Mandsaur - Meerut City Link Express

Mandsaur - Meerut City Link Express
Overview
Service type Express
Current operator(s) Western Railway zone
Route
Start Mandsaur (MDS)
Stops 35
End Meerut City Junction (MTC)
Distance travelled 805 km (500 mi)
Service frequency Daily [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s) 29019/29020
On-board services
Class(es) AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements No
Sleeping arrangements Yes
Catering facilities On-board Catering
E-Catering
Observation facilities ICF Bogie
Entertainment facilities No
Baggage facilities No
Technical
Rolling stock 2
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 46 km/h (29 mph), including halts

The Mandsaur- Meerut City Link Express is an express train belonging to Western Railway zone that runs between Mandsaur and Meerut City Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 29019/29020 train numbers on daily basis.[1][2][3]

Service

The 29019/Mandsaur - Meerut City Link Express has averages speed of 46 km/hr and covers 805 km in 17h 25m. The 29020/Meerut City - Mandsaur Link Express has averages speed of 43 km/hr and covers 805 km in 18h 30m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composite

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consist of 6 coaches :

  • 1 AC II Tier and AC III Tier
  • 1 AC III Tier
  • 2 Sleeper Coaches
  • 1 General Unreserved

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Ratlam Loco Shed based WDM 3A diesel locomotive from Mandsaur to Kota. From Kota trains are hauled by a Ghaziabad Loco Shed or Tuglakabad Loco Shed based WAP-4E electric locomotive until Meerut and vice versa.

Rake Sharing

The train Attached to 19019/19020 Bandra Terminus- Dehradun Express at Kota and run together between Kota and Meerut.

Direction Reversal

Train Reverses its direction 1 times:

Notes

  1. ↑ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Farmer agitation: 8 trains on Ratlam-Mandsaur route suspended
  2. ↑ NON-INTERLOCKING WORKING AT ASAOTI STATION FROM 07/08.10.2015 To 11.10.2015
  3. ↑ FREQUENCY OF SOME W.RLY TRAINS TO BE REDUCED TEMPORARILY DURING FOG PERIOD IN JANUARY & FEBRUARY, 2016


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