The 12401 / 12402 Nanda Devi AC Express 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 tota ...
that runs between & in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12401 from Kota Junction to Dehradun and as train number 12402 in the reverse direction. At first it ran between & Dehradun as train number 12205 & 12206. Since 26 August 2019 it was extended up to Kota Junction, skipping New Delhi. It stops at while following the same route and same timings from to Dehradun.
Coaches
The 12401/12402 Nanda Devi AC Express has 2 AC First Class, 4 AC Two Tier, 7 AC Three Tier coaches along with 2 End on generation cars. As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
EOG , , B7 , , B6 , , B5 , , B4 , , B3 , , B2 , , B1 , , A4 , , A3 , , A2 , , A1 , , H2 , , H1 , , EOG
Service
It is a daily train & covers the distance of 763 kilometres in 11 hours 45 minutes as 12401 Nanda Devi AC Express (65 km/h)and in 11 hours 45 minutes as 12402 Nanda Devi AC Express (65 km/h). It has a Superfast surcharge.
Route & halts
The train runs from Kota Junction via , , , , , , , , , ,
to Dehradun.
Traction
It is hauled from end to end by a
WAP-7
The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic ...
(HOG)-equipped locomotive from the
Tughlakabad Loco Shed.
Operation
* 12401 Nanda Devi AC Express leaves Kota Junction on a daily basis at 17:55 hrs and reaches Dehradun the next day at 05:40 hrs.
* 12402 Nanda Devi AC Express leaves Dehradun on a daily basis at 22:50 hrs and reaches Kota Junction the next day at 10:35 hrs.
From 25 August 2019, it operate as 12401 / 12402 Dehradun Kota Nanda Devi AC Express with stoppage at instead of . Before that, it used to run between Dehradun & New Delhi as 12205/12206.
Gallery
File:12205 Nanda Devi Express headed by a Ghaziabad based WAP 5.jpg, Nanda Devi Express headed by a Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad () is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and a part of Delhi NCR. It is the administrative headquarters of Ghaziabad district and is the largest city in western Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 1,729,000. Ghaziabad Mu ...
-based WAP-5
The Indian locomotive class WAP-5 is the name of a class of "High Speed" electric locomotives produced and used by Indian Railways. The first 10 locomotives were imported from ABB in Switzerland in 1995. They are supposed to be a variant of th ...
File:12205 Nanda Devi Express at Harrawala.jpg, 12205 Nanda Devi Express at Harrawala
File:12205 Nanda Devi Express - AC 3 tier coach.jpg, 12205 Nanda Devi Express – AC 3 tier coach
File:Nandadevi express DDN KOTA Interior 3.jpg, 1A Coupe Interior. Private cabin for Two.
File:Nandadevi express DDN KOTA Interior 5.jpg, 1st AC interior
File:Nandadevi express DDN KOTA Interior 2.jpg, 1A Coupe interior
External links
Dehradun AC Express
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AC Express (Indian Railways) trains
Trains from Dehradun
Rail transport in Delhi