Overview | |
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Service type | Express |
First service | 3 September 2015 [1] (extended to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra) |
Current operator(s) | Northern Railway zone |
Route | |
Termini | Gandhidham Junction (GIMB) Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SDVK) |
Stops | 28 |
Distance travelled | 2,047 km (1,272 mi) |
Average journey time | 35 hours 30 minutes |
Service frequency | Weekly [a] |
Train number(s) | 12473/12474 |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved |
Seating arrangements | Yes |
Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
Catering facilities | No |
Entertainment facilities | No |
Baggage facilities | Below the seats |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | 2 |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Operating speed | 59 km/h (37 mph) |
Sarvodaya Express is an express train of the Indian Railways connecting Gandhidham Junction in Gujarat and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra of Jammu and Kashmir. It is currently being operated with 12473/12474 train numbers on a weekly basis. [2] [3]
12473/Sarvodaya Express has an average speed of 57 km/h and covers 2047 km in 36 hrs 00 mins. [4]
12474/Sarvodaya Express has an average speed of 58 km/h and covers 2047 km in 35 hrs 00 mins. [5]
Station code | Station name | Arrival | Departure |
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GIMB | Gandhidham Junction | --- | 09:00 |
SIOB | Samakhiala Junction | 10:00 | 10:02 |
VG | Viramgam Junction | 12:50 | 12:52 |
ADI | Ahmedabad Junction | 14:10 | 14:30 |
ND | Nadiad Junction | 15:09 | 15:11 |
ANND | Anand Junction | 15:25 | 15:27 |
CYI | Chhayapuri | 16:02 | 16:07 |
GDA | Godhra Junction | 17:02 | 17:04 |
DHD | Dahod | 17:52 | 17:54 |
MGN | Meghnagar | 18:18 | 18:20 |
RTM | Ratlam Junction | 19:40 | 19:50 |
NAD | Nagda Junction | 20:46 | 20:48 |
VMA | Vikramgarh Alot | 21:12 | 21:14 |
SGZ | Shamgarh | 21:44 | 21:46 |
RMA | Ramganj Mandi Junction | 22:20 | 22:22 |
KOTA | Kota Junction | 23:20 | 23:30 |
SWN | Sawai Madhopur Junction | 00:33 | 00:35 |
MTJ | Mathura Junction | 03:15 | 03:20 |
NZM | Hazrat Nizamuddin | 05:05 | 05:07 |
NDLS | New Delhi | 05:30 | 05:45 |
PNP | Panipat Junction | 07:11 | 07:13 |
UMB | Ambala Cantt Junction | 08:47 | 08:52 |
LDH | Ludhiana Junction | 10:13 | 10:20 |
JRC | Jalandhar Cantt Junction | 11:10 | 11:13 |
PTKC | Pathankot Cantt | 12:53 | 12:56 |
KTHU | Kathua | 13:25 | 13:27 |
JAT | Jammu Tawi | 14:50 | 14:58 |
UHP | Udhampur | 16:51 | 16:53 |
SVDK | Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra | 17:40 | --- |
The train has standard LHB Rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 22 coaches:
Both trains are hauled by a Sabarmati-based WDP-4D from Gandhidham Junction to till Ahmedabad Junction after which Vadodara Loco Shed or Ghaziabad based WAP-7 electric locomotive hauls the train from Ahmedabad Junction to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and vice versa.
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