Bandra Terminus–Ghazipur City Weekly Express
The Ghazipur City–Bandra Terminus Express is an Express train belonging to Western Railway zone that runs between Ghazipur City and Bandra Terminus in India. It is currently being operated with 19042/19041 train numbers on Bi-weekly basis.[1][2][3]
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express |
| First service | 23 April 2017 |
| Current operator(s) | Western Railway Zone |
| Route | |
| Start | Ghazipur City (GCT) |
| Stops | 25 |
| End | Bandra Terminus (BDTS) |
| Distance travelled | 1,922 km (1,194 mi) |
| Service frequency | Express [lower-alpha 1] |
| Train number(s) | 19042 UP/19041 DN |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Sleeper Coaches, General Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | Pantry car On-board catering E-catering |
| Observation facilities | LHB coaches |
| Entertainment facilities | No |
| Baggage facilities | No |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 56 km/h (35 mph), including halts |
ServiceEdit
19042/Ghazipur City–Bandra Terminus Express has an average speed of 56 km/hr and covers 1922 km in 35h 05m.
The 19041/Bandra Terminus–Ghazipur City Express has an average speed of 50 km/hr and covers 1922 km in 36h 20m.
Route and haltsEdit
The important halts of the train are:
- Ghazipur City
- Aunrihar Junction
- Jaunpur Junction
- Allahabad Junction
- Kanpur Central
- Etawah Junction
- Agra Cantonment
- Hindaun City
- Gangapur City
- Sawai Madhopur Junction
- Kota Junction
- Ramganj Mandi Junction
- Shamgarh
- Ratlam Junction
- Vadodara Junction
- Bharuch Junction
- Surat
- Valsad
- Vapi
- Borivali
- Bandra Terminus
Coach compositionEdit
The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 20 coaches:
- 1 AC II Tier
- 3 AC III Tier
- 10 Sleeper coaches
- 1 Pantry car
- 3 General
- 2 End-on Generator
TractionEdit
Both trains are hauled by a Ratlam Loco Shed-based WDM-3A diesel locomotive from Ghazipur City to Ratlam. From Ratlam it is hauled by a Vadodara Loco Shed-based WAP-4E Electric locomotive until Bandra Terminus and vice versa.
Rake sharingEdit
The train shares its rake with 22936/22935 Bandra Terminus Palitana Express.
See alsoEdit
NotesEdit
- ↑ Runs two days in a week for every direction.
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- 19042/Ghazipur City - Bandra Terminus Weekly Express India Rail Info
- 19041/Mumbai Bandra Terminus - Ghazipur City Weekly Express India Rail Info
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