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	{{Infobox rail service		{{Infobox rail service
	\| name = New Delhi Amritsar Express		\| name = New Delhi Amritsar Express
	\| image= ~~New Delhi~~ Amritsar ~~Express~~.jpg		\| logo = Amr intercity exp.jpg
	\| caption =		\| image = Amritsar intercity express.jpg
	\| type = [[Superfast Express trains in India\|Superfast Express]]		\| caption = New Delhi Amritsar Express At [[Karnal railway station]]
	\| first =		\| type = [[Superfast Express trains in India\|Superfast Express]]
	\| last =		\| first =
	\| operator = [[Northern Railway zone\|Northern Railways]]		\| last =
	\| ridership =		\| operator = [[Northern Railway zone\|Northern Railways]]
	\| start = [[New Delhi railway station\|New Delhi]]		\| ridership =
	\| stops = 13 as 12459 [[New Delhi railway station\|New Delhi]] [[Amritsar railway station\|Amritsar]] Express, 15 as 12460 [[Amritsar railway station\|Amritsar]] [[New Delhi railway station\|New Delhi]] Express		\| start = [[New Delhi railway station\|New Delhi]]
	\| end = [[Amritsar railway station\|Amritsar Junction]]		\| stops = 13 as 12459 [[New Delhi railway station\|New Delhi]] [[Amritsar railway station\|Amritsar]] Express, 15 as 12460 [[Amritsar railway station\|Amritsar]] [[New Delhi railway station\|New Delhi]] Express
	\| distance = {{convert\|448\|km\|0\|abbr=on}}		\| end = [[Amritsar railway station\|Amritsar Junction]]
	\| ~~journey time~~ = 8 hours 15 minutes as 12459 [[New Delhi railway station\|New Delhi]] [[Amritsar railway station\|Amritsar]] Express, 8 hours 00 mins as 12460 [[Amritsar railway station\|Amritsar]] [[New Delhi railway station\|New Delhi]] Express		\| distance = {{convert\|448\|km\|0\|abbr=on}}
	\| frequency = Daily		\| journeytime = 8 hours 15 minutes as 12459 [[New Delhi railway station\|New Delhi]] [[Amritsar railway station\|Amritsar]] Express, 8 hours 00 mins as 12460 [[Amritsar railway station\|Amritsar]] [[New Delhi railway station\|New Delhi]] Express
	\| class = AC Chair Car, Second Class seating, General Unreserved		\| frequency = Daily
	\| seating = Yes		\| class = AC Chair Car, Second Class seating, General Unreserved
	\| sleeping = No		\| seating = Yes
	\| autorack =		\| sleeping = No
	\| catering = No [[Dining car\|Pantry Car Coach]] attached		\| autorack =
	\| observation = Rake sharing with 14681 / 82 [[Jalandhar City New Delhi Express]]		\| catering = No [[Dining car\|Pantry Car Coach]] attached
	\| entertainment =		\| observation = Rake sharing with 14681 / 82 [[Jalandhar City New Delhi Express]]
	\| baggage =		\| entertainment =
	\| other facilities=		\| baggage =
	\| stock = Standard [[Indian Railways]] Coaches		\| other facilities =
	\| gauge = {{RailGauge\|1676mm\|al=on\|allk=on}}		\| stock = Standard [[Indian Railways]] Coaches
	\| el =		\| gauge = {{RailGauge\|1676mm\|al=on\|allk=on}}
	\| ~~train number~~ = 12459 / 12460		\| el =
	\| speed = {{convert\|110\|km/h\|0\|abbr=on}} maximum <br/>,{{convert\|55.14\|km/h\|0\|abbr=on}}, including halts		\| trainnumber = 12459 / 12460
	\| map =		\| speed = {{convert\|110\|km/h\|0\|abbr=on}} maximum <br/>,{{convert\|55.14\|km/h\|0\|abbr=on}}, including halts
	\| map_state =		\| map =
			\| map_state =
	}}		}}

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	==Coaches==		==Coaches==

	The 12459 / 60 [[New Delhi railway station\|New Delhi]] [[Amritsar railway station\|Amritsar]] Express has 2 AC Car, 13 Second Class seating, 3 General Unreserved & 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) Coaches. It does not carry a [[Dining car\|Pantry car coach]].		The 12459 / 60 [[New Delhi railway station\|New Delhi]] [[Amritsar railway station\|Amritsar]] Express has 2 AC Car, 13 Second Class seating, 3 General Unreserved and 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) Coaches. It does not carry a [[Dining car\|Pantry car coach]].

