Durgavati Express Explained

Durgavati Express
Type:Express
First:[1]
Operator:West Central Railways
Start: (JBP)
Stops:31
End: (SVDK)
Distance:1583km (984miles)
Journeytime:32 hours
Frequency:Weekly
Class:AC 2 Tier (2A), AC 3 Tier (3A), Sleeper class (SL)
Seating:No
Sleeping:Yes
Catering:Available
Observation:Rake sharing with 12193/ 12194 Yesvantpur–Jabalpur Superfast Express
Stock:ICF coach
Trainnumber:11449 / 11450
Speed:51km/h average including halts

The Durgavati Express is a weekly Express train service run by West Central Railway, It runs between Jabalpur Junction railway station of Jabalpur, a military hub of Eastern Madhya Pradesh state and Katra railway station of Jammu & Kashmir in India.

It operates as train number 11449 from Jabalpur Junction to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and as train number 11450 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir.[2]

Background

The name Durgavati Express was given in the memory of the princess of the Mahakoshal region in Jabalpur named Princess Durgavati (Rani Durgavati).

Coach composition

The train consists of 23 coaches: 2 AC II tier, four AC III tier, 10 sleeper, three Unreserved Coaches, and 2 luggage/brake vans. It carries a pantry car.[3]

Routing

This train runs from Jabalpur Junction via,,,,,,,,, to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra.

Traction

As large sections of the route are yet to be fully electrified, a -based WDM-3A diesel locomotive powers the train up to, then a Katni Junction-based WAG-5 powers the train up to, later a Tughlakabad-based WDP-4B diesel locomotive powers the train to its destination.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of the trains announced in the Railway Budget 2014-15 which would serve the State of Jammu & Kashmir and status of implementation. Press Information Bureau. 4 September 2015.
  2. http://naidunia.jagran.com/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur-jabalpur-news-464142
  3. http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/northern-railway-extends-12-trains-to-katra/125875.html