Bikaner – Haridwar Express is also known as ''Gita Ganga Express'' is an

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train belonging to

North Western Railway zone The North Western Railway (abbreviated NWR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Jaipur,Rajasthan with 59,075+ employees, 658+ stations and a route length of more than 5761 km across at least some parts of four ...

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that run between and in India.

Background

This train was inaugurated on 2 December 2017, from

Haridwar Haridwar (; ) is a city and municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India. With a population of 228,832 in 2011, it is the second-largest city in the state and the largest in the district. The city is situated on the righ ...

flagged off by Rajen Gohen, State Minister of Railways for direct connectivity between

Bikaner Bikaner () is a city in the northwest of the state of Rajasthan, India. It is located northwest of the state capital, Jaipur. Bikaner city is the administrative headquarters of Bikaner District and Bikaner division. Formerly the capital of ...

and

Service

Frequency of this train is tri-weekly and it covers the distance of 755 km with an average speed of 49 km/h on both sides.

Routes

This train passes through , , , , , , & on both sides.

Traction

As the route is going to be electrified an

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loco pulls the train to its destination on both sides.jagran.com
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External links

14717 Bikaner Haridwar Express

14718 Haridwar Bikaner Express

References

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