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<p><span class="autocomment">History: </span>sp &amp; link fixes; unlinking common words, replaced: Jammu-U → Jammu–U</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}<br /> {{Infobox rail service<br /> | name = Uttar Sampark Kranti Express<br /> | image = File:Uttar SK Exp.jpg<br /> | type = [[Sampark Kranti Express]]<br /> | locale = [[Delhi]], [[Haryana]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] and [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br /> | first= {{start date and age|df=yes|2005}}{{small|(service to [[Udhampur]])}}&lt;br&gt;{{start date and age|df=yes|2015|9|1}}&lt;ref name=&quot;profile&quot;&gt;{{cite web|title=List of the trains announced in the Railway Budget 2014-15 which would serve the State of Jammu &amp; Kashmir and status of implementation|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=126640|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]]|date=4 September 2015}}&lt;/ref&gt;{{small|(extended to {{stnlnk|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra}})}}<br /> | operator = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railways]]<br /> | ridership =<br /> | start = {{stnlnk|New Delhi}} (NDLS)<br /> | stops = 11<br /> | end = {{stnlnk|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra}} (SVDK)<br /> | distance = {{convert|629|km|0|abbr=on}}<br /> | journeytime = 11h 5m<br /> | frequency = Daily<br /> | class = AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved<br /> | seating = Yes<br /> | sleeping = Yes<br /> | catering = On-board catering &lt;br&gt; E-catering<br /> | observation = Large windows<br /> | baggage facility = <br /> | stock = [[LHB coaches]]<br /> | gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}}<br /> | trainnumber = 12445 / 12446<br /> | speed = {{convert|57|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts<br /> | map = [[File:Uttar Samparkkranti Express (NDLS - UHP) Route map.jpg|250px]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The 12445 / 12446 &#039;&#039;&#039;Uttar Sampark Kranti Express&#039;&#039;&#039; is a [[Sampark Kranti Express]] train which connects [[New Delhi railway station]] to [[Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station]]. The train runs daily via [[Jammu Tawi]], [[Jalandhar Cantonment]], [[Ludhiana]], [[Ambala]], [[Panipat]] and [[Udhampur]], covering a distance of 655&amp;nbsp;km at an average speed of 57&amp;nbsp;km/hr.<br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> The train was flagged off from [[Udhampur]] by Prime Minister [[Shri]] [[Manmohan Singh]] on 14 April 2005 on [[Jammu]] Udhampur rail link as a part of Jammu–Udhampur–Baramulla rail project. The then railway minister [[Shrimati|Shri]] [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] was also there. The foundation stone for this project was laid in 1983 by then Prime Minister Smt. [[Indira Gandhi]] on a rainy day in Udhampur. The train originally ran 3 days a week between new {{stnlnk|New Delhi}} and Udhampur. In 2006 its frequency was increased to 6 days a week and in 2009 its frequency was increased to daily. It was extended to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station w.e.f 01.09.2015. The train now connects [[Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station]] to the rest of the country in the first phase of a project that will provide a rail link to the Kashmir Valley.<br /> 14033/34 [[Jammu Mail]] running between [[Old Delhi]] to Udhampur has also been extended to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station.<br /> <br /> The train numbered 12445 departs New Delhi at 20:50 IST and arrives Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station at 08:40 IST. In the return direction, the train numbered 12446 departs from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station at 19:10 IST and arrives New Delhi at 06:10 IST.<br /> <br /> ==Coach composition==<br /> <br /> LOCO-SLR-GEN-GEN-H1-A1-B5 -B4-B3-B2-B1-S12-S11-S10-S9-S8-S7-S6-S5-S4-S3-S2-S1-GEN-GEN-SLR.<br /> <br /> ==Route &amp; halts==<br /> The train runs from {{stnlnk|New Delhi}} via {{stnlnk|Ambala Cantonment}}, {{stnlnk|Ludhiana}}, {{stnlnk|Jalandhar Cantonment}}, {{stnlnk|Pathankot Cantonment}}, {{stnlnk|Kathua}}, {{stnlnk|Jammu Tawi}}, {{stnlnk|Manwal}} {{stnlnk|Udhampur}} to {{stnlnk|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra}}.<br /> <br /> == Locomotive ==<br /> It is hauled by a [[Electric Loco Shed, Ghaziabad|Ghaziabad]]-based [[WAP-7]] locomotive from end to end.<br /> <br /> == Pantry/Catering ==<br /> Catering available in the train but no [[pantry car]] services.<br /> <br /> == Gallery ==<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> File:12445 Uttar Sampark Kranti Express with Howrah based WAP 7.jpg |12445 Uttar Sampark Kranti Express with [[Electric Loco Shed, Howrah|Howrah]]-based [[WAP-7]]<br /> File:12445 Uttar Sampark Kranti Express - AC 3 tier coach.jpg |12445 Uttar Sampark Kranti Express – AC 3 tier coach<br /> File:12445 Uttar Sampark Kranti Express - Sleeper Class coach S11.jpg |12445 Uttar Sampark Kranti Express – Sleeper class coach S11<br /> File:12445 Uttar Sampark Kranti Express - AC 2 tier coach.jpg |12445 Uttar Sampark Kranti Express – AC 2 tier coach<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> * [http://www.indiarailinfo.com India Rail Info]<br /> * [http://www.indianrailways.gov.in Indian Railways]<br /> <br /> {{Railways in Northern India}}<br /> {{Sampark Kranti Express}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Uttar Sampark Kranti Express}}<br /> [[Category:Transport in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir]]<br /> [[Category:Transport in Delhi]]<br /> [[Category:Sampark Kranti Express trains]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Delhi]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Haryana]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Punjab, India]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Jammu and Kashmir]]<br /> [[Category:Railway services introduced in 2005]]</div>

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