New Delhi - Bathinda Shatabdi Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast, Shatabdi Express |
| First service | 18 December 2014 |
| Current operator(s) | Northern Railways |
| Route | |
| Start | New Delhi |
| Stops | 4 |
| End | Bathinda Junction |
| Distance travelled | 300 km (186 mi) |
| Service frequency | 2 days a week on Monday & Saturday |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Executive Class, AC Chair Car |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | No |
| Catering facilities | Yes |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railway Shatabdi coaches |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed |
140 km/h (87 mph) maximum ,60.27 km/h (37 mph), including halts |
The New Delhi - Bathinda Shatabdi Express is a high speed train operated by Indian Railways. It operates from New Delhi to Bhatinda.
It operates as train number 12047 from New Delhi to Bathinda and as train number 12048 in the reverse direction serving the states of Delhi, Haryana & Punjab.
The Delhi-Bathinda Shatabdi Express train has now been extended to Ferozepur Cantonment from July 10 2016.
“The train would run twice a week, on Monday and Friday, at 4AM from Ferozepur, and would return from New Delhi at 4:20PM the next day. Three additional stoppages have been provided too — at Tohana in Haryana, and Kotkapura and Faridkot in Punjab
Train
The trains are fully Air-conditioned and of a much higher standard than most Indian rail coaches. Shatabdi Express travelers are provided with snacks, meals, coffee/tea, a one-litre water bottle/ 300ml packaged water (for short distance journey) provided by the railways owned and operated subsidiary '"Rail Neer", and juice.
The train runs with new imported LHB coaches on Monday and Saturday. The cost of meals, breakfast etc. is all covered in the booking fare.
Coaches
The 12047 / 48 New Delhi Bathinda Shatabdi Express presently has 1 AC First Class, 7 AC Chair Car & 2 End on Generator coaches. It does not carry a Pantry car coach but being a Shatabdi category train, catering is arranged on board the train.
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 12047 New Delhi Bathinda Shatabdi Express covers the distance of 300 kilometres in 04 hours 45 mins (56.19 km/hr) & in 04 hours 45 mins as 12048 Bathinda New Delhi Shatabdi Express (55.53 km/hr).
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 12047 / 48 New Delhi Bathinda Shatabdi Express runs from New Delhi via Rohtak Junction, Jind Junction, Jakhal Junction, Mansa, to Bathinda Junction..
Being a Shatabdi class train, it returns to its originating station New Delhi at the end of the day.
Timings
12047 New Delhi Bathinda Shatabdi Express leaves New Delhi every Monday & Saturday at 09:00 hrs IST and reaches Bathinda Junction at 13:25 hrs IST the same day.
12048 Bathinda New Delhi Shatabdi Express leaves Bathinda Junction every Monday & Saturday at 16:40 hrs IST and reaches New Delhi at 21:00 hrs IST the same day.