Bandra Terminus Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express

Bandra Terminus Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express
Overview

Service type	Superfast, Garib Rath
Current operator(s)	Western Railways
Route
Start	Bandra Terminus
Stops	7
End	Hazrat Nizamuddin
Distance travelled	1,366 km (849 mi)
Service frequency	3 days a week. 12909 Bandra Terminus Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express – Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday. 12910 Hazrat Nizamuddin Bandra Terminus Garib Rath Express – Wednesday, Friday & Sunday
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 3 tier, AC Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	No Pantry Car attached
Observation facilities	No Rake Sharing.
Technical
Rolling stock	Standard Indian Railway coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph) maximum ,81.96 km/h (51 mph), including halts

The 12909 / 10 Bandra Terminus Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express is a Superfast express train of the Garib Rath category belonging to Indian Railways - Western Railway zone that runs between Bandra Terminus and Hazrat Nizamuddin in India.

It operates as train number 12909 from Bandra Terminus to Hazrat Nizamuddin and as train number 12910 in the reverse direction serving the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan & Delhi.

Coaches

The 12909 / 10 Bandra Terminus Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express presently has 16 AC 3 tier & 4 AC Chair Car coaches. It does not have a Pantry Car Coach.

As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

12909 Bandra Terminus Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express covers the distance of 1366 kilometres in 16 hours 50 mins (81.15 km/hr) & in 16 hours 30 mins as 12910 Hazrat Nizamuddin Bandra Terminus Garib Rath Express (82.79 km/hr) making it the 2nd fastest train on the Mumbai – Delhi sector.

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/hr, as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Route

The 12909 / 10 Bandra Terminus Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express runs via Surat, Vadodara Junction, Ratlam Junction, Kota Junction to Hazrat Nizamuddin.

Traction

Prior to February 2012, Dual traction WCAM 2/2P locos would haul the train between Bandra Terminus & Vadodara Junction after which a Vadodara based WAP 5 locomotive would take over until Hazrat Nizamuddin.

Western Railway completed DC Electric Conversion to AC on 5 February 2012 & it is now regularly hauled by a Ghaziabad or Vadodara based WAP 5 or WAP 7 locomotive for its entire journey.

Timings

12909 Bandra Terminus Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express leaves Bandra Terminus every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday at 16:55 hrs IST and reaches Hazrat Nizamuddin at 09:40 hrs IST the next day.

12910 Hazrat Nizamuddin Bandra Terminus Garib Rath Express leaves Hazrat Nizamuddin every Wednesday, Friday & Sunday at 15:40 hrs IST and reaches Bandra Terminus at 08:10 hrs IST the next day.

Gallery

Ghaziabad based WAP 5 getting ready to haul the Garib Rath Express
12909 Garib Rath Express - AC Chair Car coach
12909 Garib Rath Express - AC 3 tier coach
12909 Garib Rath Express at Bandra Terminus
12909 Garib Rath Express - EOG car

External links

"Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
"IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
"[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet.". irfca.org. Retrieved 2014-04-05.

References

"GARIBRATH & YUVA TRAIN LIST". indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
Salil Panikkaveettil. "get pnr predictions for train 12909 NZM GARIB RATH". pnr.me. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
"Over charging food on garib rath train no 12909 - Grahak Seva". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2014-04-10.

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