The 22931/22932 Bandra Terminus–Jaisalmer Superfast Express is a
Superfast train belonging to
Western Railway zone
The Western Railway (abbreviated WR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways and is among the busiest railway networks in India, headquartered at Mumbai, Maharashtra. The major railway routes of Indian Railways which come under Western Railw ...
that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 22931/22932 train numbers on a weekly basis.
Permanent Augmentation in 09 Trains
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Service
*22931/Bandra Terminus–Jaisalmer Superfast Express has an average speed of 55 km/h and covers 1230 km in 22h 15m.
*22932/Jaisalmer–Bandra Terminus Superfast Express has an average speed of 55 km/h and covers 1230 km in 22h 10m.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
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Schedule
Coach composition
The train has standard LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 23 coaches:
* 3 AC II Tier
* 1 AC I Tier
* 6 AC III Tier
* 8 Sleeper coaches
* 2 General
* 2 End-on Generator
* 1 Pantry car
Traction
Both trains are hauled by an Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara
Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara is an electric engine shed located in Vadodara, in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is located to south of Vadodara railway station, it falls under the Vadodara railway division of Western Railway. It is the largest ...
-based 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 ...
electric locomotive from Bandra to Jodhpur
Jodhpur (; ) is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan and officially the second metropolitan city of the state. It was formerly the seat of the princely state of Jodhpur State. Jodhpur was historically the capital of the Ki ...
. From Jodhpur, trains are hauled by a Diesel Loco Shed, Bhagat ki Kothi
Bhagat Ki Kothi railway station is a railway station on the North Western Railways network in the state of Rajasthan. It is located approximately 3 km from .
History
The station is the point of origin of the Thar Express train service ...
-based WDP-4
The EMD GT46PAC or WDP4 is a passenger-hauling diesel-electric locomotive with AC electric transmission designed by Electro-Motive Diesel, General Motors Electro-Motive Division and built by both GM-EMD and under license by Banaras Locomotive Wo ...
diesel locomotive uptil Jaisalmer, and vice versa.
Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with 22933/22934 Bandra Terminus–Jaipur Weekly Superfast Express
The 22933/22934 Bandra Terminus - Jaipur Weekly Superfast Express is a Superfast train belonging to Western Railway zone that runs between Bandra Terminus and Jaipur in India. It is currently being operated with 22933/22934 train numbers on a ...
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Gallery
File:Bandra Terminus Jaisalmer Superfast Express - General coach.jpg, Bandra Terminus Jaisalmer Superfast Express – General coach
File:Bandra Terminus Jaisalmer Superfast Express - Sleeper coach.jpg, Bandra Terminus Jaisalmer Superfast Express – Sleeper coach
File:Bandra Terminus Jaisalmer Superfast Express - AC 3 tier.jpg, Bandra Terminus Jaisalmer Superfast Express – AC 3 tier
File:Bandra Terminus Jaisalmer Superfast Express - AC 2 tier.jpg, Bandra Terminus Jaisalmer Superfast Express – AC 2 tier
File:Bandra Terminus Jaisalmer Superfast Express - Trainboard.jpg, Bandra Terminus Jaisalmer Superfast Express – Trainboard
See also
* Bandra Terminus railway station
Mumbai Bandra Terminus (station code: BDTS) also known as Vandre Terminus (in Marathi)is a railway terminus in Bandra from where trains bound for Northern India and Western India are scheduled regularly. It was built in the 1990s to deconges ...
* Jaisalmer railway station
Jaisalmer railway station is a major railway station located in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The railway station is under the administrative control of North Western Railway of Indian Railways. The station has three platforms and a total of five tra ...
* Jaipur Bandra Terminus Superfast Express
Jaipur (; Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Jaipur is also known a ...
Notes
References
External links
22931/Bandra Terminus - Jaisalmer SF Express
India Rail Info
22932/Jaisalmer - Bandra Terminus SF Express
India Rail Info
Transport in Mumbai
Transport in Jaisalmer
Express trains in India
Rail transport in Maharashtra
Rail transport in Gujarat
Rail transport in Rajasthan
Railway services introduced in 2014
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