Swarna Jayanti express trains are weekly Superfast trains introduced in 1997 for the 50th "Golden Jubilee" year of India's independence.[1] It is the world’s second largest rail system under one company.[2] Originally, five routes were available, but it has been expanded to eight routes.[3][2] All trains go to Delhi. The routes are:
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.