Indore - Jammu Tawi Weekly Superfast Express

Indore - Jammu Tawi Express
Overview
Service type Superfast
Status Operating
Current operator(s) Indian Railways
Route
Start Jammu Tawi
Stops 16
End Indore Junction
Distance travelled 1,411 kilometres (877 mi)
Average journey time 25 hrs
Service frequency Monday/Wednesday
Train number(s) 22941/22942
On-board services
Class(es) AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, sleeper class, unreserved
Seating arrangements Available
Sleeping arrangements Available
Catering facilities Available (paid)
Baggage facilities Available
Technical
Track gauge Broad gauge
Operating speed 55 kilometres per hour (34 mph) Avg.

Indore - Jammu Tawi Express is a mail/express train of the Indian Railways which runs between Indore Junction Madhya Pradesh to Jammu Tawi the Winter capital city of Jammu & Kashmir.[1][2][3] The train is the second train between Indore and Jammu after Malwa Express.

Number

The 'down' service from Indore Jn Bg runs as number 22941 and the 'up' service from Jammu Tawi carries number 22942.

Arrival and departure

Train departure from Jammu Tawi at 09:00 am on Wednesday, with arrival at Indore Junction at 06:00 am the following day with 25h 0m. This is an average speed of 56 km km per hour for the 1411 km journey.

The reverse journey leaves Indore Junction at 23:55 pm on Monday and arrives in Jammu Tawi at 1.20 pm the following day, with 25 hours and 25 minutes. This is an average speed of 55 km/h.

Route and halts

The train runs on multiple routes through its journey via: Dewas, Ujjain Junction, Nagda, Bhawani Mandi, Kota Junction, Sawai Madhopur Junction, Gangapur City, Mathura Junction, Safdarjung, Panipat Junction, Ambala Cantt. Junction, Ludhiana Junction, Jalandhar Cantt. Junction, Pathankot Cantt to Jammu Tawi. It passes through 7 states including: Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir. The important halts of this train include Ujjain Junction, Kota Junction, Mathura Junction, Jalandhar Cantt. Junction, Pathankot Cantt.

Coach composite

The train normally consists of 21 coaches:

Rake maintenance and sharing

The train is maintained by the Indore Coaching Depot. The same rake is used for Indore - Pune Express for one way which is altered by the second rake on the other way.

See also

References

  1. Ministry of Railways (4 September 2015). "Shri Suresh Prabhu Flags Off Andaman Express Through Remote Control From Jammu Tawi to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra". Press Information Bureau, Government Of India.
  2. "Indore - Jammu Tawi Express". India Rail Info.
  3. "Jammu Tawi - Indore Express". India Rail Info.
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