Color: | ADD8E6 |
Kalka Shatabdi Express | |
Type: | Shatabdi Express |
Locale: | Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh |
Operator: | Northern Railway |
Start: | New Delhi Station |
Stops: | 4 |
Distance: | 269km (167miles) |
Journeytime: | 4 hours 3 minutes |
Frequency: | Daily |
Class: | Executive Chair Car, AC Chair Car |
Seating: | Yes |
Sleeping: | No |
Catering: | Yes, no pantry car |
Observation: | LHB rakes |
Entertainment: | Large windows |
Baggage: | Overhead racks |
Trainnumber: | 12011 / 12012 |
Speed: | 130km/h maximum 66.5km/h, including halts |
Map State: | collapsed |
The 12011/12012 Kalka Shatabdi Express is a Superfast Express train of Shatabdi class belonging to Indian Railways that runs between New Delhi and Kalka in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12011 from New Delhi railway station to Kalka railway station and as train number 12012 in the reverse direction.[1] The train is mostly used by tourists, along with Netaji Express, en route to Shimla. Thus, gaining its international patronage.
It is the fastest train on the Delhi–Kalka sector. It shares this distinction with its sister train 12005/06 Kalka Shatabdi Express. It covers the distance of 269 kilometers in 4 hours as 12011 Shatabdi Express (67 km/h) and 4 hours 5 mins as 12012 Shatabdi Express (66 km/h).
It is regularly hauled by a WAP-7 locomotive with HOG capability from the Ghaziabad Shed. It receives banker engines between Chandigarh & Kalka. Generally, these are WAP-4 or WAP-5.