The 12927/12928 Dadar–Ekta Nagar Superfast Express, also known as Vadodara Express or Night Rider of
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as railfans like to call it, is a
Superfast train belonging to
Indian Railways
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that runs between and in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12927 from Dadar Western to Ekta Nagar and as train number 12928 in the reverse direction.
Before being extended to Ekta Nagar, this train regularly ran between Mumbai Central and Vadodara as Vadodara Express.
Coach composition
The train has LHB rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 21 coaches:
* 1 AC I Class
* 1 AC II Tier
* 6 AC III Tier
* 8 Sleeper coaches
* 4 General Unreserved
* 1 EOG cum Luggage Rake
Service
12917/Dadar - Ekta Nagar Superfast Express has an average speed of 69 km/hr and covers 387 km in 5 hrs 36 mins.
12928/Ekta Nagar - Dadar Superfast Express has an average speed of 60 km/hr and covers 387 km in 6 hrs 25 mins.
Route & Halts
The important halts of the train are:
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Traction
Both trains are hauled by a
Vadodara Loco Shed 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 ...
locomotive on its entire journey.
Direction reversal
The train reverses its direction 2 times at;
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Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with 12961/12962
Avantika Express
The 12961 / 12962 Avantika Superfast Express is a Superfast train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between and in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12961 from Mumbai Central to Indore and as train number 12962 i ...
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References
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Transport in Mumbai
Transport in Vadodara
Rail transport in Gujarat
Express trains in India
Named passenger trains of India
Rail transport in Maharashtra
Railway services introduced in 1976