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The 12013/12014 Amritsar Shatabdi Express is a Superfast Express train of Shatabdi class belonging to
Indian Railways Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tot ...
that runs between
Amritsar Junction Amritsar Central railway station (station code: ASR) is a railway located in Amritsar district in the Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab and serves Amritsar. It is the largest and busiest railway station of Punjab. History The Scinde, Punja ...
and
New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House ...
in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12013 from
New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House ...
to
Amritsar Junction Amritsar Central railway station (station code: ASR) is a railway located in Amritsar district in the Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab and serves Amritsar. It is the largest and busiest railway station of Punjab. History The Scinde, Punja ...
and as train number 12014 in the reverse direction.


Coaches

The
Amritsar Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha r ...
Shatabdi Express Shatabdi Express trains are a series of fast passenger trains operated by Indian Railways to connect important metro cities. Shatabdi Express are day-trains and mostly return to their origin station the same day. The trains were first introdu ...
generally has 1 AC Anubhuti coach, 1 AC 1st Class coach, 14 AC Chair Car coaches, two luggage cum generator coaches. The train runs with the Linke-Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches. As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of
Indian Railways Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tot ...
depending on demand. The coaches in Light blue color indicate AC Chair Cars and the coaches in Violet color indicate Executive and Anubhuti Classes.


Service

It is the fastest train on the Delhi – Amritsar sector. It has 2 sister trains 12029/30
New Delhi–Amritsar Swarna Shatabdi Express The 12029/30 New Delhi Amritsar Swarna Shatabdi Express is a Superfast Express train of the Shatabdi category belonging to Indian Railways - Northern Railway zone that runs between New Delhi and Amritsar in India. It operates as train number ...
& 12031/32
New Delhi–Amritsar Shatabdi Express The 12031 / 32 New Delhi–Amritsar Shatabdi Express is a Superfast Express train of the Shatabdi category belonging to Indian Railways – Northern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 12031 from New Del ...
. It covers the distance of 448 kilometres in 6 hours 15 mins as 12013
Shatabdi Express Shatabdi Express trains are a series of fast passenger trains operated by Indian Railways to connect important metro cities. Shatabdi Express are day-trains and mostly return to their origin station the same day. The trains were first introdu ...
(73.64 km/hr) & 6 hours 15 mins as 12014
Shatabdi Express Shatabdi Express trains are a series of fast passenger trains operated by Indian Railways to connect important metro cities. Shatabdi Express are day-trains and mostly return to their origin station the same day. The trains were first introdu ...
(71.68 km/hr). There is no pantry car but catering is arranged on board the train & catering charges are included in the fare.


Schedule

The schedule of this 12013/12014 New Delhi - Amritsar Shatabdi Express is given below:-


Loco link

As the route is fully electrified, a
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based
WAP 5 The Indian locomotive class WAP-5 is the name of a class of "High Speed" electric locomotives produced and used by Indian Railways. The first 10 locomotives were imported from ABB in Switzerland in 1995. They are supposed to be a variant of th ...
or
WAP 7 The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 Volt, kV Alternating current, AC Electric locomotive, electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for 5 ft 6 ...
locomotive powers the train for the entire journey.


Routeing

The 12013/14
Amritsar Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha r ...
Shatabdi Express Shatabdi Express trains are a series of fast passenger trains operated by Indian Railways to connect important metro cities. Shatabdi Express are day-trains and mostly return to their origin station the same day. The trains were first introdu ...
runs via
Jalandhar Jalandhar is the third most-populous city in the Indian state of Punjab and the largest city in Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected rail and road junction. Jalandhar is northwest of the state ...
, Ludhiana Junction,
Ambala Cantonment Ambala Cantonment is a cantonment town in Ambala district in the state of Haryana, India. It is 200 km north of Delhi and 55 km southwest of Chandigarh. This cantonment was established in the year 1843 and is an important centre for ma ...
to
New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House ...
. It has 6 halts. Beas Junction, Jalandhar City junction, Phagwara Junction, Ludhiana Junction, Sirhind Junction, Ambala Cantt Junction. (Asr jn - Ndls )


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References

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