The 12955 / 12956 Mumbai Central - Jaipur Superfast Express is one of the most important train of Western Railway running between

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and

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, India. It was the first direct train between these two cities. It is the fastest train under Superfast category of trains; which are running between Mumbai and Jaipur.

Overview

This train is the first

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train from Jaipur Junction and it came into service on 30 January 1993. Jaipur Superfast is also informally known as Gangaur Express. Before Jaipur Junction was upgraded to broad-gauge, this train ran between and station which is another railway station in Jaipur . It operates as train number 12955 in Down direction from Mumbai Central to Jaipur Junction and in Up direction as train number 12956 between Jaipur Junction & Mumbai Central. It covers a distance of 1162 kilometers in 16 hrs 45 mins with an average speed of 70 km/h (with halts) in Down Direction. In Up direction, the journey is completed in 16 hrs 55 mins at an average speed of 70 km/h (with halts). The train runs at maximum speed of 130 km/hr. The train is equipped with Bio toilets. A scheme of meal coupons was first experimented on this train.

Important Halts

The train halts at important stations such as

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, Kota,

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and Durgapura in Down and Up directions.

Schedule

It leaves Mumbai Central at 19:05 hrs and arrives at Jaipur on the next day at 11.50 hrs. After halting at Jaipur it starts journey at 14.00 hrs; back to Mumbai Central and reaches there on the next day at 06.55 hrs.

Coach composition

The train is running with

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effectively from 1 November 2019. The train has total 22 coaches with 1 end-on-generator car, 1 coach of First AC CUM Second AC Coach, 1 coach of Second AC Coach, 6 coaches of Third AC, 8 coaches of Second Sleeper, 3 unreserved coaches, 1 Pantry Car and 1 High Capacity Parcel Van both down and up services.

Traction

Prior to DC to AC Conversion of Western Line Suburban Railway in Mumbai; it departed from

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with a Valsad Loco Shed

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locomotive in order to use Mumbai's DC traction wires. There was a locomotive change at

where it used to swap the

for a Vadodara Loco Shed

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E . At

Sawai Madhopur Junction Sawai Madhopur Junction Railway Station (Code: SWM) is a major railway station on New Delhi–Mumbai main line and Jaipur–Mumbai rail line of the West Central Railway zone network. It is very well connected to Gangapur city, Bayana junction ...

it got a

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/4B/4D from

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shed for its remaining journey upto Jaipur.

is also where it gets a reversal in direction. The Western railway completed DC to AC electric conversion on 5 February 2012. After the complete AC electrification of Western Line suburban system in Mumbai; it was hauled by

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E between

and

. North Western Railway completed electrification of Jaipur - Sawai Madhopur rail route in August, 2021. Now it is haul by a Vadodara Loco Shed based

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locomotive for its end-to-end journey.

Gallery

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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) ...

loco up to Mumbai Central at Sawai Madhopur Junction File:JPSF.JPG, Jaipur Superfast Express ready to depart from Mumbai Central railway station Platform 1 File:AtKota.JPG, Jaipur Superfast Express at {{stnlnk, Kota Junction File:BCTWCAM2P.JPG,

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