Uttar Sampark Kranti Express

Overview

Service type

Sampark Kranti Express

Current operator(s)

Indian Railways

Route

Start

New Delhi Railway Station

Stops

End

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station

Distance travelled

629 km (391 mi)

Average journey time

11h 5m

Service frequency

All days

Train number(s)

12445/12446

On-board services

Class(es)

AC First Class, AC Two Tier, AC Three Tier, Sleeper, General Class

Technical

Operating speed

AVERAGE
57 km/h (35 mph), excluding halts

Route map

Uttar Sampark Kranti Express is a Sampark Kranti Express train which connects New Delhi Railway Junction to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station. The train runs daily via Jammu Tawi, Jalandhar Cantt, Ludhiana, Ambala, Panipat and Udhampur, covering a distance of 655 km at an average speed of 57 km/hr.

History

The train was flagged off by Prime Minister Shri Manmohan Singh on 14 April 2005 on Jammu Udhampur rail link as a part of Jammu-Udhampur-Baramulla rail project. The then railway minister Shri Lalu Prasad Yadav was also there. The foundation stone for this project was laid in 1983 by then Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi on a rainy day in Udhampur. The train originally ran between new Delhi and Udhampur .It has been extended to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station wef 1.09.15. The train now connects Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station to the rest of the country in the first phase of a project that will provide a rail link to the Kashmir Valley. 14033/34 Jammu Mail running between Old Delhi to Udhampur has also been extended to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station.

The train numbered 12445 departs New Delhi at 20:50 IST and arrives Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station at 08:40 IST. In the return direction, the train numbered 12446 departs from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station at 19:10 IST and arrives New Delhi at 06:10 IST.

Coach Composition

LOCO-SLR-GEN-GEN-H1-A1-B5 -B4-B3-B2-B1-S12-S11-S10-S9-S8-S7-S6-S5-S4-S3-S2-S1-GEN-GEN-SLR.

Loco

It is hauled by TKD WDP 4B.

Pantry/Catering

Catering available in the train but no pantry car services.

References

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See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) 1974 railway strike in India

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