Bangalore City Hubli Jan Shatabdi Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast, Jan Shatabdi Express |
| First service | 24 November 2002 |
| Current operator(s) | South Western Railways |
| Route | |
| Start | Bangalore City Junction |
| Stops | 9 |
| End | Hubli Junction |
| Distance travelled | 469 km (291 mi) |
| Service frequency | Daily from 15 November 2011 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC Chair Car, Second Class seating |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | No |
| Auto-rack arrangements | No |
| Catering facilities | No |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railway Jan Shatabdi Coaches |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed |
120 km/h (75 mph) maximum ,63.24 km/h (39 mph), including halts |
The 12079 / 80 Bangalore City Hubli Jan Shatabdi Express is a Superfast express train of the Jan Shatabdi Express series belonging to Indian Railways - South Western Railway zone that runs between Bangalore City Junction and Hubli Junction in India.
It operates as train number 12079 from Bangalore City Junction to Hubli Junction and as train number 12080 in the reverse direction serving the state of Karnataka.
It is part of the Jan Shatabdi Express series launched by the former railway minister of India, Mr. Nitish Kumar in the 2002 / 03 Rail Budget .
Coaches
The 12079 / 80 Bangalore City Hubli Jan Shatabdi Express has 2 AC Chair Car, 10 Second Class seating & 2 Second Jan Chair cum Guard Car Coaches. It does not carry a Pantry car coach .
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 12079 / 80 Bangalore City Hubli Jan Shatabdi Express covers the distance of 469 km (291 mi) in 7 hours 25 mins (63.24 km/hr) in both directions.
As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
Routeing
The 12079 / 80 Bangalore City Hubli Jan Shatabdi Express runs from Bangalore City Junction via Yesvantpur Junction, Arsikere Junction, Chikjajur Junction, Harihar to Hubli Junction.
Traction
As the entire route is yet to be electrified, a Krishnarajapuram based WDM 3A or Hubli based WDP 4 locomotive power the train for its entire journey.
Operation
12079 Bangalore City Hubli Jan Shatabdi Express runs from Bangalore City Junction on a daily basis arriving Hubli Junction the same day .
12080 Hubli Bangalore City Jan Shatabdi Express runs from Hubli Junction on a daily basis arriving Bangalore City Junction the same day .
References
- http://pib.nic.in/archive/railbudget/railbgt2002-03/railbgtsp1.html
- http://www.indianrail.gov.in/jan_shatabdi.html
- http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2002/rapr2002/12042002/r120420021.html
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYobS9M2i04
- http://swr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=449&did=138898413502782619B9490EEA6A338731236AA7A9914.web103
- http://www.firstpost.com/topic/place/bangalore-bangalore-city-hubli-jan-shatabdi-crossing-chalukya-express-video-U20sFhqTPoA-3826-1.html
- http://www.irfca.org/~karthik/bluelightning.html
- http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/jan-shatabdi-to-bangalore-to-run-daily/article2628423.ece
- http://etrain.info/in?TRAIN=12079
- http://etrain.info/in?TRAIN=12080
External links
- "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
- "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet.". irfca.org. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
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