Shri Shakti Express

Shri Shakti Super Fast Express
Overview
Service type AC Express
First service 14 July 2014 (2014-07-14)[1]
Current operator(s) Northern Railway
Ridership AC 3tier-648, AC 2tier-270, AC First Class-18
Route
Start New Delhi
Stops 6
End Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra
Distance travelled 654 km (406 mi)
Average journey time 11 hours 40 minutes (up) and 11 hours 50 minutes (down)
Service frequency Daily
Train number(s) 22461 / 22462
On-board services
Disabled access
Seating arrangements Yes
Sleeping arrangements Yes
Observation facilities LHB Coaches
Technical
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum
56 km/h (35 mph) (up), 55 km/h (34 mph) (down) including halts

The 22461/22462 Shri Shakti Express is an AC Superfast Express Train run by Indian Railways between New Delhi and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway stations in India.[2]

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on 4 July 2014 flagged off this train from Katra Vaishno Devi while commissioning the 25-km-long Udhampur-Katra line, built at an estimated cost of Rs 1,132.75 crore.[3][4]

At the function, the Prime Minister had named the train Shri Shakti Express and said such services are planned from major cities in the country. The Vaishno Devi shrine attracts about 10 million pilgrims annually.[5] The Train started its regular commercial operations from July 14, 2014.[2]

The train connectivity to Katra is part of the ambitious Kashmir rail link project marking region’s rail connectivity with the rest of the country. The train traverses through eight tunnels and 29 minor bridges en route Udhampur – Katra track. [6][7][8][9]

Service

Timings

Train No. Destinations Departure Arrival Frequency
22461New Delhi – Katra17:3005:10Daily
22462Katra – New Delhi22:5010:45Daily

Halts

Station code Station name Distance (km)
NDLS New Delhi 0
UMB Ambala Cantt 199
LDH Ludhiana 312
JRC Jalandhar Cantt 365
PKTC Pathankot Cantt 478
JAT Jammu Tawi 577
UHP Udhampur 630
SVDK Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra 655

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/hr, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

After the electrification of Jammu-Katra route it is hauled by GZB WAP 4 locomotive.

Coaches

It constitutes of five AC2-tier, eleven AC3-tier, one first class AC, one Pantry Car and two guard cum generator vans. The total composition is 20 coaches.[10]

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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-From DELHI

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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-From KATRA

References

  1. ↑ "List of the trains announced in the Railway Budget 2014-15 which would serve the State of Jammu & Kashmir and status of implementation". Government of India. Press Information Bureau. 4 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 "First train between Delhi-Katra, Shri Shakti Express started today". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  3. ↑ http://zeenews.india.com/news/jammu-and-kashmir/live-pm-narendra-modi-flags-off-shree-shakti-express-says-wants-to-win-hearts-of-jandk-people_944939.html
  4. ↑ "PM Narendra Modi flags off first Katra-Udhampur train", News Nation, 4 July 2014
  5. ↑ http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-narendra-modi-flags-off-mata-vaishno-devi-train-from-katra-in-jammu-and-kashmir-suggests-train-be-named-shri-shakti-express-1999501
  6. ↑ http://www.veooz.com/news/8HI~fbi.html
  7. ↑ http://www.firstpost.com/india/kashmir-live-name-the-new-train-shakti-express-says-pm-modi-1602785.html
  8. ↑ http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/daily-train-from-delhi-to-katra-from-tomorrow_947101.html
  9. ↑ http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/first-delhi-katra-shri-shakti-express-arrives-at-new-delhi-station_947547.html
  10. ↑ "Shri Shakti Express Coach composition".
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