Bandra Terminus–Surat Intercity Express Explained

Bandra Terminus - Surat Intercity Express
Type:Superfast
Locale:Maharashtra, Gujarat
Operator:Western Railway
Start:Bandra Terminus
Stops:8
End:Surat
Distance:252km (157miles)
Journeytime:4 hours 20 minutes
Frequency:Daily
Class:AC Chair Car, 1st Class, 2nd Class Seating, General Unreserved
Seating:Yes
Sleeping:Yes
Catering:On-board Catering
E-Catering
Trainnumber:12935 / 12936
Speed:110km/h maximum
58.15km/h, excluding halts

12935/12936 Bandra Terminus - Surat Intercity Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Bandra Terminus and Surat of India. A daily service, it operates as train number 12935 from Bandra Terminus to Surat and as train number 12936 in the reverse direction.[1] [2]

Coaches

12935/36 Bandra Terminus - Surat Intercity Express has 3 AC chair car(CC), 1 First Class(FC), 6 2nd Class Seating(2S), 9 General Unreserved(GEN) and 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake(SLR) coaches.

As with most train services in India, Coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service and halts

12935/36 Bandra Terminus - Surat Intercity Express initially ran as 19035/36 which was later converted to the present train no. 12935/36.

It is a daily service covering the distance of 252 km in 4 hours 20 mins in both directions giving an average speed of 58 km/h.

The important halts of the train are:

Traction

Dual traction WCAM-1 locomotive hauls the train all the way between Bandra Terminus & Surat. After Western Railway switched over to AC system in February 2012, it is hauled by a WAP-4E or WAP-5 or WAP-7 locomotive from the Vadodara shed.

Rake sharing

No Rake Sharing.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 12935/Bandra Terminus - Surat Intercity Express. India Rail Info.
  2. Web site: 12936/Surat - Bandra Terminus Intercity Express. India Rail Info.