Amritsar Shatabdi Express

The 12013/12014 Amritsar Shatabdi Express is a Superfast Express train of Shatabdi class belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Amritsar Junction and New Delhi in India. It is a daily service.

Amritsar Shatabdi Express
Overview
Service type	Shatabdi Express
Locale	Delhi, Haryana, Punjab
First service	11 August 1994 (1994-08-11)
Current operator(s)	Northern Railways
Route
Termini	Amritsar Junction (ASR) New Delhi (NDLS)
Stops	6
Distance travelled	448 km (278 mi)
Average journey time	6 hours 05 minutes as 12029 New Delhi Amritsar Shatabdi Express, 6 hours 15 minutes as 12030 Amritsar New Delhi Shatabdi Express
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12013 / 12014
On-board services
Class(es)	Executive Chair Car, AC Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	Yes, No Pantry Car
Observation facilities	LHB rakes
Entertainment facilities	Large Windows
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph) maximum 70.5 km/h (44 mph), including halts
Route map 12013 ↓ New Delhi New Delhi Haryana border Ambala Cantt. Jn Haryana Punjab border Sirhind Ludhiana Junction Phagwara Junction Jalandhar City Junction Beas Junction 12014 ↑ Amritsar Junction

It operates as train number 12013 from New Delhi to Amritsar Junction and as train number 12014 in the reverse direction.

Service

It is the fastest train on the Delhi – Amritsar sector after the newly launched Amritsar–Delhi Junction Vande Bharat Express and it's two sister trains 12029/30 Amritsar Swarna Shatabdi Express and 12031/32 Amritsar Shatabdi Express. It has 2 sister trains 12029/30 New Delhi–Amritsar Swarna Shatabdi Express and 12031/32 New Delhi–Amritsar Shatabdi Express. It covers the distance of 448 kilometres in 6 hours 15 mins as 12013 Shatabdi Express (73.64 km/h) and 6 hours 15 mins as 12014 Shatabdi Express (71.68 km/h).

Loco link

As the route is fully electrified, a Ghaziabad based WAP 7 locomotive powers the train for the entire journey.

External links

• "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• "IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". irfca.org. Retrieved 30 May 2014.

References

• "Amritsar Shatabdi train experience". mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• "Amritsar,Kalka Shatabdis delayed as goods train derails | The Indian Express". The Indian Express. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• "Indian Railways allows e-catering in train, Railrestro set to deliver food". Retrieved 23 May 2014.