Anand Vihar Kathgodam Shatabdi Express

Anand Vihar Kathgodam Shatabdi Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast, Shatabdi Express
First service	17 March 2012
Current operator(s)	Northern Railways
Route
Start	Anand Vihar Terminal
Stops	6
End	Kathgodam
Distance travelled	271 km (168 mi)
Service frequency	6 days a week except Thursday
On-board services
Class(es)	Executive Class, AC Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	No Pantry Car Coach attached but available
Technical
Rolling stock	Standard Indian Railway Shatabdi coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	140 km/h (87 mph) maximum ,48.90 km/h (30 mph), including halts

The 12040 / 39 Anand Vihar Kathgodam Shatabdi Express is a Superfast express train of the Shatabdi Express category belonging to Indian Railways - Northern Railway zone that runs between Anand Vihar and Kathgodam in India.

It operates as train number 12040 from Anand Vihar to Kathgodam and as train number 12039 in the reverse direction serving the states of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand.

Coaches

The 12040 / 39 Anand Vihar Kathgodam Shatabdi Express presently has 1 AC First Class, 8 AC Chair Car & 2 End on Generator coaches. It does not carry a Pantry car coach but being a Shatabdi category train, catering is arranged on board the train.

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 12040 Anand Vihar Kathgodam Shatabdi Express covers the distance of 271 kilometres in 05 hours 30 mins (49.27 km/hr) & in 05 hours 35 mins as 12039 Kathgodam Anand Vihar Shatabdi Express (48.54 km/hr).

Despite the average speed of the train being below 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Routeing

The 12040 / 39 Anand Vihar Kathgodam Shatabdi Express runs from Anand Vihar via Ghaziabad Junction, Moradabad, Rudrapur City to Kathgodam.

Being a Shatabdi class train, it returns to its originating station Anand Vihar Terminal at the end of the day.

Traction

As the route is yet to be electrified, a Tughlakabad-based WDP 4 powers the train for its entire journey.

Timings

12039 Kathgodam Anand Vihar Shatabdi Express leaves Kathgodam every day except Thursday at 15:45 hrs IST and reaches Anand Vihar Terminal at 21:15 hrs IST the same day.

12040 Anand Vihar Kathgodam Shatabdi Express leaves Anand Vihar Terminal every day except Thursday at 06:15 hrs IST and reaches Kathgodam at 11:50 hrs IST the same day.

References

"SHATABDI TRAIN LIST". indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
"12040 Kathgodam Shatabdi Express - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
"New Shatabdi for Delhi". deccanherald.com. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
"Northern Railways / Indian Railways Portal". nr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
"Kathgodam Shatabdi Express | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". flickr.com. Retrieved 2014-05-29.

External links

"Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
"IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
"[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet.". irfca.org. Retrieved 2014-04-05.

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