Jaipur Superfast Express

Mumbai Central - Jaipur Superfast Express
Overview
Service type	Superfast
Locale	Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan
First service	30 January 1993
Current operator(s)	Western Railways
Route
Start	Mumbai Central (MMCT)
Stops	19
End	Jaipur (JP)
Distance travelled	1,162 km (722 mi)
Average journey time	17 hours 45 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12955 / 12956
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, General unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB Coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum, ; 70 km/h (43 mph) average with halts
Route map

The 12955 / 12956 Jaipur Superfast is one of the most important train of Western railway running between Mumbai in Maharashtra and Jaipur in Rajasthan, India. It is the fastest train under Superfast category of trains; which are running between these two cities. The train has been upgraded with comfortable LHB coaches effectively from 1 November, 2019.

Overview

This train is the first broad-gauge train from Jaipur Junction and it came into service on 30 January, 1993. Jaipur Superfast is also informally known as Gangaur Express. Before Jaipur Junction was upgraded to broad-gauge, this train ran between Mumbai Central and Durgapura station which is another railway station at Jaipur .

It operates as train number 12955 in Down direction from Mumbai Central to Jaipur and in Up direction as train number 12956 between Jaipur & Mumbai Central. It covers a distance of 1162 kilometers in 17 hrs 55 mins with an average speed of 69 km/h (excluding halts) in Down Direction. In Up direction, the journey is completed in 17 hrs 40 mins at an average speed of 70 km/h (excluding halts). The train runs at maximum speed of 110 km/hr. The train is equipped with Bio toilets. A scheme of meal coupons was first experimented on this train.

Schedule

It leaves Mumbai Central as train number 12955 on a daily basis and at the end of 19 halts arrives at Jaipur the next day. Train number 12956 leaves Jaipur on a daily basis and arrives at Mumbai Central on the next day.

Route & Halts

Important railway halts in both Down and Up directions are: Borivali, Surat, Vadodara, Ratlam, Kota & Sawai Madhopur

Coach composition

12955 / 56 Jaipur Superfast has LHB rakes. The train has one First AC CUM second AC Coach, one Second AC Coach, 6 Third AC Coaches, 9 Second sleeper coaches, 2 Unreserved coaches, one pantry car and 2 coaches end-on-generator car for both up and down services.

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
	EOG	GS	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	S7	S8	S9	PC	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	A1	HA1	GS	EOG

Traction

Prior to DC to AC Conversion of Western Line Suburban Railway in Mumbai; it departed from Mumbai Central with a WCAM 2/2P electric locomotive of Valsad shed in order to use Mumbai's DC traction wires and switch power on-the-fly in a dead zone just after crossing Virar (afterwards Vile Parle ). There was a locomotive change at Vadodara where it used to swap the WCAM 2/2P with WAP 4E electric locomotive of Vadodara shed.

The Western railway completed DC Electric Conversion to AC on 5 February 2012. The work was done on Vile Parle - Churchgate section. After the complete AC Electrification of Western Line suburban system of Mumbai; it is hauled by a Vadodara based WAP 7 locomotive between Mumbai Central and Sawai Madhopur, between Sawai Madhopur and Jaipur it is hauled by a Bhagat Ki Kothi based WDP 4 / WDP 4B / WDP 4D locomotive and vice versa.

Gallery

12956 Jaipur Superfast Express
Coach HA1 - 12955 Jaipur Superfast Express
Jaipur Superfast Express at Ratlam Junction
Diesel Loco for Jaipur Junction
WAP 4 Loco up to Mumbai Central at Sawai Madhopur Junction
Jaipur Superfast Express ready to depart from Mumbai Central railway station Platform 1
Jaipur Superfast Express at Kota Junction
WCAM2P Locomotive was used to haul Jaipur Super between BCT and Vadodara
Jaipur Superfast Express at Jaipur railway station

