The 22137 / 22138 Nagpur–Ahmedabad Prerana Express is an 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 and in India.
It operates as train number 22138 from Ahmedabad Junction to Nagpur Junction and as train number 22137 in the reverse direction.
Coaches
The 22137/22138 Nagpur–Ahmedabad Prerana Express presently has
LHB coach
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 mostl ...
, 1 AC 2-tier, 3 AC 3-tier, 9 Sleeper class, 2 General unreserved and 2 EoG.
As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The 11454 Nagpur–Ahmedabad Prerana Express covers the distance of 957 kilometres in 18 hours 10 mins (52.68 km/h) and in 19 hours 40 mins (48.66 km/h) as 11453 Ahmedabad–Nagpur Prerana Express.
As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/h, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.
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Traction
It is hauled by a powerful
Ajni
Ajni railway station (station code:- AJNI) is a railway station in vicinity of Nagpur in Maharashtra on Delhi–Chennai line.
It is situated at a distance of about 2.8 km from Nagpur railway station. There are plans to develop it as a ...
-based
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 on its entire journey.
Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with 11203/11204
Nagpur–Jaipur Weekly Express.
Time Table
* 22137 Nagpur–Ahmedabad Prerana Express leaves Nagpur Junction every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday at 10:30 hrs IST and reaches Ahmedabad Junction at 03:35 hrs IST the next day.
* 22138 Ahmedabad–Nagpur Prerana Express leaves Ahmedabad Junction every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday at 17:20 hrs IST and reaches Nagpur Junction at 10:40 hrs IST the next day.
Schedule
External links
ICRTC
IRFCA
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Prerana Express
Transport in Nagpur
Express trains in India
Rail transport in Maharashtra
Rail transport in Gujarat
Transport in Ahmedabad
Named passenger trains of India