj-Mumbai<\/strong> \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                2. Ahmedabad-Prayagraj-Ahmedabad \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                3. Puri-Prayagraj-Puri \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                4. New Delhi-Kanpur-New Delhi \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                5. Ambala-Manduadih-Ambala \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                6. Pune-Prayagraj-Pune \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                7. Mumbai-Gorakhpur-Mumbai \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                8. Bangalore-Prayagraj-Bangalore \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                9. Pune-Dibrugarh-Pune \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                10. Agartala-Bhopal-Agartala \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                11. Agartala-Karimganj-Agartala \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                12. Rajkot-Bhopal-Rajkot \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                13. Mumbai-Jhansi-Mumbai \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  Cluster 9: Secundrabad<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                  1. Srikakulam-Secundrabad-Srikakulam \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                  2. Tirupati-Secundrabad-Tirupati \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                  3. Guntur-Secundrabad-Guntur \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                  4. Guntur-Kurnool-Guntur \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                  5. Varanasi-Tirupati-Varanasi (Via Secundrabad) \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                  6. Mumbai-Secundrabad-Mumbai \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                  7. Mumbai-Aurangabad-Mumbai \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                  8. Vijayawada-Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                  9. Bangalore-Visakhapatnam-Bangalore (Via Renigunta) \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                  10. Howrah-Secundrabad-Howrah \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    Cluster 10: Jaipur<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                    1. Mumbai-Ajmer-Mumbai \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                    2. Mumbai-Jaipur-Mumbai \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                    3. Delhi-Ajmer-Delhi \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                    4. Bangalore-Jaipur-Bangalore \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                    5. Jaisalmer-Jaipur-Jaisalmer \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                    6. SDVK-Jaipur-SDVK \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                    7. Kota-Ajmer-Kota \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                    8. Chennai-Jodhpur-Chennai \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                    9. Sabarmati-Jodhpur-Sabarmati \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      Cluster 11: Chennai<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                      1. Madurai-Chennai-Madurai \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                      2. Mumbai-Chennai-Mumbai \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                      3. Mangalore-Chennai-Mangalore \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                      4. Secundrabad-Puducherry-Secundrabad (Via Chennai) \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                      5. Coimbatore-Chennai-Coimbatore \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                      6. Tirunelveli-Chennai-Tirunelveli \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                      7. Coimbatore-Tirunelveli-Coimbatore \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                      8. Tiruchchirapalli-Chennai-Tiruchchirapalli \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                      9. Kanyakumari-Chennai-Kanyakumari \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                      10. Ernakulam-Kanyakumari-Ernakulam \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                      11. Delhi-Chennai-Delhi \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                      12. Guwahati-Kochuveli-Guwahati \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        Cluster 12: Bangalore<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                        1. Guwahati-Bangalore-Guwahati- Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                        2. Bhubaneswar-Mysuru-Bhubaneswar \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                        3. Delhi-Bangalore-Delhi \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                        4. Howrah-Bangalore-Howrah (via Dharmavaram) \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
                        5. Ranchi-Bangalore-Ranchi \u2013 Click Here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                          Read Also: 151 Private Train Services over the 109 Pairs of Routes<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

                          Salient features of the train are as under:<\/strong><\/p>\n