Jabalpur Somnath Express

Jabalpur Somnath Express
Overview

Service type	Express
Current operator(s)	West Central Railways
Route
Start	Jabalpur Junction
Stops	45 as 11465 Somnath Jabalpur Express, 46 as 11466 Jabalpur Somnath Express, 47 as 11464 / 63 Jabalpur Somnath Express
End	Somnath
Distance travelled	1,415 km (879 mi) as 11464 / 63 Jabalpur Somnath Express, 1,570 km (976 mi) as 11466 / 65 Jabalpur Somnath Express
Service frequency	11464 / 63 Jabalpur Somnath Express – except Monday & Saturday. 11466/ 65 Jabalpur Somnath Express – Monday & Saturday.
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 coach attached
Technical
Rolling stock	Standard Indian Railway coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 47.30 km/h (29 mph), including halts as 11464 / 63 Jabalpur Somnath Express, 48.18 km/h (30 mph), including halts as 11464 / 63 Jabalpur Somnath Express,

The 11463 / 64 / 65 / 66 Jabalpur Somnath Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways - West Central Railway zone that runs between Somnath and Jabalpur Junction in India.

It operates as train number 11463 / 65 from Somnath to Jabalpur Junction and as train number 11464 / 66 in the reverse direction serving the states of Gujarat & Madhya Pradesh.

Coaches

11463 / 64 / 65 / 66 Jabalpur Somnath Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 3 AC 3 tier, 12 Sleeper Class, 4 General Unreserved & 2 sitting cum luggage rack coaches. It does not have 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 11464 Jabalpur Somnath Express via Itarsi Junction covers the distance of 1415 kilometres in 30 hours 10 mins (46.91 km/hr) & in 29 hours 40 mins as 11463 Somnath Jabalpur Express (47.70 km/hr).

The 11466 Jabalpur Somnath Express via Bina Junction covers the distance of 1570 kilometres in 33 hours 00 mins (47.58 km/hr) & in 32 hours 10 mins as 11465 Somnath Jabalpur Express (47.70 km/hr).

As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/hr, as per Indian Railway rules, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.

Routeing

The 11463 / 64 / 65 / 66 Jabalpur Somnath Express runs from Jabalpur Junction via Itarsi Junction (11463/64) or Bina Junction (11465/66), Bhopal Junction, Ujjain Junction, Ratlam Junction, Vadodara Junction, Ahmedabad Junction, Rajkot Junction to Somnath.

11464 / 63 Jabalpur Somnath Express reverses direction at Itarsi Junction & Vadodara Junction.

11466 / 65 Jabalpur Somnath Express reverses direction at Katni Junction, Bhopal Junction & Vadodara Junction.

Traction

11463/64 is hauled end to end by a Ratlam based WDM 3A, despite large sections of the route being electrified. At times an Itarsi based WDP4B also hauls the train for part of the journey.

11465/66 is regularly hauled by a Ratlam based WDM 2 locomotive from Somnant till Ahmedabad after which an Itarsi based WAM-4 locomotive takes over until Katni after which a Katni based WDM 3A hauls the train for the remainder of its journey until Jabalpur.

Timings

11463 Somnath Jabalpur Express leaves Somnath every day except Monday & Saturday at 09:30 hrs IST and reaches Jabalpur Junction at 15:10 hrs IST the next day.

11464 Jabalpur Somnath Express leaves Jabalpur Junction every day except Monday & Saturday at 12:00 hrs IST and reaches Somnath at 18:10 hrs IST the next day.

11465 Somnath Jabalpur Express leaves Somnath every Monday & Saturday at 09:30 hrs IST and reaches Jabalpur Junction at 18:30 hrs IST the next day.

11466 Jabalpur Somnath Express leaves Jabalpur Junction every Monday & Saturday at 10:00 hrs IST and reaches Somnath at 18:10 hrs IST the next day.

References

"Rajkot gets yet another train to temple town - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2014-05-30.

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.

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See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) Datia rail accident Akola–Ratlam (metre gauge trains) Indore–Ajmer metre-gauge trains Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh Dalli-Rajhara–Jagdalpur rail line

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