The 14044 / 43 Delhi–Kotdwar Garhwal Express is an Express train belonging to

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that runs between and

Kotdwar Kotdwar is a city, municipal corporation in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand, India. It's just 101 km from Pauri town , the district headquarter. It is the eighth-largest city in Uttarakhand. Its old name was "Khohdwar", which means the g ...

in India. It operates as train number 14044 from Delhi to Kotdwar and as train number 14043 in the reverse direction serving the states of

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

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and

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders ...

Coaches

The 14044 / 43 Delhi–Kotdwar Garhwal Express has 1 AC Chair Car 3 Second Class sitting, 6 General Unreserved and 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 14044 Delhi–Kotdwar Garhwal Express covers the distance of 238 kilometres in 07 hours 00 mins (34.00 km/h) and in 07 hours 05 mins as 14043 Kotdwar–Delhi Garhwal Express (33.60 km/h).

Routeing

The 14044 / 43 Delhi–Kotdwar Garhwal Express runs from Delhi via ,

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, , Najibabad Junction to Kotdwar. It reverses direction of travel at Gajraula Junction.

Traction

As large sections of the route are yet to be electrified, Tughlakabad or

Ludhiana Ludhiana ( ) is the most populous and the largest city in the Indian state of Punjab. The city has an estimated population of 1,618,879 2011 census and distributed over , making Ludhiana the most densely populated urban centre in the state. I ...

-based WDM-2 or

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locomotives haul the train for its entire journey.

Timings

14044 Delhi–Kotdwar Garhwal Express leaves Delhi on a daily basis at 07:20 hrs IST and reaches Kotdwar at 14:20 hrs IST the same day. 14043 Kotdwar–Delhi Garhwal Express leaves Kotdwar on a daily basis at 15:10 hrs IST and reaches at 22:15 hrs IST the same day.

Latest update

The Train is no longer running. Instead Sidhbali Jan Shatabdi Express has taken its place.

References

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7x8mY2m2Kc * https://www.flickr.com/photos/67203630@N04/8743702827/ * http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=87360

External links

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