Bandra Terminus–Ghazipur City Weekly Express

Ghazipur City Bandra Terminus Superfast Express
Overview
Service type	Express
First service	23 April 2017;8 years ago (2017-04-23)
Current operator(s)	Western Railway
Route
Termini	Ghazipur City (GCT) Bandra Terminus (BDTS)
Stops	25
Distance travelled	1,922 km (1,194 mi)
Average journey time	31hrs 20mins
Service frequency	Bi-weekly [a]
Train number(s)	20942/20941
On-board services
Class(es)	AC First, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	61 km/h (38 mph) average including halts.

The 20942/20941 Ghazipur City Bandra Terminus Superfast Express is an Superfast Express train belonging to Western Railway zone that runs between Ghazipur City and Bandra Terminus in India. It is currently being operated with 20942/20941 train numbers on bi-weekly basis. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Service

20942/Ghazipur City–Bandra Terminus Superfast Express has an average speed of 56 km/h and covers 1922 km in 35h 05m.

The 20941/Bandra Terminus–Ghazipur City Superfast Express has an average speed of 50 km/h and covers 1922 km in 36h 20m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Ghazipur City
• Aunrihar Junction
• Kerakat
• Janghai Junction
• Jaunpur Junction
• Prayagraj Junction
• Kanpur Central
• Etawah Junction
• Agra Cantonment
• Hindaun City
• Gangapur City
• Sawai Madhopur Junction
• Kota Junction
• Ramganj Mandi Junction
• Shamgarh
• Ratlam Junction
• Vadodara Junction
• Bharuch Junction
• Surat
• Valsad
• Vapi
• Borivali
• Bandra Terminus .

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches:

• 1 AC I cum AC II Tier
• 2 AC II Tier
• 6 AC III Tier
• 8 Sleeper coaches
• 1 Pantry car
• 2 General
• 2 End-on Generator

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Vadodara/Valsad Loco Shed-based WAP-7 Electric locomotive from Ghazipur City to Bandra Terminus and vice versa.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 22936/22935 Bandra Terminus Palitana Express.

See also

• Shabd Bhedi Superfast Express
• Suhaildev Superfast Express
• Kolkata–Ghazipur City Weekly Express

Notes

1. Runs two days in a week for every direction.

References

1. "mumbai-ghazipur: Halt Mumbai-Ghazipur train at Bateshwar: UP CM asks Suresh Prabhu". The Times of India. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
2. Dev, Aditya (1 May 2017). "Yogi Adityanath: Yogi writes to Suresh Prabhu, seeks halt of Mumbai-Ghazipur express at ex-PM Vajpayee's village". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
3. "North Central Railways / Indian Railways Portal". ncr.indianrailways.gov.in. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2022.

External links

• 19042/Ghazipur City - Bandra Terminus Weekly Express India Rail Info
• 19041/Mumbai Bandra Terminus - Ghazipur City Weekly Express India Rail Info