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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox rail service
| name = New Delhi Amritsar Shatabdi Express
| image=
| caption =
| type = [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast Express]], [[Shatabdi Express]]
| first =
| last =
| operator = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railways]]
| ridership =
| start = [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]]
| stops = 6
| end = [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar Junction]]
| distance = {{convert|448|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 6 hours 15 minutes as 12031 [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] '''Shatabdi Express''', 6 hours 10 minutes as 12032 [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] ''' Shatabdi Express '''
| frequency = 1 day a week on Thursday.
| class = Executive Class, AC Chair Car
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = No
| autorack =
| catering = Yes [[Dining car|Pantry Car Coach]] attached and tea, breakfast provided.
| observation =
| entertainment =
| baggage = Overhead racks
| other facilities=
| stock = Standard [[Indian Railways]] coaches [[Shatabdi Express|Shatabdi Coaches]]
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm|al=on|allk=on}}
| el =
| trainnumber = 12031 / 12032
| speed = {{convert|110|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum <br/>,{{convert|72.16|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, including halts
| map =
| map_state =
}}

The 12031 / 32 [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] '''Shatabdi Express''' is a [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast Express]] train of the [[Shatabdi Express|Shatabdi]] category belonging to [[Indian Railways]] - [[Northern Railway zone]] that runs between [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] and [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] in [[India]].

It operates as train number 12031 from [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] to [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar Junction]] and as train number 12032 in the reverse direction serving the states of [[Delhi]], [[Haryana]] and [[Punjab, India|Punjab]].

==Coaches==

The 12031 / 32 [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] '''Shatabdi Express''' has 3 Executive Class, 13 AC Chair Car & 2 End on Generator coaches. It does not carry a [[Dining car|Pantry car coach]] but being a [[Shatabdi Express|Shatabdi]] category train catering is arranged on board the train.

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 12031 [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] '''Shatabdi Express''' covers the distance of 448 kilometres in 6 hours 15 mins (71.68 km/hr) & in 6 hours 10 mins as 12032 [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] '''Shatabdi Express''' (72.65 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 12031 / 32 [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] '''Shatabdi Express''' runs from [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] via [[Ambala Cantonment railway station|Ambala Cantonment]], [[Ludhiana railway station|Ludhiana Junction]], [[Jalandhar City railway station|Jalandhar City]] to [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar Junction]].

==Traction==

As the entire route is fully electrified, a [[Ghaziabad railway station|Ghaziabad]] based [[WAP 5]] or [[WAP 7]] powers the train for its entire journey.

==Timings==

12031 [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] '''Shatabdi Express''' leaves [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] Only on Thursday at 07:20 hrs IST and reaches [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar Junction]] at 13:35 hrs IST the same day.

12032 [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] '''Shatabdi Express''' leaves [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar Junction]] Only on Thursday at 16:55 hrs IST and reaches [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]] at 23:05 hrs IST the same day.

== References ==
{{reflist}}
* https://web.archive.org/web/20130723014914/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/shatabdi_trn_list.html
* http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=2705&id=0,4,268

==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 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408180437/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ |archivedate= 8 April 2014 }}
*{{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}}

{{Railways in Northern India}}

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[[Category:Shatabdi Express trains]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Delhi]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Haryana]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Transport in Delhi]]
[[Category:Transport in Amritsar]]

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