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Lok Shakti Express
The 22927 / 22928 Lok Shakti Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Bandra Terminus & Ahmedabad in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 22927 from Bandra Terminus to Ahmedabad and as train number 22928 in the reverse direction. The name Lok Shakti means People's Power. Coaches The Lok Shakti Express has 1 AC 1st Class cum AC 2 tier, 1 AC 2 tier, 4 AC 3 tier, 12 Sleeper class, 3 General Unreserved, 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake coaches. As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand. Service The Lok Shakti Express is a daily train service & covers the distance of 481 kilometres in 7 hours 40 mins in both direction (65.58 km/hr). Traction Dual traction WCAM 1 locos would haul the train all the way between Bandra Terminus & Ahmedabad. After Western Railway switched over to AC system in February 2012, it is hauled by a WAP-4E or WAP- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Express Trains In India
Express trains are express rail services of India. Express trains make a small number of stops, unlike ordinary passenger or local trains. Because of their limited stops, these trains are able to obtain the highest speeds of any trains in India. An express train is one where the average speed, excluding halts, is greater than 42 km/h. Including halts the average speed often is below 42 km/h. Although this is pretty slow as compared to international standards, the "Express" trains here mean faster than the ordinary passenger and local trains. In some cases, trains run express where there is an overlapping passenger train service available, and run as passenger train, where there is no supplemental passenger service. Superfast Superfast trains are express trains which make still fewer stops, as compared to ordinary express trains, achieving still shorter journey times. Tickets cost more than ordinary express trains as they have "superfast surcharge" added to them. Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borivali
Borivali (Pronunciation: oːɾiʋəliː is a suburb and is located at the north-western end of Mumbai and has a large Gujarati population followed by others. Traditionally the tribals and East Indians lived in Borivali. The attractions include Sanjay Gandhi national park, fish park, Kanheri caves, Mandapeshwar caves, etc. Borivali railway station is an originating & terminating Railway Station for Mumbai Local Trains towards Churchgate in the South & Virar in the North. Also some Express Trains halt at this Rail Station which provides ease for people travelling far off destinations. History Borivali has developed from what was once a congregate region of smaller towns namely; Eksar, Poisar, Vazira, Shimpoli, Mandpeshwar, Dattapada, Kanheri, Tulsi, Magathane and Gorai, which were situated on and around Mount Poinsur, between the Dahisar River and Poisar River. It is believed that the name "Borivali" comes from the existence of a lot of bushes of a sweet fruit calle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Named Passenger Trains Of India
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Indian Railways Coaching Stock
Indian Railways offers various travel classes on their coaches. Depending upon their travel class, the passenger cars feature different seating arrangements or berths subject to availability. Coaches The following table lists combinations of class-accommodations in normal operation. Classification of berths and seats Berths are classified as follows: *LB = Lower Berth. *MB = Middle Berth. *UB = Upper Berth. *SL = Side Lower Berth. *SM = Side Middle Berth. *SU = Side Upper Berth. Seater train coaches have no berths, and only the seater coaches(EA, EC, CC, 2S) are classified into three types, which are: *WS = Window Side *M = Middle (only in CC and 2S) *A = Aisle Middle and Aisle seats are not mentioned in the train ticket. Only Window Side (WS) seats are mentioned in the ticket. These sitting arrangements are applicable also for Double Deck coaches. Gallery File:Mumbai EMU AC coaches.jpg, EMU AC Coaches of Mumbai Suburban Railway File:Double Decker Train.jpg, alt=, AC D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoga Express
The 19031/19032 Ahmedabad Rishikesh Yoga Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Ahmedabad and Rishikesh in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 19031 from Ahmedabad to Rishikesh and as train number 19032 in the reverse direction. Coaches As it shares rakes with the Lok Shakti Express, it has 1 AC 1st Class cum AC 2 tier, 1 AC 2 tier, 5 AC 3 tier, 10 Sleeper class, 4 General class coaches. As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand. It also carries a Railway Mail coach thus earning it the title of "Mail" in its name when it ran as Haridwar Mail. Service It is a daily train & covers the distance of 1280 kilometres in 26 hours 05 mins as 19031 Yoga Express (46.31 km/hr) & 1207 kilometres 25 hours 45 mins as 19032 Yoga Express (46.87 km/hr). As its average speed is below 55 km/hr, it does not have a superfast charge on its fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmedabad Junction Railway Station
Ahmedabad Junction railway station (station code: ADI) is the main railway station of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It is also the biggest railway station within Gujarat and also one of the major railway station in India. It is the highest income-generating division in Western Railways. It connects to Mumbai, Chennai, , and other major cities of India. Also it is central railway station of Gujarat which connects to Saurashtra, Kutch, , , Himmatnagar, Bhavnagar, , etc. History Before the partition of India, the ''Sindh Mail'' used to travel to Hyderabad, Sindh via the Hyderabad– Mirpur Khas–Khokhrapar– Munabao– Barmer– Luni–Jodhpur–Pali–Marwar–Palanpur–Ahmedabad route. It was constructed by Gokuldas Contractor and Associates. On the north side of the station are the two tallest minarets in Ahmedabad, the only remnant of Sidi Bashir Mosque. Background Ahmedabad Junction is the primary station of rail transport for the city of Ahmedabad in the state of G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vadodara Junction Railway Station