Railways in Northern India
National network/ trunk lines	Howrah–Delhi main line New Delhi–Chennai main line New Delhi–Mumbai main line Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line Delhi–Jaipur line Jaipur–Ahmedabad line
Branch lines/ sections	Agra–Bhopal section Ahmedabad–Udaipur line Allahabad–Mau–Gorakhpur main line Ambala–Attari line Amritsar–Pathankot line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Bathinda–Rewari line Bathinda–Rajpura line Bilaspur–Leh line Chandigarh–Sahnewal line Delhi–Fazilka line Delhi–Kalka line Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line Delhi–Moradabad line Jalandhar–Firozpur line Jalandhar–Jammu line Jammu–Baramulla line Jammu–Poonch line Jodhpur–Bathinda line Kanpur–Delhi section Lucknow–Gorakhpur line Lucknow–Moradabad line Ludhiana–Fazilka line Ludhiana–Jakhal line Marwar Junction–Munabao line Mau–Ghazipur–Dildarnagar main line Moradabad–Ambala line Mughalsarai–Kanpur section Rewari–Rohtak line Varanasi–Lucknow main line Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow line Varanasi–Sultanpur–Lucknow line
Urban and suburban rail transport	Delhi Suburban Railway Delhi Metro (Blue Green Grey Magenta Orange Pink Red Violet Yellow) Rapid Metro Gurgaon Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway Barabanki–Lucknow Suburban Railway Delhi–Meerut RRTS
Heritage railways	Kalka–Shimla Railway
Monorails	Patiala State Monorail Trainways
Defunct lines	Jammu–Sialkot line
Manufacturing units and workshops	Banaras Locomotive Works Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli
Railway companies	Northern Railway North Eastern Railway North Central Railway North Western Railway East Indian Railway Company Kangra Valley Railway Rajputana–Malwa Railway Tirhut Railway Oudh and Tirhut Railway Indian Branch Railway Company Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Cawnpore–Burhwal Railway Cawnpore–Barabanki Railway Lucknow–Bareilly Railway Bengal and North Western Railway Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway Mashrak–Thawe Extension Railway Lucknow–Sitapur–Seramow Provincial State Railway Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway Segowlie–Raxaul Railway Delhi Metro Rail Corporation National Capital Region Transport Corporation
See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) 1974 railway strike in India Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor

Railways in Western India
National network / trunk lines	New Delhi–Mumbai main line Konkan Railway Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line Mumbai–Chennai line Jaipur–Ahmedabad line Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line
Branch lines / sections	Mathura–Vadodara section Akola–Ratlam line Nagda–Ujjain section Ujjain–Bhopal section Ahmedabad–Viramgam section Bhusawal–Kalyan section Gandhidham–Ahmedabad main line Gandhidham–Bhuj section Gandhidham–Kandla Port section Gandhidham–Palanpur section Gandhidham–Samakhiali section Jodhpur–Bathinda line Maliya Miyana–Wankaner section Marwar Junction–Munabao line Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section Nagpur–Bhusawal section Samakhiali–Maliya Miyana section Solapur–Guntakal section Surendranagar–Bhavnagar line Viramgam–Mahesana section Viramgam–Maliya Miyana section Viramgam–Okha line Dharangadhra–Surendra Nagar section Viramgam–Surendra Nagar section Wankaner–Surendra Nagar section Rajkot–Wankaner section Jamnagar–Porbandar line Porbandar–Jetalsar section Rajkot–Somnath line Palitana–Sihor section Bharuch–Dahej line Ankleshwar–Rajpipla section Anand–Khambhat line Vasad–Kathana line Kanjari Boriyavi–Vadtal line Anand–Godhra section Udhna–Jalgaon line Ahmedabad–Udaipur line
Suburban lines	Ahmedabad (Planned) Mumbai (Western line Central line Harbour line Trans-Harbour line Nerul-Uran line (Under construction)) Pune
Metro rail	Mumbai Metro Navi Mumbai Metro Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad Greater Nashik Metro Surat Metro Pune Metro Nagpur Metro
Monorail	Ahmedabad (Planned) Mumbai (Line 1 Navi Mumbai) Pune
Defunct lines revived / under revival	Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway Barsi Light Railway
Defunct lines	Salsette–Trombay Railway Bhavnagar State Railway Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway West of India Portuguese Railway Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Cutch State Railway
Railway divisions	Bhusawal Pune
Railway companies	Central Railway Western Railway West Central Railway Konkan Railway Corporation Great Indian Peninsula Railway Saurashtra Railway Mumbai Port Trust Railway
See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) Urban rail transit in India Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor Bhor Ghat