Dehradun Express

The 19019/19020 Bandra Terminus - Dehradun Express is an express train of Indian Railways that runs between Bandra Terminus and Dehradun in India. It is a daily service.

Bandra Terminus - Dehradun Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
Current operator(s)Western Railway
Route
StartBandra Terminus (BDTS)
Stops96 as 19019 Dehradun Express, 90 as 19020 Dehradun Express
EndDehradun (DDN)
Distance travelled1,682 km (1,045 mi)
Average journey time41 hours 30 minutes as 19019 Dehradun Express
42 hours 20 minutes as 19020 Dehradun Express
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)19019 / 19020
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 cum AC 3 tier, Sleeper, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesNo
Observation facilitiesNo rake sharing but multiple rakes required to maintain daily service.
Technical
Rolling stockStandard Indian Railways coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) maximum
40.41 km/h (25 mph), including halts
Route map

It operates as train number 19019 from Bandra Terminus to Dehradun and as train number 19020 in the reverse direction.

Coaches

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consist of 16 coaches :

  • 1 AC II cum III Tier
  • 9 Sleeper Coaches
  • 3 General Unreserved
  • 1 High Capacity Parcel Van
  • 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

It carries parcel vans on a frequent basis. About four Sleeper class coaches and two General coaches are detached/attached from the train at Haridwar Junction.

Service

It is a daily train and covers the distance of 1682 kilometres in 41 hours 30 mins as 19019 Dehradun Express (40.53 km/hr) and 42 hours 20 mins as 19020 Dehradun Express (40.29 km/hr).

Traction

Before the Mumbai region changed traction to an AC system, a WCAM 1 engine would haul the train until Vadodara from where a Vadodara based WAP 4 or WAP 5 would take over until Hazrat Nizamuddin after which a WDM 3A engine from the Tuglakabad shed would take over until Dehradun.

Since Western Railways switched over to AC traction, a Ghaziabad based WAP-7 hauls the train until Hazrat Nizamuddin after which a WDM 3A engine from the Tuglakabad shed takes over until Dehradun.

Now, both trains are hauled by a Ghaziabad based WAP-7 or WAP-5 uptil Dehradun and vice versa.

19019 Dehradun Express

Schedule and Route

19019 Bandra Terminus - Dehradun Express leaves Bandra Terminus every day at 00:05 AM IST and reaches Dehradun at 17:35 PM IST the next day.[1]

19020 Dehradun - Bandra Terminus Express leaves Dehradun every day at 10:00 AM IST and reaches Bandra Terminus at 04:20 AM IST on the 3rd day.[2]

The important halts of the train are:

Incidents

On 8 January 2014, a fire broke out on one of the trains when it was near Dahanu station in Maharashtra. Three carriages were involved. Some passengers escaped "by breaking open the back doors"[3] but nine were killed.[4]

References
  1. "19019/Mumbai Bandra (T.) - Dehradun Express". India Rail Info.
  2. "19020/Dehradun - Mumbai Bandra (T.) Express". India Rail Info.
  3. Sleeping passengers killed in India train fire, AFP, 8 January 2014
  4. India train fire death toll rises to nine, UPI, 8 January 2014
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