Indore - Jammu Tawi Weekly Superfast Express
Overview | |
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Service type | Superfast |
Status | Operating |
Current operator(s) | Indian Railways |
Route | |
Start | Jammu Tawi |
Stops | 16 |
End | Indore Junction |
Distance travelled | 1,411 kilometres (877 mi) |
Average journey time | 25 hrs |
Service frequency | Monday/Wednesday |
Train number(s) | 22941/22942 |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, sleeper class, unreserved |
Seating arrangements | Available |
Sleeping arrangements | Available |
Catering facilities | Available (paid) |
Baggage facilities | Available |
Technical | |
Track gauge | Broad gauge |
Operating speed | 55 kilometres per hour (34 mph) Avg. |
Indore - Jammu Tawi Express is a mail/express train of the Indian Railways which runs between Indore Junction Madhya Pradesh to Jammu Tawi the Winter capital city of Jammu & Kashmir.[1][2][3] The train is the second train between Indore and Jammu after Malwa Express.
Number
The 'down' service from Indore Jn Bg runs as number 22941 and the 'up' service from Jammu Tawi carries number 22942.
Arrival and departure
Train departure from Jammu Tawi at 09:00 am on Wednesday, with arrival at Indore Junction at 06:00 am the following day with 25h 0m. This is an average speed of 56 km km per hour for the 1411 km journey.
The reverse journey leaves Indore Junction at 23:55 pm on Monday and arrives in Jammu Tawi at 1.20 pm the following day, with 25 hours and 25 minutes. This is an average speed of 55 km/h.
Route and halts
The train runs on multiple routes through its journey via: Dewas, Ujjain Junction, Nagda, Bhawani Mandi, Kota Junction, Sawai Madhopur Junction, Gangapur City, Mathura Junction, Safdarjung, Panipat Junction, Ambala Cantt. Junction, Ludhiana Junction, Jalandhar Cantt. Junction, Pathankot Cantt to Jammu Tawi. It passes through 7 states including: Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir. The important halts of this train include Ujjain Junction, Kota Junction, Mathura Junction, Jalandhar Cantt. Junction, Pathankot Cantt.
Coach composite
The train normally consists of 21 coaches:
- 12 sleeper coaches
- 1 AC-2 class
- 2 AC-3 class
- 6 general
Rake maintenance and sharing
The train is maintained by the Indore Coaching Depot. The same rake is used for Indore - Pune Express for one way which is altered by the second rake on the other way.
See also
References
- ↑ Ministry of Railways (4 September 2015). "Shri Suresh Prabhu Flags Off Andaman Express Through Remote Control From Jammu Tawi to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra". Press Information Bureau, Government Of India.
- ↑ "Indore - Jammu Tawi Express". India Rail Info.
- ↑ "Jammu Tawi - Indore Express". India Rail Info.