The 12941 / 42 Parasnath Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to

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that runs between and in India.From 20 December, 2022, it runs with highly refurbished

LHB coaches Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coach is a passenger coach of Indian Railways that is developed by Linke-Hofmann-Busch of Germany (renamed Alstom LHB GmbH in 1998 after the takeover by Alstom and now known as Alstom Transport Deutschland) and mostly ...

. It operates as train number 12941 from Bhavnagar Terminus to Asansol and as train number 12942 in the reverse direction, serving the states of

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Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...

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, and

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Coaches

The 12941 / 42 Parasnath Express has 1 AC 2-tier, 5 AC 3-tier 10 sleeper class, four general unreserved, one EOG & one SLR (seating with luggage rake). It does not carry a pantry car coach. 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 12941 Bhavnagar Terminus–Asansol Junction Parasnath Express covers the distance of in 40 hours 50 mins (57 km/hr) & in 39 hours 20 mins as the 12942 Asansol Junction–Bhavnagar Terminus Parasnath Express (59 km/hr). As the average speed of the train is above , as per railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Routing

The 12941 / 42 Parasnath Express runs from Bhavnagar Terminus via , , , , , , to .

Traction

It is hauled by

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-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 ...

for its entire journey.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 22963/22964

Bandra Terminus–Bhavnagar Terminus Weekly Superfast Express The 22963 / 22964 Bandra Terminus - Bhavnagar Terminus Weekly Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways Western Zone that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 22963 from to and as train ...

References

External links

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