Bandra Terminus–Dehradun Express Explained

Bandra Terminus–Haridwar Dehradun Express
Type:Mail/Express
Locale:Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand
Operator:Western Railways
Start: (BDTS)
Stops:65
End: (HW)
Distance:1617km (1,005miles)
Journeytime:32 hours 15 minutes
Frequency:Daily
Class:AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class
Seating:Yes
Sleeping:Yes
Catering:On-board catering,
E-catering
Observation:Large windows
Stock:LHB coach
Trainnumber:19019 / 19020
Speed:130km/h maximum,
42km/h average including halts

The 19019 / 19020 Bandra Terminus–Haridwar Dehradun Express is an express train of Indian Railways Western Railway Zone that runs between and in India on a daily basis. Initially it ran between Dehradun and Bandra Terminus, but now it runs only between Haridwar and Bandra Terminus as Dehradun Express.

It operates as train number 19019 from Bandra Terminus to Haridwar and as train number 19020 in the reverse direction.

Coaches

The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches:

Coach position

The train consists of 24 coaches.

Loco HCPV SLR H1 A1 A2 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 M1 M2 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 UR UR EOG

Service

It is a daily train and covers the distance of 1617 kilometres in 32 hours 15 mins as 19019 Dehradun Express (40.53 km/h) and 32 hours 45 mins as 19020 Dehradun Express (40.29 km/h).

Traction

Before the Mumbai region changed traction to an AC system, Valsad based WCAM-1 engine would haul the train until from where a Vadodara-based WAP-4 or WAP-5 would take over until after which a WDM-3A engine from the Tuglakabad shed would take over until Haridwar.

Since Western Railways switched over to AC traction, a Ghaziabad-based WAP-7 hauls the train until Hazrat Nizamuddin after which a WDM-3A engine from the Tuglakabad shed takes over until Haridwar.

Now, both trains are hauled by a Vadodara/Valsad-based WAP-7 until Haridwar and vice versa.

Schedule

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Incidents

On 8 January 2014, a fire broke out on one of the trains when it was near Dahanu station in Maharashtra. Three carriages were involved. Some passengers escaped "by breaking open the back doors"[3] but nine were killed.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 19019/Mumbai Bandra (T.)–Dehradun Express. India Rail Info.
  2. Web site: 19020/Dehradun–Mumbai Bandra (T.) Express. India Rail Info.
  3. Web site: Sleeping passengers killed in India train fire. AFP. 2014-01-08.
  4. Web site: India train fire death toll rises to nine. UPI. 2014-01-08.