Gitanjali Express

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Gitanjali SF Express
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Gitanjali Express train board.
Overview
Service type Superfast Express
Locale West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh & Maharashtra
First service4 November 1977;47 years ago (1977-11-04)
Current operator(s) South Eastern Railway
Route
Termini Mumbai CSMT (CSMT)
Howrah Junction (HWH)
Stops25
Distance travelled1,963 km (1,220 mi)
Average journey time31 hrs 05 mins
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12859 / 12860
On-board services
Class(es) AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, AC 3 Tier Economy, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Baggage facilitiesAvailable
Other facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stock LHB coach
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph) maximum,
65 km/h (40 mph) average including halts.
Route map
Gitanjali Express Route map (Howrah - Mumbai) Express and Gitanjali Express Route map.jpg
Gitanjali Express Route map

The 12859 / 12860 Gitanjali SF Express is a daily Superfast Express train running between two metro cities, Kolkata, (Howrah Junction) in West Bengal and Mumbai, (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus) in Maharashtra connecting the East with the West. Numbered 12859/60 this train belongs to the Superfast Express category. This train takes 30½ hrs to cover the distance of 1968 km between Mumbai and Howrah while the return takes 31 hrs 15 mins. This is first train which depart behind pure AC Loco from Mumbai CSMT after conversion of Mumbai CSMT to Thane from DC to AC. It has the top most priority in Howrah Mumbai route.

Contents

Relevance

Rabindranath Tagore, a famous poet of India, wrote the book Gitanjali . [1] Since this train, too, starts from Bengal this train has the same name. This is the first Classless train in India, introduced by Ex Railway Minister Prof. Madhu Dandvate on 26 December 1977. [2]

Train schedule

From Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Howrah — 12859. The train starts from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus everyday. [3]

Station codeStation nameArrivalDeparture
CSMTChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus---06:00
DRDadar Central06:1206:15
KYNKalyan Junction06:5206:55
KSRAKasara08:0008:03
IGPIgatpuri08:3008:32
NKNashik Road09:2509:30
JLJalgaon11:5812:00
BSLBhusaval Junction12:4012:45
MKUMalkapur13:2913:30
SEGShegaon14:1414:15
AKAkola14:4514:50
BDBadnera16:1216:15
WRWardha Junction17:1817:20
NGPNagpur Junction18:5519:00
BRDBhandara Road19:5119:53
GGondia20:4820:50
RJNRaj Nandgaon22:0722:09
DURGDurg Junction22:5022:55
RRaipur Junction23:3023:35
BSPBilaspur Junction01:2001:35
RIGRaigarh03:1103:13
JSGJharsuguda04:2804:30
ROURourkela Junction05:4405:52
CKPChakradhapur07:1307:15
TATATatanagar Junction08:1508:25
KGPKharagpur10:2310:28
SRCSantragachi Junction11:4711:48
HWHHowrah12:30---

Note : Train stops at Kasara & Igatpuri Railway Station only for Bankers Loco attachment & removal at the back of the Train. There is no Commercial halt at these Stations.

From Howrah to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus — 12860. The train starts from Howrah everyday. [4]

Station codeStation nameArrivalDeparture
HWHHowrah---14:05
KGPKharagpur15:4015:45
TATATatanagar Junction17:4117:48
CKPChakradharpur18:4518:47
ROURourkela Junction20:1220:20
JSGJharsuguda21:5321:55
RIGRaigarh22:5823:00
BSPBilaspur Junction01:0001:15
RRaipur Junction02:4502:50
DURGDurg Junction03:4503:50
RJNRaj Nandgaon04:1204:14
GGondia05:4005:42
BRDBhandara Road06:2906:31
NGPNagpur Junction07:4007:45
WRWardha Junction08:4808:50
BDBadnera10:3210:35
AKAkola11:3011:35
SEGShegaon12:0312:05
MKUMalkapur12:4312:45
BSLBhusaval Junction13:4513:50
JLJalgaon14:1814:20
NKNashik Road17:0517:10
IGPIgatpuri17:5718:00
KYNKalyan Junction20:0220:05
DRDadar Central20:4720:50
CSMTChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus21:20---

Arrival and departure

Train No.12859 leaves source point, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus daily at 6:00 am and reaches its destination station Howrah Junction daily at 12:30 PM in afternoon the next day. [5] Train No.12860 leaves Howrah Junction at 2:05 pm daily and reach its destination, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at 9:20 pm next evening [6] it is a daily Superfast Express service .

Traction

It is hauled by a Santragachi Loco Shed / Ajni Loco Shed / Kalyan Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey.

Coach composition

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References

  1. ↑ "Rabindranath Tagore wrote the book Geetanjali". sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Dandavate, Madhu (2005). Dialogue with Life by Madhu Dandvate. Allied Publishers (P) Limited. ISBN   9788177648560 . Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  3. ↑ telang, Kamlesh. "12859/Gitanjali Express (PT) - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Howrah SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  4. ↑ Kumar, Vikas. "12860/Gitanjali Express (PT) - Howrah to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Gitanjali Express 12859 Schedule". cleartrip.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Kumar, Vikas. "12860/Gitanjali Express (PT) - Howrah to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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