The 14701 /14702 Amrapur Aravali Express is an mail/express train belonging to

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that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 14701 from Shri Ganganagar to Bandra Terminus in DN direction and as train number 14702 in the UP direction. It is named after Amarapur Durbar famous temple in Jaipur and

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of mountains that stretches across

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. The previous train number was 19708/19707 in DN and UP direction. Till 7 November 2019 it was running between Jaipur Junction and Bandra Terminus.From 8 November 2019 onwards, the origin of train was shifted from Jaipur Junction to Shri Ganganagar Junction for providing direct rail connectivity to Shri Ganganagar with Jaipur and Mumbai.North Western Railways
Retrieved 27 November 2019.

Coaches

The 14701/14702 Amarapur Aravali Express presently has 2 AC 2 tier, 3 AC 3 tier, 12 Sleeper class, 4 General Unreserved, 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake coaches & 1 pantry car. As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand. 19707 Aravali Express at Bandra Terminus

19707 Aravali Express at Bandra Terminus

Service

The 14701/14702 Amarapur Aravali Express covers the distance of 1606 kilometres in 31 hours 15 mins in both directions at . As the average speed of the train is below , its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.

Important Halts

The important halts of 14701/14702 Amarapur Aravali Express between Shri Ganganagar Junction and Bandra Terminus are ,,, ,,,,,,,,,, and .

Schedule

Traction

Prior to Western Railway switching to the AC traction, it would be hauled by a WCAM-1 engine until after which a

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from the Bhagat Ki Kothi shed until . Since Western Railway switched over to AC traction in February 2012, it is now hauled by a

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from the Vadodara shed until after which a

WDP-4D The EMD GT46PAC or WDP4 is a passenger-hauling diesel-electric locomotive with AC electric transmission designed by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and built by both GM-EMD and under license by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) of Varanasi, ...

from the Bhagat Ki Kothi shed takes over until Shri Ganganagar Junction.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 3 times: # # # .

References

External links

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