Amritsar Shatabdi Express

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Amritsar Shatabdi Express
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Overview
Service type Shatabdi Express
Locale Delhi, Haryana, Punjab
First service11 August 1994;29 years ago (1994-08-11)
Current operator(s) Northern Railways
Route
Termini Amritsar Junction (ASR)
New Delhi (NDLS)
Stops6
Distance travelled448 km (278 mi)
Average journey time6 hours 05 minutes as 12029 New Delhi Amritsar Shatabdi Express, 6 hours 15 minutes as 12030 Amritsar New Delhi Shatabdi Express
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12029 / 12030
On-board services
Class(es) Executive Chair Car, AC Chair Car
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesYes, No Pantry Car
Observation facilities LHB rakes
Entertainment facilitiesLarge Windows
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Technical
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph) maximum
74.67 km/h (46 mph), including halts

The 12013/12014 Amritsar Shatabdi Express is a Superfast Express train of Shatabdi class belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Amritsar Junction and New Delhi in India. It is a daily service.

Contents

It operates as train number 12013 from New Delhi to Amritsar Junction and as train number 12014 in the reverse direction. [1]

Coaches

The Amritsar Shatabdi Express generally has 1 AC Anubhuti coach, 1 AC 1st Class coach, 14 AC Chair Car coaches, two luggage cum generator coaches. The train runs with the Linke-Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches.

As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

The coaches in Light blue colour indicate AC Chair Cars and the coaches in Violet colour indicate Executive and Anubhuti Classes.

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Service

It is the fastest train on the Delhi – Amritsar sector. It has 2 sister trains 12029/30 New Delhi–Amritsar Swarna Shatabdi Express and 12031/32 New Delhi–Amritsar Shatabdi Express. It covers the distance of 448 kilometres in 6 hours 15 mins as 12013 Shatabdi Express (73.64 km/h) and 6 hours 15 mins as 12014 Shatabdi Express (71.68 km/h).

There is no pantry car but catering is arranged on board the train and catering charges are included in the fare.

Schedule

The schedule of this 12013/12014 New Delhi - Amritsar Shatabdi Express is given below:-

ASR - NDLS - ASR Shatabdi Express
12013Stations12014
ArrivalDepartureArrivalDeparture
-NIL-04:55Amritsar Junction22:40-NIL-
05:2305:25Beas Junction21:4521:47
05:5806:01Jalandhar City Junction21:1421:16
06:1906:21Phagwara Junction20:4820:50
06:5707:02Ludhiana Junction20:1620:19
07:4607:48Sirhind Junction19:2619:27
08:3208:33Ambala Cantt. Junction18:5118:53
11:02-NIL-New Delhi-NIL-16:30

As the route is fully electrified, a Ghaziabad based WAP 5 or WAP 7 locomotive powers the train for the entire journey.

Routeing

The 12013/14 Amritsar Shatabdi Express runs via Jalandhar , Ludhiana Junction, Ambala Cantonment to New Delhi.

It has 6 halts. Beas Junction, Jalandhar City junction, Phagwara Junction, Ludhiana Junction, Sirhind Junction, Ambala Cantt Junction. (Asr jn - Ndls )

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References

  1. "Shatabdi Train Names with Details". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.