The 12471 / 12472 Swaraj Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Northern Railways Zone that runs between Bandra Terminus and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra in India. It gets a very high priority on its route. It is the one and only train from Mumbai which directly connects Katra in Jammu & Kashmir.

It operates as train number 12471 from Bandra Terminus to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and as train number 12472 in the reverse direction.

It would initially run from Mumbai Central. Later it was transferred to Bandra Terminus.

Coaches

The train has standard LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h between Virar and Block Hut 01. The train consists of 21 coaches:[2]

As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

12471 Bandra Terminus–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Swaraj Express covers the distance of 2030 kilometres in 33 hours 15 mins (63.41 km/h) and 2030 kilometres in 32 hours 55 mins (63.24 km/h) as 12472 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra–Bandra Terminus Swaraj Express.

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Route & halts

Rake sharing

This train shares its rake with,

Traction

It is hauled by a Ghaziabad Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from end to end.

References

  1. ^ "List of the trains announced in the Railway Budget 2014-15 which would serve the State of Jammu & Kashmir and status of implementation". Press Information Bureau. 4 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Swaraj Express 12471". etrain.info. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swaraj_Express
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