Dehradun Shatabdi Express

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Dehradun Shatabdi Express
Electronic Coachboard of 12017 Dehradun Shatabdi Express.JPG
Overview
Service type Shatabdi Express
Locale Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
First service26 January 1995;29 years ago (1995-01-26)
Current operator(s) Northern Railways
Route
Termini New Delhi
Dehradun
Stops8
Distance travelled314 km (195 mi)
Average journey time6 hours 10 minutes as 12017; 5 hours 55 minutes as 12018
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12017 / 12018
On-board services
Class(es) Executive Chair Car, AC Chair Car
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesYes
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Technical
Rolling stock LHB rakes
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) maximum
52.36 km/h (33 mph), including halts

The Dehradun Shatabdi Express is an Express train of Shatabdi class belonging to Indian Railways that runs between New Delhi and Dehradun in India. It runs 7 days in a week. It operates as train number 12017 from New Delhi to Dehradun and as train number 12018 in the reverse direction. [1] Dehradun Shatabdi Express is part of series of Shatabdi Express trains called as 'superfast train' in India. These passenger trains operated by Indian Railways to connect Metro cities with other important cities of India. [2]

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Service

It is among the fastest trains on the Delhi–Dehradun section along with the 22457/58 Dehradun-Anand Vihar Terminal Vande Bharat Express,12401/02 Nanda Devi AC Express & 12055/56 Dehradun Jan Shatabdi Express. It covers the distance of 314 kilometres in 6 hours 10 mins as 12017 Shatabdi Express (51 km/h) and 5 hours 55 mins as 12018 Shatabdi Express (53 km/h) .

It is hauled end to end by a WAP-7 engine from the Ghaziabad shed.

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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.
  2. "Shatabdi Trains At A Glance" (PDF). indianrailways.gov.in. Indian Railways. Retrieved 10 April 2020.