Habibganj–New Delhi Shatabdi Express
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Overview | |||||
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Service type | Shatabdi Express | ||||
Locale | Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi | ||||
First service | 14 November 1988 | ||||
Current operator(s) | Northern Railway zone | ||||
Route | |||||
Termini | New Delhi Bhopal Habibganj | ||||
Stops | 8 | ||||
Distance travelled | 709 km (441 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 8 hours 25mins | ||||
Service frequency | daily | ||||
Train number(s) | 12001 / 12002 | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | Executive Class, AC Chair Car | ||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | No | ||||
Catering facilities | No Pantry car but provided | ||||
Baggage facilities | Overhead racks | ||||
Technical | |||||
Rolling stock | LHB coaches | ||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Electrification | Yes | ||||
Operating speed | 150 km/h (93 mph) maximum 90 km/h (56 mph), including halts | ||||
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The New Delhi Bhopal Habibganj Shatabdi Express is a train operated by the Northern Railway which runs between New Delhi, the main railway station of India's capital territory, New Delhi, and Rani Kamlapati Railway Station the sub-urban railway station of Bhopal City, the state capital of central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is one of the fastest train in India with a maximum permissible speed of 150 km/h.
It runs on the New Delhi-Agra stretch.[1][2] The train commenced service in 1988 and was the first Shatabdi train to be introduced. The train runs at an average speed of 84 km/h (52 mph), including halts. There is a plan by the IR to cut short its travel time of 2 hours 06 minutes to 1 hour 35 minutes (95 minutes) in the New Delhi -Agra section at an average speed of 130 km/h (81 mph) when the Maximum Permissible Speed in this section is enhanced to 200 km/h (124 mph). The train was extended to Rani Kamlapati Railway Station in the railway budget of 2014-15 [1].
History
The name "Shatabdi" means century in Sanskrit. The first Shatabdi Express train was introduced in 1988 to commemorate the birth century of Jawahar Lal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India. Madhavrao Scindia was the Indian Railway Minister[3] at that point of time and the Shatabdi Express was his brainchild. The first Shatabdi Express was flagged off between New Delhi and Jhansi which was later extended to Bhopal and Habibganj.[4]
Train
The train is fully air-conditioned and is based on LHB coaches. Cost of meals is covered in the ticket fare, and the travellers are provided with snacks, meals, coffee/tea, a one-litre water bottle/ 300ml packaged water (provided by the railways owned and operated subsidiary '"Rail Neer"), and juice. The rake is shared with 12011/2 Kalka Shatabdi Express with actual RSA pattern unknown.
Route
The train covers following major cities: New Delhi, Mathura Junction, Agra Cantonment, Morena railway station Gwalior, Jhansi, Bhopal & Habibganj
Coach composition
The train has 14 AC Chair Car, 2 Executive Class & EOG coaches.
The train is expected to switch to HOG, where power for Hotel Load of the train is drawn from locomotive after commissioning of HOG fit WAP 5 locomotive.
Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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EOG | E1 | E2 | C1 | C2 | C3 | C4 | C5 | C6 | C7 | C8 | C9 | C10 | C11 | C12 | C13 | C14 | EOG |
See also
References
- ^ "Habibganj ⇌ New Delhi Shatabdi Express(12001⇌12002)". Trains Of India. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "India's fastest train flagged off". rediff.com. 15 February 2006. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ "[IRFCA] Railway Ministers". irfca.org.
- ^ Chirdeep Bagga (17 February 2006). "Fastest train claim gone in 60 seconds". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
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