Jnaneswari Express

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Jnaneswari Super Deluxe Express
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Lokmanya Tilak Terminus bound Jnaneswari Express from Shalimar curving at the outer of Nagpur Junction in Maharashtra with a WAP-7 Locomotive from Electric Loco Shed, Santragachi
Overview
Service type Express
Locale Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand & West Bengal
First service17 August 1998;25 years ago (1998-08-17)
Current operator(s) Central Railways
Route
Termini Mumbai LTT (LTT)
Kolkata Shalimar (SHM)
Stops18
Distance travelled1,943 km (1,207 mi)
Average journey time30 Hours 45 Minutes as 12101, 30 Hours 50 Minutes as 12102
Service frequency4 days a week
Train number(s)12101 / 12102
On-board services
Class(es) 1 AC First, 2 AC 2 Tier, 6 AC 3 Tier, 8 Sleeper Class, 2 General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesPantry car attached
Observation facilities LHB coach
Baggage facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stock LHB coach
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed63 km/h (39 mph) average including halts
Route map
(Howrah - Mumbai) Mail Express and Jnaneshwari Express Route map.jpg

The 12101/12102 Jnaneswari Super Deluxe Express, also spelled Dnyaneswari (in Marathi) and Gyaneshwari (in Hindi), is a Superfast class train of Indian Railways connecting two metropolitan cities of India, Kolkata and Mumbai.

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Traction

It is hauled by a Santragachi based WAP-7 Locomotive (End to End). Top speed permissible is 130km/h. [1] [2]

Coach composition

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ICF coach of Jnaneswari Express Coach of 12101 Jnaneswari Express.jpg
ICF coach of Jnaneswari Express

Train schedule

From Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Shalimar - 12101. The train starts from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus every Monday, Tuesday, Friday & Saturday. [2]

Station codeStation nameArrivalDeparture
LTTLokmanya Tilak Terminus---20:35
KYNKalyan Junction21:1221:15
KSRAKasara22:2222:25
IGPIgatpuri22:5322:55
BSLBhusaval Junction03:0003:05
AKAkola05:0005:05
BDBadnera06:3206:35
NGPNagpur Junction09:3509:40
GGondia11:2711:29
RJNRaj Nandgaon12:5012:52
DURGDurg Junction13:3513:40
RRaipur Junction14:1514:20
BSPBilaspur Junction16:1016:25
JSGJharsuguda19:1519:17
ROURourkela Junctrion20:3020:38
CKPChakradhapur22:0322:08
TATATatanagar Junction22:5823:05
KGPKharagpur01:1501:20
SRCSantragachi Junction02:5402:56
SHMKolkata Shalimar03:20---

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.

Accident

On 28 May 2010 Mumbai-bound Jnaneswari Super Deluxe Express derailed between Sardiha and Khemasuli stations of West Midnapore claiming 150 lives and 46 injured.

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References

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