Ahmedabad - Darbhanga Sabarmati Express

Ahmedabad - Darbhanga Sabarmati Express
Overview
Service type	Superfast
Current operator(s)	Western Railway zone
Route
Start	Ahmedabad Junction (ADI)
Stops	15
End	Darbhanga Junction (DBG)
Distance travelled	1,946 km (1,209 mi)
Average journey time	46h 25m
Service frequency	3 days a week
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper 3 Tier, Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	No
Entertainment facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	44 km/h (27 mph)

Ahmedabad - Darbhanga Sabarmati Express is an express train of the Indian Railways connecting Ahmedabad Junction in Gujarat and Darbhanga Junction in Bihar. It is currently being operated with 19165/19166 train numbers on three days in week.

Service

It averages 42 km/hr as 19165 Sabarmati Express and covers 1946 km in 46 hrs 25 mins & 41 km/hr as 19166 Sabarmati Express and covers 1946 km in 47 hrs 50 mins.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are :

Coach composite

The train consist of 22 coaches :

1 AC II Tier
2 AC III Tier
13 Sleeper Coaches
4 General
2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van

Traction

As the route is yet to be fully electrified, it is hauled by a Vadodara Electric Loco Shed based WAP-4 locomotive from Ahmedabad up to Ratlam handing over to a Ratlam Diesel Loco Shed based WDP-4D locomotive for the remainder of the journey until Darbhanga.

Direction reversal

Train Reverses its direction 2 times:

References

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