The Malani Express is an
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train belonging to
Northern Railway zone
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History
Officially notified as a new railway zone on 14 April 1952, ...
that runs between and Barmer in India. It is currently being operated with 14659/14660 train numbers on a daily basis.
PERMANENT AUGMENTATION OF TRAINS
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Service
Coach composition
The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 18 coaches:
* 1 First AC and Second AC
* 2 AC II Tier
* 3 AC III Tier
* 8 Sleeper coaches
* 5 General
* 4 Seating cum Luggage Rake
Traction
Both trains are hauled by an Abu Road Loco Shed-based WDM-3A
The Indian locomotive class WDM-3A is a class of diesel–electric locomotive that was developed in 1993 by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), Diesel (D), Mixed traffic (M) ...
diesel locomotive from Old Delhi to Jodhpur
Jodhpur (; ) is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan and officially the second metropolitan city of the state. It was formerly the seat of the princely state of Jodhpur State. Jodhpur was historically the capital of the Ki ...
. From Jodhpur, trains are hauled by an Abu Road Loco Shed-based WDM-3A
The Indian locomotive class WDM-3A is a class of diesel–electric locomotive that was developed in 1993 by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), Diesel (D), Mixed traffic (M) ...
diesel locomotive to Jaisalmer, and return.
Direction reversal
Train reverses its direction 2 times:
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Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with 14646/14645 Shalimar Express
Shalimar Express is a daily train between Delhi and Jammu Tawi. It is operated by the Northern Railways. Its number is 14645/14646. It comes in the Non Superfast (Mail/Express) trains category of the Indian Railways.
History and etymology
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and 14661/14662 Delhi–Barmer Link Express.
See also
* Jaisalmer railway station
Jaisalmer railway station is a major railway station located in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The railway station is under the administrative control of North Western Railway of Indian Railways. The station has three platforms and a total of five tra ...
* Old Delhi railway station
Delhi Junction railway station is the oldest railway station in Old Delhi, Delhi, India. It is one of the busiest railway stations in India in terms of frequency. Around 250 trains start, end, or pass through the station daily. It was establish ...
* Shalimar Express
Shalimar Express is a daily train between Delhi and Jammu Tawi. It is operated by the Northern Railways. Its number is 14645/14646. It comes in the Non Superfast (Mail/Express) trains category of the Indian Railways.
History and etymology
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Notes
References
External links
14659/Malani Express
14660/Malani Express
Transport in Delhi
Transport in Jaisalmer
Named passenger trains of India
Rail transport in Delhi
Rail transport in Haryana
Rail transport in Rajasthan
Express trains in India
Transport in Barmer, Rajasthan
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