Vadodara Junction railway station (formerly Baroda City Junction, station code: BRC) is the main station in the Indian city of Vadodara, Gujarat. Due to its strategic location, it is the ninth-busiest railway station in India in terms of frequency of trains after Kanpur Central, Vijayawada Junction, Delhi Junction, New Delhi, Ambala Cant, Howrah, Patna Junction and Asansol Junction and busiest in Gujarat state and as well as second important railway station in Gujarat after Ahmedabad Junction. It is also major stop on the Western Railway zone of Indian Railways. Around 170 trains start, end, or pass through the station daily. This railway station is a junction point for rail lines from Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Ektanagar (Kevadiya) and Chhota Udepur. History The station was built in 1861 for the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway company by then Gaekwad ruler Maharaja Khanderao. The existing building was newly constructed by Indian Railways in 1954 by demolishing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surat Railway Station
Surat Railway Station (Code: ST) is a major railway station serving Surat, beside Gothangam, Kosad, , , , and . It is under the administrative control of the Western Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Surat is A1 – category railway station of Western Railway Zone of Indian Railways. It is on the Ahmedabad–Vadodara–Mumbai rail route. The railway station was built in 1860. Going north, Railway Station is the nearest railhead. Railway Station is to the south of Surat. In early 2016, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation rated the facility the best large station in India based on cleanliness. Railway station of Surat is on the first floor from ground. Surat Municipal Corporation planning to create world class new railway station. The nearest international airport is Surat Airport. Major trains Following trains start from Surat railway station: * Surat–Bandra Terminus Intercity Superfast Express * Surat–Mumbai Central Flying Ranee Superfast Expre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palghar Railway Station
Palghar railway station (station code: PLG) is a railway station on the Western Railway line of Mumbai Suburban Railway. Palghar is the headquarters of the Palghar district in India's Maharashtra state, which comes under the Mumbai metropolitan region. Palghar is well served with EMU (Mumbai Locals) and MEMU trains, which provide direct connectivity to various parts of Mumbai, Thane and Panvel. Many long-distance trains also stop at Palghar. Major trains The following trains stop at Palghar railway station: * Bandra Terminus–Dehradun Express * Bandra Terminus–Bhusaval Khandesh Express * Bandra Terminus–Jamnagar Saurashtra Janta Express * Bandra Terminus–Ahmedabad Lok Shakti Superfast Express * Mumbai Central–Okha Saurashtra Mail * Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad Gujarat Mail * Mumbai Central–Firozpur Janata Express * Bikaner–Bandra Terminus Ranakpur Express * Mumbai Central–Surat Flying Ranee Superfast Express * Kochuveli–Porbandar Express * Kochuveli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virar Railway Station
Virar (Marathi pronunciation: iɾaːɾ station code: VR) is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. Virar is a terminus station. It is around one and a half hours away by train from . Virar is a very crowded area, among other adjacent stations like Vasai Road because it is a major tourist spot. It used to be the only railway station to have services to other stations in Palghar District(in which the city of Virar itself is located), Saphale, Palghar, Dahanu and distant southern cities of Gujarat like Vapi, Surat etc. Since 2013 however, the Western Railway zone Suburban network has been extended up to Dahanu. Virar, a satellite city of Mumbai, was connected with the Salsette Island by electric train since 1925. Station layout All station design by Rupesh Kumar of ICT 5 of the 8 platforms at Virar are laid out side by side. Platform 3T & 4T are constructed a few meters north of platform 2 & handle the local trains travelling between Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vadodara Railway Station
Vadodara Junction railway station (formerly Baroda City Junction, station code: BRC) is the main station in the Indian city of Vadodara, Gujarat. Due to its strategic location, it is the ninth-busiest railway station in India in terms of frequency of trains after Kanpur Central, Vijayawada Junction, Delhi Junction, New Delhi, Ambala Cant, Howrah, Patna Junction and Asansol Junction and busiest in Gujarat state and as well as second important railway station in Gujarat after Ahmedabad Junction. It is also major stop on the Western Railway zone of Indian Railways. Around 170 trains start, end, or pass through the station daily. This railway station is a junction point for rail lines from Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Ektanagar (Kevadiya) and Chhota Udepur. History The station was built in 1861 for the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway company by then Gaekwad ruler Maharaja Khanderao. The existing building was newly constructed by Indian Railways in 1954 by demolishing the or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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