Mhow - Sanawad Passenger

Dr.Ambedkar Nagar ( Mhow) - Sanawad Passenger
Overview
Service type Metre-gauge Passenger
Locale Madhya Pradesh
Current operator(s) Western Railway
Route
Start Dr.Ambedkar Nagar(DADN){MHOW}
Stops 6
End Sanawad (SWD)
Distance travelled 64 km (40 mi)
Average journey time 2h 30m
Service frequency Daily[lower-alpha 1]
On-board services
Class(es) Unreserved
Seating arrangements Yes
Sleeping arrangements No
Catering facilities No
Entertainment facilities No
Baggage facilities No
Technical
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Operating speed 26 km/h (16 mph) average with halts

Mhow - Sanawad Passenger is a metre-gauge passenger train of the Indian Railways, which runs between Mhow railway station in Madhya Pradesh and Sanawad railway station in Madhya Pradesh. It is being operated with 52963/52964, 52975/52976, 52973/5297 train numbers, which runs three times in a day.

This is the last surviving metre-gauge train of the Akola–Ratlam line. Once its tracks are finished as board-gauge tracks, they will provide connectivity between Indore and Southern Indian states.[1][2][3] [4][5][6] [7]

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Average speed and frequency

The Mhow Sanawad MG Passenger runs with an average speed of 29 km/h and completes 64 km in 2h 30m. The Sanawad Mhow MG Passenger runs with an average speed of 29 km/h and completes 64 km in 2h 30m.

Coach composite

The train consist of 4 coaches :

  • 4 General
  • 2 Guard cum Luggage/parcel van

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Mhow Loco Shed based YDM-4 diesel locomotive from Mhow to Sanawad and vice versa. Banker locomotive is attached from Kalakund to Patalpani due to steep incline .

See also

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ "The tunnel will be 11 kilometers between Mhow barwaha 351209". naidunia.jagran.com. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Two trains running between Mhow and Akola canceled after sealing of Saawood-Khandwa track
  3. ↑ Train will continue between Mhow and Sanawad
  4. ↑ Framework to add new track to Broadgauge
  5. ↑ People accord emotional farewell to Khandwa-Mhow train
  6. ↑ "Sanawad-Khandwa section to be closed from January 1"
  7. ↑ Mhow station to be made satellite of Indore station


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