The 20474/ 20473 Chetak Express is a Superfast Express express train belonging to

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that runs between Udaipur City and

Delhi Sarai Rohilla Delhi Sarai Rohilla railway station (station code: DEE) is situated about from old Delhi railway junction in India. It is managed by Delhi Division of Northern Railway zone. Many trains from Delhi to Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat st ...

in India. It operates as train number 20474 from Udaipur City to Delhi Sarai Rohilla and as train number 20473 in the reverse direction, serving the states of

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...

Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...

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. It is named after the legendary horse of

Maharana Pratap Pratap Singh I, popularly known as Maharana Pratap (c. 9 May 1540 – 19 January 1597), was a king of Mewar from the Sisodia dynasty. Pratap became a folk hero for his military resistance against the expansionism of the Mughal Empire under A ...

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Chetak Chetak or Cetak is the name given in traditional literature to the horse ridden by Maharana Pratap at the Battle of Haldighati, fought on 18 June 1576 at Haldighati, in the Aravalli Mountains of Rajasthan, in western India. The story Hi ...

who has been immortalized in the ballads of

. Previously this train ran as a Metre-Gauge Express till 2004.

Coaches

The 20474/ 20473Chetak Express has 1 AC 2 tier, 2 AC 3 tier, 8 Sleeper Class, 6 General Unreserved & 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) Coaches. It does not carry a

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. As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 20474 Chetak Express covers the distance of in 12 hours 10 mins (55.32 km/hr) & in 11 hours 55 mins as 20473 Chetak Express (56.48 km/hr). As the average speed of the train is above , as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Routeing

The 20474/20473 Chetak Express runs from Udaipur City via , , , , , , , , , , , , to Delhi Sarai Rohilla.

Traction

As large sections of the route are fully electrified, an Gaziabad-based

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or Electric Loco Shed, Gaziabad, Gaziabad-based WAP-5,P5 locomotive powers the train for its entire journey.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction at; * .

Operation

* 20474 Chetak Express leaves Udaipur City on a daily basis and reaches Delhi Sarai Rohilla the next day. * 20473 Chetak Express leaves Delhi Sarai Rohilla on a daily basis and reaches Udaipur City the next day.

Rake sharing

The train sharing its rake with 22471/22472 Bikaner–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Intercity Express.

References

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwOIMx08jCc * http://www.tripadvisor.in/ShowTopic-g297665-i4566-k5871166-Mewar_vs_Chetak_express-Rajasthan.html * https://www.flickr.com/photos/wp7713/5941815507/ * http://www.icomplaints.in/mismanagement-in-2a-in-chetak-express-delhi-udaipur-08048.html

External links

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