Swaraj Express
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast | ||||
| First service |
24 December 1976(initial service) 1 September 2015[1](extended to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra) | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Northern Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Stops | 24 | ||||
| End | Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Katra | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,955 km (1,215 mi) as 12471 Swaraj Express, 1,950 km (1,212 mi) as 12472 Swaraj Express | ||||
| Service frequency | 4 days a week. 12471 Swaraj Express – Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday. 12472 Swaraj Express – Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday. | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | Pantry Car attached | ||||
| Observation facilities | Rake sharing with 12473/74 Sarvodaya Express, 12475/76 Hapa Jammu Tawi Express, 12477/78 Jamnagar Jammu Tawi Express. | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coaches | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed |
110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 63.32 km/h (39 mph), including halts | ||||
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The 12471/72 Bandra Terminus Katra Swaraj Express is a Superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways Northern Railways Zone that runs between Bandra Terminus and Katra in India.
It operates as train number 12471 from Bandra Terminus to Katra and as train number 12472 in the reverse direction.
It would initially run from Mumbai Central. Later it was transferred to Bandra Terminus. Gets Gzb Wap4/7 for end to end journey
Coaches
The 12471/72 Bandra Terminus Katra Swaraj Express presently has 2 AC 2 tier, 4 AC 3 tier, 12 Sleeper Class, 5 General Unreserved coaches & 1 Pantry Car. It now runs with LHB coaches. [2]
As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The 12471 Bandra Terminus Katra Swaraj Express covers the distance of 1955 kilometres in 30 hours 50 mins (63.41 km/h) & 1950 kilometres in 30 hours 50 mins (63.24 km/h) as 12472 Katra Bandra Terminus Swaraj Express.
As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/hr, as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
Routing
The 12471/72 Bandra Terminus Jammu Tawi Swaraj Express runs via Vadodara Junction, Ratlam Junction, Kota Junction, New Delhi, Ambala Cantonment Junction, Jalandhar Cantt Junction, Jammu Tawi to Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Katra [3]
Traction
Earlier Dual traction WCAM 1 or WCAM 2/2P locos would haul the train between Mumbai Central & Vadodara after which a Vadodara based WAP 4 would take over until Ambala Cantonment following which WDM 3A twins from Ludhiana shed would take over until Jammu Tawi.
Since Western Railways completed DC Electric Conversion to AC on 5 February 2012, it was regularly hauled by a Vadodara based WAP 4 until Ambala Cantonment following which WDM 3A twins from Ludhiana shed took over until Jammu Tawi.
Post electrification of Jalandhar - Jammu section, this train is now hauled end to end by a Vadodara based WAP4E or WAP 5 from Bandra Terminus to Jammu Tawi.
External links
- "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- "IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". irfca.org. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Swaraj Express 12471". etrain.info. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ "Swaraj Express 12472 Route Map". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
