Bandra Terminus - Bikaner Superfast Express

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Bandra Terminus - Bikaner Superfast Express
Overview
Service type Superfast
First service17 July 2012;6 years ago (2012-07-17)
Current operator(s) North Western Railway
Route
Start Bandra Terminus (BDTS)
Stops22
End Bikaner Junction (BKN)
Distance travelled1,212 km (753 mi)
Service frequencyWeekly [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)22473/22474
On-board services
Class(es) AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesE-Catering
Observation facilities ICF Coaches
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesNo
Technical
Rolling stock 2
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed55 km/h (34 mph), including halts

22473/22474 Bandra Terminus - Bikaner Superfast Express is a Superfast train belonging to North Western Railway zone that runs between Bandra Terminus and Bikaner Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 22473/22474 train numbers on weekly basis. [1] [2]

North Western Railway zone

The North Western Railway is one of the 17 railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Jaipur, with 59,075+ employees, 658+ stations and a route length of more than 5761 km across at least some parts of four states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab and Haryana. NWR operates international rail service Thar Express from Jodhpur to Karachi. This zone is the key enabler of the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project by virtue of running railways 1,500 km long Western Dedicated Freight Corridor.

Bandra Terminus railway station railway terminus in Mumbai, India

Bandra Terminus is a railway terminus in Bandra from where trains bound for Northern India and Western India are scheduled regularly. It was built in the 1990s to decongest the main Mumbai Central station. It is one of the five railway terminus within Mumbai City. The other four terminals are – Mumbai CSMT, Mumbai Central, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Dadar. It is close to 'Bandra-Kurla Complex', a commercially important part of Mumbai as well as Mumbai Airport.

Bikaner Junction railway station

Bikaner railway station is located in Bikaner district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It serves Bikaner. Bikaner is headquarters of Bikaner railway division.

Contents

Service

22473/Bikaner - Bandra Terminus Superfast Express has averages speed of 55 km/hr and covers 1212 km in 21h 55m.

22474/Bandra Terminus - Bikaner Superfast Express has averages speed of 55 km/hr and covers 1212 km in 22h 00m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Borivali railway station Mumbai Suburban Railway Station

Borivali is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network.

Valsad railway station

Valsad railway station is a major railway station of Western Railway Zone in the state of Gujarat, India. Railway station building was established in 1925. Valsad is well connected by rail to all major cities of India.

Navsari railway station

Navsari railway station is a railway station serving Navsari town, in Navsari district of Gujarat State of India. It is "A" category railway station of Mumbai WR railway division of Western Railway Zone. It is under Mumbai WR railway division of Western Railway Zone of Indian Railways. It is located on New Delhi–Mumbai main line of the Indian Railways.

Schedule

Train NumberStation CodeDeparture StationDeparture TimeDeparture DayArrival StationArrival TimeArrival Day
22473BKN Bikaner Junction 14:50 PMMon Bandra Terminus 12:45 PMTue
22474BDTS Bandra Terminus 14:35 PMTue Bikaner Junction 12:35 PMWed

Coach composite

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consist of 21 coaches :

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara based WAP-5 or WAP-4E electric locomotive from Bandra to Ahmedabad. From Ahmedabad trains are hauled by a Diesel Loco Shed, Ajmer based WDM-3A diesel locomotives uptil Bikaner and vice versa.

Vadodara Electric Loco Shed is an electric engine shed located in Vadodara, in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is located to south of Vadodara railway station, it falls under the Vadodara railway division of Western Railway. It is the largest of locomotive sheds in the Western Railway zone. The shed houses more than 130 locomotives, which include WAP-4, WAP-5, WAP-7, WAM-4 and WAG-5, WAG-9 locomotives.

Ahmedabad Metropolis in Gujarat, India

Ahmedabad ( is the largest city and former capital of the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarter of the Ahmadabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,633,927 makes it the fifth most populous city in India, and the encompassing urban agglomeration population estimated at 6,357,693 is the seventh most populous in India. Ahmadabad is located on the banks of the Sabarmati River, 30 km from the state capital Gandhinagar, which is its twin city.

Rake sharing

The train share its rake with 12495/12496 Bikaner - Kolkata Pratap Superfast Express.

The 12495 / 96 Bikaner Kolkata Pratap Express is a Superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways - North Western Railway zone that runs between Bikaner Junction and Kolkata Chitpur in India.

Notes

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

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References

  1. ↑ "22473/Bikaner - Bandra Terminus SF Express". India Rail Info.
  2. ↑ "22474/Bandra Terminus - Bikaner SF Express". India Rail Info.
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