Haridwar–Amritsar Jan Shatabdi Express
The 12054 / 12053 Amritsar - Haridwar Janshatabdi Express is a superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways - Northern Railway zone that runs between Amritsar Junction and Haridwar Junction in India serving the states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand.
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast, Jan Shatabdi Express |
| First service | 27 September 2006 |
| Current operator(s) | Northern Railways |
| Route | |
| Start | Amritsar (ASR) |
| Stops | 9 |
| End | Haridwar (HW) |
| Distance travelled | 407 km (253 mi) |
| Average journey time | 7 hours 20 minutes as 12053 Haridwar Amritsar Janshatabdi Express, 7 hours 00 minutes as 12054 Amritsar Haridwar Janshatabdi Express |
| Service frequency | 6 days a week |
| Train number(s) | 12053 / 12054 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC Chair Car, Second Class seating |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | No |
| Catering facilities | No Pantry car coach attached |
| Observation facilities | Runs with slip coaches of 12063/12064 Una Jan Shatabdi Express |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | ICF Coaches |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum, 55.82 km/h (35 mph) average including halts |
It operates as train number 12054 from Amritsar Junction to Haridwar Junction and as train number 12053 in the reverse direction.
For 3 days a week, the slip coaches of the 12057/58 Una Jan Shatabdi Express are attached / detached to the train at Ambala Cantonment Junction.
Coaches
The 12054 / 53 Amritsar Haridwar Janshatabdi Express presently has 1 AC Chair Car & 8 Second Class Jan Shatabdi seating coaches.
As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The 12054 / 53 Amritsar Haridwar Janshatabdi Express covers the distance of 407 kilometres in 7 hours 00 mins (58.14 km/hr) as 12054 Amritsar Haridwar Janshatabdi Express & in 7 hours 35 mins (53.67 km/hr) as 12053 Haridwar Amritsar Janshatabdi Express.
As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/hr, as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
Routeing
The 12054 / 53 Amritsar Haridwar Janshatabdi Express runs from Amritsar Junction via Jalandhar City, Ludhiana, Ambala Cantonment Junction, Saharanpur Junction to Haridwar Junction.
Traction
Despite electrification of the 250 km stretch between Amritsar Junction & Ambala Cantonment Junction, a Ghaziabad based WAP 7 or WAP 5 locomotive powers the train for its entire run.
Timings
12054 Amritsar Haridwar Janshatabdi Express leaves Amritsar Junction every day except Thursday at 06:55 hrs IST and reaches Haridwar Junction at 13:55 hrs IST on the same day.
12053 Haridwar Amritsar Janshatabdi Express leaves Haridwar Junction every day except Thursday at 14:30 hrs IST and reaches Amritsar Junction at 22:05 hrs IST on the same day.
References
- "12054 Amritsar Haridwar Janshatabdi | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". flickr.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "Railways moots proposal to double number of coaches on Amritsar-Haridwar Shatabdi - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "Rain havoc: Over 10,000 train passengers hit | Business Line". thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "Faulty wire stop rail traffic on Amritsar-Delhi route for three hours | RailNews". railnews.co.in. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "Press Information Bureau English Releases". Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "PM flags off the Amritsar-Haridwar train - Early Times Newspaper Jammu Kashmir". earlytimesnews.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
External links
- "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". irfca.org. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
