Kalka Shatabdi Express
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Shatabdi Express |
| Current operator(s) | Northern Railway |
| Route | |
| Start | New Delhi Station |
| Stops | 4 |
| End | Kalka |
| Distance travelled | 303 km (188 mi) |
| Average journey time | 4 hours 07 minutes |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | 12011 / 12012 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Executive Chair Car, AC Chair Car |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | No |
| Catering facilities | Yes, No Pantry Car |
| Observation facilities | LHB rakes |
| Entertainment facilities | Large Windows |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed |
140 km/h (87 mph) maximum 73.45 km/h (46 mph), including halts |
The 12011/12012 Kalka Shatabdi Express is a super fast express train of Shatabdi class belonging to Indian Railways that runs between New Delhi and Kalka in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12011 from New Delhi to Kalka and as train number 12012 in the reverse direction.[1]
Coaches
The Kalka Shatabdi Express generally has 2 AC 1st Class coach, 13 AC Chair Car coaches, two luggage cum generator coaches. The train runs with the Linke-Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches. As customary, the composition of coaches is at the discretion of Indian Railways. There is no pantry car but catering is arranged on board the train.
Service
It is the fastest train on the Delhi – Kalka sector. It shares this distinction with its sister train 12005/06 Kalka Shatabdi Express. It covers the distance of 303 kilometres in 4 hours 05 mins as 12011 Shatabdi Express (74.20 km/hr) & 4 hours 10 mins as 12012 Shatabdi Express (72.72 km/hr) .
Traction
It is regularly hauled by a WAP 7 locomotive from the Ghaziabad Shed. It receives banker engines between Chandigarh & Kalka. Generally these are WAP 4 or WDM-2.
Time Table
The 12011 Kalka Shatabdi Express leaves New Delhi every day at 07:40 hrs IST and reaches the Kalka at 11:45 hrs IST. On return, the 12012 Kalka Shatabdi Express leaves Kalka every day at 17:45 hrs IST and reaches the New Delhi at 21:55 hrs IST. Being a Shatabdi, it returns to its originating station, New Delhi, at the end of the day.
| Station Code | Station Name | Distance from Source in km |
Day | Distance from Source in km |
Day | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | ||||||
| NDLS | New Delhi | Source | 07:40 | 0 | 1 | 21:55 | Destination | 303 | 1 |
| PNP | Panipat | 08:54 | 08:56 | 90 | 1 | 20:30 | 20:32 | 214 | 1 |
| KKDE | Kurukshetra | 09:42 | 09:44 | 157 | 1 | 19:41 | 19:43 | 147 | 1 |
| UMB | Ambala Cant Junction | 10:28 | 10:30 | 199 | 1 | 19:03 | 19:05 | 105 | 1 |
| CDG | Chandigarh | 11:05 | 11:13 | 266 | 1 | 18:15 | 18:23 | 38 | 1 |
| KLK | Kalka | 11:45 | Destination | 303 | 1 | Source | 17:45 | 0 | 1 |
Gallery
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New Delhi Railway Station
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Electronic Coachboard of 12012 Kalka Shatabdi Express
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12012 Kalka Shatabdi Express - coach E1
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Chandigarh railway station - Platformboard
References
- ↑ "Shatabdi Train Names with Details". Indian Railways. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ↑ "Shatabdi Express - 12011". Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ↑ "New Delhi -KalkaShatabdi Express/12012". Retrieved 22 July 2013.