Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express
Overview | |
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Service type | Superfast |
First service | 1997 |
Current operator(s) | South Eastern Railways |
Route | |
Start | Hatia |
Stops | 17 as 12817 / 18 Hatia Anand Vihar Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express, 18 as 12873 / 74 Hatia Anand Vihar Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express. |
End | Anand Vihar Terminal |
Distance travelled | 1,299 km (807 mi) as 12817 Hatia Anand Vihar Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express, 1,303 km (810 mi) as 12818 Anand Vihar Hatia Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express, 1,334 km (829 mi) as 12873 / 74 Hatia Anand Vihar Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express. |
Service frequency | 3 days a week. 12817 Hatia Anand Vihar Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express – Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. 12818 Anand Vihar Hatia Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express – Monday, Thursday and Saturday. 12873 Hatia Anand Vihar Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express – Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. 12874 Anand Vihar Hatia Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express – Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved |
Seating arrangements | Yes |
Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
Catering facilities | Yes |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railway Coaches |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Operating speed |
110 km/h (68 mph) maximum , 58.80 km/h (37 mph), including halts as 12817 / 18 Hatia Anand Vihar Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express, 55.10 km/h (34 mph), including halts as 12873 / 74 Hatia Anand Vihar Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express. |
The 12817 / 18 / 73 / 74 Hatia Anand Vihar Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express is a Superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways - South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Hatia and Anand Vihar Terminal in India.
It operates as train number 12817 / 73 from Hatia to Anand Vihar Terminal and as train number 12818/ 74 in the reverse direction serving the states of Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.
Coaches
The 12817 / 18 / 73 / 74 Hatia Anand Vihar Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express has 1 AC 2 tier, 3 AC 3 tier, 13 Sleeper Class, 4 General Unreserved & 2 Sitting cum Luggage Rack Coaches. In addition, they carry a Pantry car coach .
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 12817 Hatia Anand Vihar Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express covers the distance of 1,299 km (807 mi) in 23 hours 15 mins (55.87 km/hr), 1,303 km (810 mi) in 21 hours 00 mins as 12818 Anand Vihar Hatia Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express (54.45 km/hr), 12873 Hatia Anand Vihar Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express covers the distance of 1,334 km (829 mi) in 24 hours 15 mins (55.01 km/hr), 1,334 km (829 mi) in 24 hours 10 mins as 12874 Anand Vihar Hatia Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express (55.20 km/hr).
As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
Routeing
The 12817 / 18 / 73 / 74 Hatia Anand Vihar Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express runs from Hatia via Ranchi thereafter Bokaro Steel City, NSCB Gomoh, Gaya Junction, Dehri on Sone, Mughalsarai Junction (12817/18) or Barkakana, Barwadih Junction, Chopan , Chunar (12873/74) to Allahabad Junction, Kanpur Central to Anand Vihar Terminal.
Time Table [1]
Station | Sch.Arrival | Sch.Departure |
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Anand Vihar Trm (ANVT) | Source | 07:45 PM |
Kanpur Central (CNB) | 01:45 AM | 01:50 AM |
Allahabad Jn (ALD) | 04:20 AM | 04:30 AM |
Mughal Sarai Jn (MGS) | 06:45 AM | 07:00 AM |
Bhabua Road (BBU) | 07:39 AM | 07:41 AM |
Sasaram (SSM) | 08:16 AM | 08:18 AM |
Dehri On Sone (DOS) | 08:35 AM | 08:37 AM |
Anugraha N Road (AUBR) | 08:51 AM | 08:53 AM |
Rafiganj (RFJ) | 09:15 AM | 09:17 AM |
Guraru (GRRU) | 09:31 AM | 09:33 AM |
Gaya Jn (GAYA) | 10:05 AM | 10:10 AM |
Koderma (KQR) | 11:18 AM | 11:20 AM |
Nsc Bose J Gomo (GMO) | 12:40 PM | 12:50 PM |
Chandrapura Jn (CRP) | 01:20 PM | 01:22 PM |
Bokaro Stl City (BKSC) | 01:50 PM | 01:55 PM |
Jhalida (JAA) | 02:29 PM | 02:31 PM |
Muri (MURI) | 02:55 PM | 02:57 PM |
Ranchi (RNC) | 04:15 PM | 04:25 PM |
Hatia (HTE) | 04:45 PM | Destination |
Traction
12817 / 18 Hatia Anand Vihar Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express - As the route is fully electrified, a Kanpur or Mughalsarai based WAP 4 locomotive powers the train for its entire journey .
12873 / 74 Hatia Anand Vihar Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express – As the route is yet to be fully electrified, a pair of Patratu based WDM 3A locomotives haul the train from Hatia up to Chunar handing over to a Kanpur or Mughalsarai based WAP 4 locomotive which powers the train for the remainder of its journey.
Operation
12817 Hatia Anand Vihar Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express runs from Hatia every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday reaching Anand Vihar Terminal the next day .
12818 Anand Vihar Hatia Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express runs from Anand Vihar Terminal every Monday, Thursday and Saturday reaching Hatia the next day .
12873 Hatia Anand Vihar Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express runs from Hatia every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday reaching Anand Vihar Terminal the next day .
12874 Anand Vihar Hatia Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express runs from Anand Vihar Terminal every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday reaching Hatia the next day .
References
- http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Previous%20Budget%20Speeches/1997-98.pdf
- http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130521/jsp/jharkhand/story_16906413.jsp#.VCKwa1cyJXs
- http://www.holidayiq.com/railways/jharkhand-swarna-jayanti-express-12818-train.html
- http://train-time.in/indian-railways/trains/12873-jharkhand-swarna-jayanti-express-via-barkakana-
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/wap5holic/4889715606/
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNrKW0_72V4
- http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,2,406,453,570,1243
External links
- "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.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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