	As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of [[Indian Railways]] depending on demand.		As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of [[Indian Railways]] depending on demand.
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	==Service==		==Service==

	The 12459 [[New Delhi railway station\|New Delhi]] [[Amritsar railway station\|Amritsar]] Express covers the distance of {{convert\|448\|km\|0\|abbr=on}} in 8 hours 15 mins (54.30 km/hr) & in 8 hours 00 mins as 12460 [[Amritsar railway station\|Amritsar]] [[New Delhi railway station\|New Delhi]] Express (56.00 km/hr).		The 12459 [[New Delhi railway station\|New Delhi]] [[Amritsar railway station\|Amritsar]] Express covers the distance of {{convert\|448\|km\|0\|abbr=on}} in 8 hours 15 mins (54.30 km/h) and in 8 hours 00 mins as 12460 [[Amritsar railway station\|Amritsar]] [[New Delhi railway station\|New Delhi]] Express (56.00 km/h).

	As the average speed of the train is above {{convert\|55\|km/h\|0\|abbr=on}}, as per [[Indian Railways]] rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.		As the average speed of the train is above {{convert\|55\|km/h\|0\|abbr=on}}, as per [[Indian Railways]] rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox rail service
| name = New Delhi Amritsar Express
| image= New Delhi Amritsar Express.jpg
| caption =
| type = [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast Express]]
| first =
| last =
| operator = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railways]]
| ridership =
| start = [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]]
| stops = 13 as 12459 [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] Express, 15 as 12460 [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] Express
| end = [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar Junction]]
| distance = {{convert|448|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journey time = 8 hours 15 minutes as 12459 [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] Express, 8 hours 00 mins as 12460 [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] Express
| frequency = Daily
| class = AC Chair Car, Second Class seating, General Unreserved
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = No
| autorack =
| catering = No [[Dining car|Pantry Car Coach]] attached
| observation = Rake sharing with 14681 / 82 [[Jalandhar City New Delhi Express]]
| entertainment =
| baggage =
| other facilities=
| stock = Standard [[Indian Railways]] Coaches
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm|al=on|allk=on}}
| el =
| train number = 12459 / 12460
| speed = {{convert|110|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum <br/>,{{convert|55.14|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, including halts
| map =
| map_state =
}}

The 12459 / 60 [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] Express is a [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast Express]] train belonging to [[Indian Railways]] - [[Northern Railway zone]] that runs between [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] and [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar Junction]] in [[India]].

It operates as train number 12459 from [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] to [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar Junction]] and as train number 12460 in the reverse direction serving the states of [[Delhi]], [[Haryana]] & [[Punjab, India|Punjab]].

==Coaches==

The 12459 / 60 [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] Express has 2 AC Car, 13 Second Class seating, 3 General Unreserved & 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) Coaches. It does not carry a [[Dining car|Pantry car coach]].

As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of [[Indian Railways]] depending on demand.

==Service==

The 12459 [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] Express covers the distance of {{convert|448|km|0|abbr=on}} in 8 hours 15 mins (54.30 km/hr) & in 8 hours 00 mins as 12460 [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] Express (56.00 km/hr).

As the average speed of the train is above {{convert|55|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, as per [[Indian Railways]] rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

==Routeing==

The 12459 / 60 [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] Express runs from [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] via [[Ambala Cantonment railway station|Ambala Cant Junction]], [[Ludhiana railway station|Ludhiana Junction]], [[Jalandhar City railway station|Jalandhar City]] to [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar Junction]].

==Traction==

As the route is fully electrified, a [[Ghaziabad railway station|Ghaziabad]] based [[WAP 4]] or [[WAP 5]] locomotive powers the train for its entire journey.
[[File:New Delhi Amritsar Express - AC Chair Car.jpg|thumb|New Delhi Amritsar Express - AC Chair Car]]

==Timings==

12459 [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] Express leaves [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] on a daily basis at 13:30 hrs IST and reaches [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar Junction]] at 21:45 hrs IST the same day.

12460 [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] Express leaves [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar Junction]] on a daily basis at 06:15 hrs IST and reaches [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] at 14:15 hrs IST the same day.

== References ==
{{reflist}}
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M97uQ-8nSUk
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuiPqEaAQNc
* https://www.flickr.com/photos/50628848@N07/6301846029/
* http://www.railnews.co.in/railway-traffic-disrupted-on-ludhiana-phillaur-section/

==External links==
*{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in|title=Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry|publisher=indianrail.gov.in|accessdate=2014-04-05}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.irctc.co.in|title=IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System|publisher=irctc.co.in|accessdate=2014-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070303131207/http://www.irctc.co.in/|archive-date=3 March 2007|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org|title=[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet.|publisher=irfca.org|accessdate=2014-04-05}}

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