Dadar Madgaon JanShatabdi Express

Dadar Madgaon JanShatabdi Express

Overview
Service type	Jan Shatabdi
First service	16 April 2002
Current operator(s)	Central Railways
Route
Start	Dadar
Stops	7
End	Madgaon
Distance travelled	543 km (337 mi). Konkan Railway inflates distance by approximately 40% for fare calculation purposes.
Service frequency	Daily
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, Second Class seating
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	No Pantry Car attached but catering available
Technical
Rolling stock	Standard Indian Railway coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 65.88 km/h (41 mph), including halts

The 12051/52 Dadar Madgaon Jan Shatabdi Express is a superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways - Konkan Railway division that runs between Mumbai and Madgaon in India.

It operates as train number 12051 from Dadar to Madgaon and as train number 12052 in the reverse direction.This train is most popular among the passenger travelling especially chiplun, kudal, madgaon(Goa).

Coaches

The 12051/52 Dadar Madgaon Jan Shatabdi Express presently has 2 AC Chair Car & 10 Second Class Jan Shatabdi seating coaches.

As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 12051/52 Dadar Madgaon Jan Shatabdi Express covers the distance of 544 kilometers in 8 hours 25 mins (65.26 km/hr) as 12051 Dadar Madgaon Jan Shatabdi Express & in 8 hours 15 mins (66.52 km/hr) as 12052 Madgaon Dadar Jan Shatabdi Express.

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/hr, as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge. In addition, Konkan Railway inflates the distance by 40% for fare calculation purposes.

12051 Janshatabdi Express AC coach

Routeing

The 12051/52 Dadar Madgaon Jan Shatabdi Express runs via Panvel, Ratnagiri, Kudal to Madgaon.

12051 Janshatabdi Express Second seating Jan Shatabdi coach

Traction

As the route is yet to be electrified, a Kalyan or Ernakulam based WDM 3A or WDM 3D or Ponmali (Golden Rock) based WDP 4D hauls the train for its entire run.

Rake Sharing

The 12051/52 Dadar Madgaon Jan Shatabdi Express shares its rake with 12071/72 Aurangabad Jan Shatabdi Express.

Time Table

12051 Dadar Madgaon Jan Shatabdi Express leaves Dadar on a daily basis and reaches Madgaon on the same day.

12052 Madgaon Dadar Jan Shatabdi Express leaves Madgaon on a daily basis and reaches Dadar on the same day.

12051 Janshatabdi Express at Dadar station

External links

• "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
• "IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
• "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet.". irfca.org. Retrieved 2014-05-30.

References

• "Take a Shatabdi to Goa from Sunday - The Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
• "Mumbai Goa Jan Shatabdi Train - What's it Train Like?". goindia.about.com. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
• http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=2164&id=0,4,268