The 16119/16120 Podanur–Dhanbad Amrit Bharat Express is India's 28th Non-AC Superfast Amrit Bharat Express train, which runs across the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Jharkhand by connecting the Manchester city of South India, Coimbatore to the north metropolis & coal city, Dhanbad.
The express train is inaugurated on 11 March 2026 by Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi through video conference.
Overview The train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Podanur Junction and Dhanbad Junction. It is currently operated 16119/16120 on weekly basis.
Rakes It is the 28th Amrit Bharat 2.0 Express train in which the locomotives were designed by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) at Chittaranjan, West Bengal and the coaches were designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.
Schedule + Train Schedule: Podanur ↔ Dhanbad Amrit Bharat Express Train No. Station Code Departure Station Departure Time Departure Day Arrival Station Arrival Hours 16119 PTJ Podanur Junction 06:15 AM Dhanbad Junction 04:00 AM 45h 45m 16120 DHN Dhanbad Junction 02:00 PM Podanur Junction 11:15 AM 45h 15m
Routes and halts The Important halts of the train are : Podanur Junction Coimbatore Junction Tiruppur Erode Junction Salem Junction Jolarpettai Junction Katpadi Junction Tiruttani Renigunta Junction Nellore Ongole Vijayawada Junction Eluru Rajahmundry Samalkot Junction Duvvada Kottavalasa Junction Vizianagaram Junction Bobbili Junction Parvathipuram Rayagada Muniguda Kesinga Titlagarh Junction Balangir Junction Bargarh Road Sambalpur Junction Jharsuguda Junction Rourkela Junction Hatia Ranchi Junction Muri Junction Bokaro Steel City Chandrapura Junction Katrasgarh Dhanbad Junction
Rake reversal or rake share No rake Reversal or rake share.
See also
Amrit Bharat Express Vande Bharat Express Rajdhani Express Podanur Junction railway station Dhanbad Junction railway station
Notes a. Runs a day in a week with both directions.
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