Mumbai Central - Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express
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| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Shatabdi Express | ||||
| First service | 1 May 1994 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Western Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Mumbai Central | ||||
| Stops | 7 | ||||
| End | Ahmedabad Junction | ||||
| Distance travelled | 491 km (305 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 6 hours 45 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | except Sunday | ||||
| Train number(s) | 12009 / 12010 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | Executive Chair Car, AC Chair Car | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | No | ||||
| Catering facilities | Yes | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed |
130 km/h (81 mph) maximum 83 km/h (52 mph), excluding halts | ||||
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The 12009/12010 Mumbai Central - Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express[1] is a super fast express train of Shatabdi class belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai Central and Ahmedabad Junction in India. It is a 6 days a week service. Earlier it would operate excluding Fridays, later it was changed to exclude Sundays.
It operates as train number 12009 from Mumbai Central to Ahmedabad Junction and as train number 12010 in the reverse direction.
Coaches
The Mumbai Central - Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express generally has 2 AC Executive Class coach, 15 AC Chair Car coaches, two luggage cum generator coaches. The train runs with the Linke-Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches. The number of coaches is added / removed as per the demand on the train. Catering is arranged on board the train.[1]
Service
It is second fastest train on the Mumbai – Ahmedabad Sector after the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Duronto Express which is fastest train in BCT-ADI sector.It used to run six days a week excluding Fridays after the exclusion day became Sunday.
It covers the distance of 493 kilometres in 6 hours 20 mins as 12009 Shatabdi Express (87 km/hr) & 6 hours 40 mins as 12010 Shatabdi Express (81 km/hr) [2]
Loco link
Kalyan based WCAM 2/2P locos are used to haul the train between Mumbai Central & Ahmedabad Junction until at least March 2012 although Western Railways completed DC Electric Conversion to AC on 5 February 2012.
It is now regularly hauled by a Vadodara based WAP 5 locomotive.
Gallery
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EOG Car of 12010 Shatabdi Express
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12010 Shatabdi Express at Mumbai Central
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Lucky number 13 - Coach C 13 of 12010 Shatabdi Express
References
- 1 2 "12009/Mumbai Central- Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express - Mumbai/BCT to Ahmedabad/ADI - India Rail Info". India Rail Info.
- ↑ "Mumbai Central Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express (12009) - Train From Mumbai Central to AHMEDABAD JN - Indian Railway Train Time Table, Train Schedule, Route, Arrival/Departure, Train Enquiry".