Amritsar Haridwar Jan Shatabdi Express
| Amritsar Haridwar Jan Shatabdi Express | |
|---|---|
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Haridwar Amritsar Janshatabdi Express Crossing Through Ganga Canal | |
| Overview | |
| Service type | Superfast, Jan Shatabdi Express |
| First service | 27 September 2006 |
| Current operator(s) | Northern Railways |
| Route | |
| Start | Amritsar Junction |
| Stops | 9 |
| End | Haridwar Junction |
| Distance travelled | 407 km (253 mi) |
| Service frequency | 6 days a week except Thursday |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC Chair Car, Second Class seating |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | No |
| Catering facilities | No Pantry car coach attached |
| Observation facilities | Runs with slip coaches of 12057/58 Una Jan Shatabdi Express |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railway Jan Shatabdi coaches |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed |
110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 55.82 km/h (35 mph), including halts |
The 12054 / 53 Amritsar Haridwar Janshatabdi Express is a superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways - Northern Railway zone that runs between Amritsar Junction and Haridwar Junction in India serving the states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand.
It operates as train number 12054 from Amritsar Junction to Haridwar Junction and as train number 12053 in the reverse direction.
For 3 days a week, the slip coaches of the 12057/58 Una Jan Shatabdi Express are attached / detached to the train at Ambala Cantonment Junction.
Coaches
The 12054 / 53 Amritsar Haridwar Janshatabdi Express presently has 1 AC Chair Car & 8 Second Class Jan Shatabdi seating coaches.
As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The 12054 / 53 Amritsar Haridwar Janshatabdi Express covers the distance of 407 kilometres in 7 hours 00 mins (58.14 km/hr) as 12054 Amritsar Haridwar Janshatabdi Express & in 7 hours 35 mins (53.67 km/hr) as 12053 Haridwar Amritsar Janshatabdi Express.
As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/hr, as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
Routeing
The 12054 / 53 Amritsar Haridwar Janshatabdi Express runs from Amritsar Junction via Jalandhar City, Ludhiana, Ambala Cantonment Junction, Saharanpur Junction to Haridwar Junction.
Traction
Despite electrification of the 250 km stretch between Amritsar Junction & Ambala Cantonment Junction, a Ludhiana based WDM 2 or WDM 3A locomotive powers the train for its entire run.
Timings
12054 Amritsar Haridwar Janshatabdi Express leaves Amritsar Junction every day except Thursday at 06:55 hrs IST and reaches Haridwar Junction at 13:55 hrs IST on the same day.
12053 Haridwar Amritsar Janshatabdi Express leaves Haridwar Junction every day except Thursday at 14:30 hrs IST and reaches Amritsar Junction at 22:05 hrs IST on the same day.
References
- "12054 Amritsar Haridwar Janshatabdi | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". flickr.com. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- "Railways moots proposal to double number of coaches on Amritsar-Haridwar Shatabdi - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- "Rain havoc: Over 10,000 train passengers hit | Business Line". thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- "Faulty wire stop rail traffic on Amritsar-Delhi route for three hours | RailNews". railnews.co.in. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- "Press Information Bureau English Releases". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- "PM flags off the Amritsar-Haridwar train - Early Times Newspaper Jammu Kashmir". earlytimesnews.com. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
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.