Dehradun Shatabdi Express
Overview
Service typeShatabdi Express
LocaleDelhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
First service26 January 1995 (1995-01-26)
Current operator(s)Northern Railways
Route
TerminiNew Delhi
Dehradun
Stops6
Distance travelled314 km (195 mi)
Average journey time6 hours 10 minutes as 12017; 5 hours 50 minutes as 12018
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12017 / 12018
On-board services
Class(es)Executive Chair Car, AC Chair Car
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesYes
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Technical
Rolling stockLHB rakes
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph) maximum
52.36 km/h (33 mph), including halts

The Dehradun Shatabdi Express is an Express train of Shatabdi class belonging to Indian Railways that runs between New Delhi and Dehradun in India. It runs 7 days in a week. It operates as train number 12017 from New Delhi to Dehradun and as train number 12018 in the reverse direction.[1] Dehradun Shatabdi Express is part of series of Shatabdi Express trains called as 'superfast train' in India. These passenger trains operated by Indian Railways to connect Metro cities with other important cities of India.[2]

Coaches

The Dehradun Shatabdi generally has 2 AC Executive Chair Car Coaches, 12 AC Chair Car coaches, 2 luggage cum generator coaches. The train runs with the LHB coach. The number of coaches is changed as per the demand on the train. There is no pantry car but catering is arranged on board.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
12017 EOG E1 E2 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 EOG
12018

Service

It is among the fastest train on the Delhi–Dehradun section along with the 12205/06 Nanda Devi AC Express & 12055/56 Dehradun Jan Shatabdi Express. It covers the distance of 315 kilometres in 6 hours 10 mins as 12017 Shatabdi Express (50.91 km/h) and 5 hours 50 mins as 12018 Shatabdi Express (53.82 km/h) .

Schedule

The schedule of this 12017/12018 New Delhi - Dehradun Shatabdi Express is given below:-

NDLS - DDN - NDLS Shatabdi Express
12017 Stations 12018
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
---- 06:45 New Delhi 22:50 ----
07:21 07:23 Ghaziabad Junction 22:02 22:04
08:01 08:03 Meerut City Junction 21:18 21:20
08:41 08:43 Muzaffarnagar 20:38 20:40
09:50 10:15 Saharanpur Junction
(Reversal)		 19:30 19:55
10:47 10:49 Roorkee 18:46 18:48
11:33 11:38 Haridwar 17:59 18:04
12:55 ---- Dehradun Terminal ---- 16:55

It is hauled end to end by a WAP-5 and WAP-7 engine from the Ghaziabad shed.

Routing

The 12017/12018 Dehradun Shatabdi Express runs from New Delhi via Ghaziabad Junction, Meerut City, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur Junction, Roorkee, Haridwar Junction to Dehradun.

References

  1. ↑ "Shatabdi Train Names with Details". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Shatabdi Trains At A Glance" (PDF). indianrailways.gov.in. Indian Railways. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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