Saurashtra Express
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| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Express | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Western Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Mumbai Central | ||||
| Stops | 63 as 19215 Saurashtra Express, 62 as 19216 Saurashtra Express | ||||
| End | Porbandar | ||||
| Distance travelled | 955 km (593 mi) | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | 1st Class, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | No Pantry Car 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 43.74 km/h (27 mph), including halts | ||||
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The 19215/19216 Saurashtra Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai Central and Porbandar in India.
It operates as train number 19215 from Mumbai Central to Porbandar and as train number 19216 in the reverse direction.
Coaches
The 19215/19216 Saurashtra Express presently has 1 1st Class, 1 AC 3 tier, 4 Sleeper Class & 10 General Unreserved coaches. It also carries a ‘’’Railway Mail Service Coach’’’ & a Milk Coach.
As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The 19215 Saurashtra Express covers the distance of 955 kilometres in 21 hours 30 mins (44.42 km/hr) & in 22 hours 10 mins (43.08 km/hr) as 19216 Saurashtra Express.
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.
Traction
Prior to Western Railways switching to AC system, the Saurashtra Express would be hauled by a WCAM 1 engine until Ahmedabad Junction after which a Vatva based WDM 3A would take over.
As Western Railways switched over to AC system on 5 February 2012, it is now hauled by a WAP 4 engine from the Vadodara shed until Ahmedabad Junction after which a Vatva based WDM 3A takes over.
Time Table
19215 Saurashtra Express leaves Mumbai Central on a daily basis at 08:20 hrs IST and reaches Porbandar at 05:50 hrs IST the next day.
19216 Saurashtra Express leaves Porbandar on a daily basis at 21:05 hrs IST and reaches Mumbai Central at 19:15 hrs IST the next day.
| Station Code | Station Name |
19215 - Mumbai Central to Porbandar[1] |
Distance from Source in km |
Day |
19216 - Porbandar to Mumbai Central[2] |
Distance from Source in km |
Day | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | ||||||
| BCT | Mumbai Central | Source | 08:20 | 0 | 1 | 19:15 | Destination | 955 | 2 |
| DDR | Dadar | 08:30 | 08:32 | 6 | 1 | 18:40 | 18:42 | 949 | 2 |
| BVI | Borivali | 09:00 | 09:02 | 30 | 1 | 18:05 | 18:07 | 925 | 2 |
| VR | Virar | 09:38 | 09:40 | 56 | 1 | 17:30 | 17:32 | 899 | 2 |
| PLG | Palghar | 10:09 | 10:11 | 86 | 1 | 16:43 | 16:45 | 875 | 2 |
| VAPI | Vapi | 11:40 | 11:42 | 170 | 1 | 14:56 | 14:58 | 785 | 2 |
| BL | Valsad | 12:23 | 12:25 | 194 | 1 | 14:03 | 14:05 | 761 | 2 |
| ST | Surat | 14:10 | 14:15 | 263 | 1 | 12:25 | 12:35 | 692 | 2 |
| BRC | Vadodara Junction | 16:55 | 17:00 | 392 | 1 | 09:30 | 09:40 | 563 | 2 |
| ADI | Ahmedabad Junction | 19:40 | 20:00 | 491 | 1 | 06:10 | 07:10 | 464 | 2 |
| VG | Viramgam Junction | 21:41 | 21:43 | 557 | 1 | 04:32 | 04:34 | 398 | 2 |
| RJT | Rajkot Junction | 01:18 | 01:20 | 738 | 2 | 01:21 | 01:26 | 217 | 2 |
| JAM | Jamnagar | 02:46 | 02:48 | 823 | 2 | 23:51 | 23:56 | 132 | 1 |
| PBR | Porabandar | 05:50 | Destination | 955 | 2 | Source | 21:05 | 0 | 1 |
External links
References
- ↑ Central_Porbandar-19215-train.html "Saurashtra Express-19215" Check
|url= - ↑ "Saurashtra Express 19216". Retrieved 18 Oct 2012.