Jaipur Agra Fort Shatabdi Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast, Shatabdi Express |
| First service | 28 November 2012 |
| Last service | 30 April 2018 |
| Current operator(s) | North Western Railways |
| Route | |
| Start | Jaipur Junction |
| Stops | 2 |
| End | Agra Fort |
| Distance travelled | 241 km (150 mi) |
| Service frequency | 6 days a week except Thursday |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC 1st Class, AC Chair Car |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | No |
| Catering facilities | No Pantry Car Coach attached but available |
| Entertainment facilities | Yes pre loaded movies |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railway Shatabdi coaches |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed |
105 km/h (65 mph) maximum ,65 km/h (40 mph), including halts |
The 12035 / 36 Jaipur Agra Fort Shatabdi Express is a Superfast express train of the Shatabdi Express category belonging to Indian Railways - North Western Railway zone that runs between Jaipur Junction and Agra Fort in India. IT IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE FROM JAIPUR TO AGRA FORT. But new train introduce from Ajmer to Agra Fort Intercity and will soon convert to Jp-Af Jan Shatabdi Express (may be in New LHB COACHES) this train has been launched instead of JP-AF SHATABDI EXPRESS.
It operates as train number 12035 from Jaipur Junction to Agra Fort and as train number 12036 in the reverse direction serving the states of Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh.
Coaches
The 12035 / 36 Jaipur Agra Fort Shatabdi Express presently has 1 AC First Class, 7 AC Chair Car & 2 End on Generator coaches at the starting day but after that it has 1 A.C. First Class (Executive Chair Car) and 4 A.C. Chair Car. It does not carry a Pantry car coach but being a Shatabdi category train, catering is arranged on board the train.
As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The 12035 Jaipur Agra Fort Shatabdi Express covers the distance of 241 kilometres in 03 hours 30 mins (68.86 km/hr) & in 04 hours 20 mins as 12036 Agra Fort Jaipur Shatabdi Express (55.62 km/hr).
As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
Routeing
The 12035 / 36 Jaipur Agra Fort Shatabdi Express runs from Jaipur Junction via Gandhinagar Jaipur, Bharatpur Junction to Agra Fort.
Being a Shatabdi class train, it returns to its originating station Jaipur Junction at the end of the day.
Loco link
As the route is yet to be electrified, a Bhagat Ki Kothi based WDP 4 powers the train for its entire journey.After that due to small in size the engine is replace with WDM 3A of ABR railway station.
Timings
12035 Jaipur Agra Fort Shatabdi Express leaves Jaipur Junction every day except Thursday at 07:05 hrs IST and reaches Agra Fort at 10:35 hrs IST the same day.
12036 Agra Fort Jaipur Shatabdi Express leaves Agra Fort every day except Thursday at 18:00 hrs IST and reaches Jaipur Junction at 22:20 hrs IST the same day.
References
- "SHATABDI TRAIN LIST". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- "Agra Fort-Jaipur Shatabdi Express arriving Jaipur Junction. - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- "Jaipur-Agra Fort Shatabdi Express to run from November28 | Rajasthan For You". rajasthanforyou.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- "New Shatabdi Express starts run between Jaipur-Agra". news.webindia123.com. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- "Jaipur Agra Fort Shatabdi Express - Google Search". google.co.in. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
External links
- "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
- "IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
- "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". irfca.org. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
