Bhuj Dadar Superfast Express

Bhuj Dadar Superfast Express
Overview
Service type Superfast Express
First service 12 November 2011
Current operator(s) Western Railways
Route
Start Bhuj
Stops 18
End Dadar
Distance travelled 977 km (607 mi)
Service frequency 12960 Bhuj Dadar Superfast Express - Monday & Thursday, 12959 Dadar Bhuj Superfast Express – Wednesday & Saturday
Train number(s) 12959 / 12960
On-board services
Class(es) AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements Yes
Sleeping arrangements Yes
Catering facilities No Pantry Car but available
Observation facilities No Rake Sharing
Technical
Rolling stock Standard Indian Railway coaches
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum
55.43 km/h (34 mph), including halts

The 12959/12960 Bhuj Dadar Superfast Express is a superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Bhuj and Mumbai in India. It is a 2 days a week service. It operates as train number 12959 from Dadar to Bhuj and as train number 12960 in the reverse direction.

Coaches

The 12959/60 Bhuj Dadar Superfast Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 2 AC 3 tier, 6 Sleeper Class & 6 General Unreserved coaches. As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 12959/60 Bhuj Dadar Superfast Express was first introduced on 12 November 2011. Presently it is a bi weekly service. It operates via the newly constructed Palanpur line on the MumbaiBhuj route.

It covers the distance of 977 kilometres in 17 hours 45 mins as 12959 Dadar Bhuj Superfast Express (55.04 km/hr) & 17 hours 30 mins as 12960 Bhuj Dadar Superfast Express (55.83 km/hr). As its average speed in both directions is above 55 km/hr as per Indian Railway rules, it has a Superfast surcharge.

12959 Dadar Bhuj Superfast Express - AC 2 tier coach
12959 Dadar Bhuj Superfast Express - Sleeper coach

Traction

Dual traction WCAM 1 OR WCAM 2/2P locos would haul the train until Ahmedabad after which a Vatva or Ratlam based WDM 3A would take over until Bhuj.

As Western Railways switched over to AC system in February 2012, it is now hauled by a WAP 4 or WAP 5 engine from the Vadodara shed until Ahmedabad after which a Vatva or Ratlam based WDM 3A takes over until Bhuj.

It reverses direction twice on its run. These reversals occur at Palanpur Junction & Gandhidham Junction

Time Table

12960 Bhuj Dadar Superfast Express leaves Bhuj every Monday & Thursday at 18:30 hrs IST and reaches Dadar at 12:00 hrs IST the next day.

On return, the 12959 Dadar Bhuj Superfast Express leaves Dadar every Wednesday & Saturday at 00:05 hrs IST and reaches Bhuj at 17:45 hrs IST the same day.

Station Code Station Name

12959 - Dadar to Bhuj[1]

Distance
from Source
in km
Day

12960 - Bhuj to Bhuj[2]

Distance
from Source
in km
Day
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
DDR Dadar Source 00:05 0 1 12:00 Destination 977 2
BSR Vasai Road 00:53 00:56 42 1 11:02 11:05 936 2
ST Surat 04:15 04:20 257 1 08:15 08:20 721 2
BRC Vadodara Junction 06:05 06:10 386 1 06:25 06:30 592 2
ANND Anand Junction 06:43 06:45 422 1 05:40 05:42 556 2
ND Nadiad Junction 07:01 07:03 440 1 05:20 05:22 538 2
ADI Ahmedabad Junction 08:05 08:25 486 1 04:20 04:40 492 2
MSH Mehsana Junction 09:46 09:48 554 1 02:36 02:38 424 2
PNU Palanpur Junction 10:50 11:15 619 1 01:05 01:32 359 2
DISA Disa 11:35 11:37 646 1 23:53 23:55 332 1
BLDI Bhildi 11:53 11:55 664 1 23:37 23:39 314 1
DEOR Diyodar 12:14 12:16 690 1 23:12 23:14 287 1
RDHP Radhanpur 12:52 12:54 732 1 22:38 22:40 246 1
SLLR Santalpur 13:22 13:24 775 1 22:04 22:06 203 1
SIOB Samakhiali 15:05 15:07 866 1 20:50 20:52 111 1
BCOB Bhachau BG 15:21 15:23 882 1 20:21 20:23 95 1
GIMB Gandhidham Junction 16:10 16:30 919 1 19:25 19:50 58 1
BHUJ Bhuj 17:50 Destination 977 1 Source 18:30 0 1

External links

References

  1. "Dadar Bhuj Superfast - 12959". Retrieved 3 Sep 2012.
  2. "Bhuj Dadar Superfast Express 12960". Retrieved 18 Oct 2012.
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