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Garhwal Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express |
| Current operator(s) | Northern Railways |
| Route | |
| Start | Kotdwar |
| Stops | 11 |
| End | Delhi |
| Distance travelled | 238 km (148 mi) |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC Chair Car, Second Class seating, General Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | No |
| Catering facilities | No pantry car attached |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railways coaches |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 33.80 km/h (21 mph) including halts |
The 14044 / 43 Delhi–Kotdwar Garhwal Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Northern Railway zone that runs between Delhi & Kotdwar in India.
It operates as train number 14044 from Delhi to Kotdwar and as train number 14043 in the reverse direction serving the states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi.
Coaches[edit]
The 14044 / 43 Delhi–Kotdwar Garhwal Express has 1 AC Chair Car 3 Second Class sitting, 6 General Unreserved & 2 SLR (seating cum luggage rake) coaches. It does not carry a pantry car.
As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service[edit]
The 14044 Delhi–Kotdwar Garhwal Express covers the distance of 238 kilometres in 07 hours 00 mins (34.00 km/hr) & in 07 hours 05 mins as 14043 Kotdwar–Delhi Garhwal Express (33.60 km/hr).
Routeing[edit]
The 14044 / 43 Delhi–Kotdwar Garhwal Express runs from Delhi via Ghaziabad, Hapur, Gajraula Junction, Najibabad Junction to Kotdwar.
It reverses direction of travel at Gajraula Junction.
Traction[edit]
As large sections of the route are yet to be electrified, Tughlakabad or Ludhiana-based WDM-2 or WDM-3A locomotives haul the train for its entire journey.
Timings[edit]
14044 Delhi–Kotdwar Garhwal Express leaves Delhi on a daily basis at 07:20 hrs IST and reaches Kotdwar at 14:20 hrs IST the same day.
14043 Kotdwar–Delhi Garhwal Express leaves Kotdwar on a daily basis at 15:10 hrs IST and reaches Delhi at 22:15 hrs IST the same day.
References[edit]
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7x8mY2m2Kc
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/67203630@N04/8743702827/
- http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=87360
External links[edit]
- "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
- "IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". IRFCA. Retrieved 5 April 2014.