Ahmedabad - Varanasi Weekly Express

Ahmedabad - Varanasi Weekly Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast
First service	29 March 2012;7 years ago (2012-03-29)
Current operator(s)	Western Railway
Route
Start	Ahmedabad Junction (ADI)
Stops	19
End	Varanasi Junction (BSB)
Distance travelled	1,704 km (1,059 mi)
Average journey time	32h 40m
Service frequency	Weekly [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)	19407/19408
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	E-Catering
Observation facilities	ICF Bogie
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	52 km/h (32 mph), including halts

The Ahmedabad - Varanasi Weekly Express is an express train belonging to Western Railway zone that runs between Ahmedabad Junction and Varanasi Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 19407/19408 train numbers on weekly basis. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Service

It averages speed of 52 km/hr as 19407/Ahmedabad - Varanasi Weekly Express and covers 1704 km in 32h 40m & with averages speed of 53 km/hr as 19408/Varanasi - Ahmedabad Weekly Express and covers 1704 km in 32h 20m.

Schedule

Train Number	Station Code	Departure Station	Departure Time	Departure Day	Arrival Station	Arrival Time	Arrival Day
19407	ADI	Ahmedabad	9:00 PM	Thursday	Varanasi	5:40 AM	Saturday
19408	BSB	Varanasi	3:35 PM	Saturday	Ahmedabad	11:55 PM (Night)	Sunday

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are :

• Ahmedabad Junction
• Sabarmati Junction
• Mahesana Junction
• Palanpur Junction
• Abu Road
• Falna
• Marwar Junction
• Ajmer Junction
• Jaipur Junction
• Alwar Junction
• Rewari Junction
• Gurgaon
• Delhi Cantonment
• Old Delhi Junction
• Moradabad Junction
• Bareilly Junction
• Lucknow Charbagh
• Nihalgarh
• Sultanpur Junction
• Jaunpur City
• Varanasi Junction

Coach composite

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consist of 17 coaches :

• 1 AC II Tier
• 2 AC III Tier
• 7 Sleeper Coaches
• 5 General Unreserved
• 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Vatva Loco Shed based WDM 3A or WDM-3 diesel locomotive from Ahmedabad to Varanasi and vice versa.

Rake Sharing

The train share its rake with 19401/19402 Ahmedabad - Lucknow Weekly Express.

See also

• Ahmedabad Junction railway station
• Varanasi Junction railway station
• Ahmedabad - Patna Weekly Express
• Ahmedabad - Lucknow Weekly Express
• Dwarka Express
• Sabarmati Express

References

1. Puja and Chhat Special Trains-2013
2. "Sultanpur closed by railroad 5, a dozen trains canceled". Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
3. One and a half dozen trains lie down, passengers commute

Notes

1. Runs one day in a week for every direction.

External links

• 19407/Ahmedabad - Varanasi Weekly Express
• 19408/Varanasi - Ahmedabad Weekly Express