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The 12959/12960 Bhuj Dadar Superfast Express is a
Superfast Express
Express trains are express rail services of India. Express trains make a small number of stops, unlike ordinary passenger or local trains. Because of their limited stops, these trains are able to obtain the highest speeds of any trains in In ...
train 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 and Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...
in India. It is a 2 days a week service. It operates as train number 12959 from Dadar Western to Bhuj and as train number 12960 in the reverse direction.
Coaches
The 12959/60 Bhuj–Dadar Superfast Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 2 AC 3 tier, 6 Sleeper class & 6 General Unreserved coaches. As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.Service
The 12959/60 Bhuj–Dadar Superfast Express was first introduced on 12 November 2011. Presently it is a bi-weekly service. It operates via the newly constructed Palanpur line on the Mumbai–Bhuj route. It covers the distance of 977 kilometres in 17 hours 45 mins as 12959 Dadar–Bhuj Superfast Express (55.04 km/h) and 17 hours 30 mins as 12960 Bhuj–Dadar Superfast Express (55.83 km/h). As its average speed in both directions is above 55 km/h as per Indian Railways rules, it has a Superfast surcharge.
Traction
Dual-tractionWCAM-1
The Indian locomotive class WCAM-1 is a class of Bi-current (25 kV AC and 1.5 kV DC) electric locomotives that was developed in 1973 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), DC Current ...
OR WCAM-2/2P
The Indian locomotive class WCAM-2 is a class of dual-power AC/DC series electric locomotives that was developed in 1995 by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited used in the Indian Railways system. They are the second locomotive from the WCAM class ...
locos would haul the train until after which a Vatva
Vatva is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Ahmedabad district and it came into existence after 2008 delimitation.
List of segments
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or Ratlam-based WDM-3A would take over until Bhuj.
As Western Railways
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 ...
switched over to AC system in February 2012, it is now hauled by a WAP-4
The Indian locomotive class WAP-4 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1993 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic (P) ...
or WAP-5 engine from the Vadodara shed from Dadar to .
It reverses direction twice on its run. These reversals occur at &
Time table
12960 Bhuj–Dadar Superfast Express leaves Bhuj every Monday & Thursday at 18:30 hrs IST and reaches Dadar at 12:00 hrs IST the next day. On return, the 12959 Dadar–Bhuj Superfast Express leaves Dadar every Wednesday & Saturday at 00:05 hrs IST and reaches Bhuj at 17:45 hrs IST the same day.External links
References
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