The 12905 / 12906 Shalimar–Porbandar Superfast Express is a
Superfast train of
Indian Railways
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, running between in
West Bengal
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and in
Gujarat
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. The train is named Aradhana Express by Indian Railway. The train is very much important and popular train in the route and connects eastern India to extreme west part of country. The train is as important as
Jnaneshwari Express
The 12101/12102 Jnaneswari Super Deluxe Express, also spelled Dnyaneswari (in Marathi) and Gyaneshwari (in Hindi), is a Superfast Express trains in India, Superfast class train of Indian Railways connecting two metropolitan cities of India, Kol ...
.
It is now run on a biweekly schedule using train numbers 12905 and 12906.
Coach composition
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 24 coaches:
* 1 AC First Class
* 2 AC II Tier
* 6 AC III Tier
* 9 Sleeper coaches
* 1 Pantry car
* 3 General Unreserved
* 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake
Service
*The 12905/Porbandar–Shalimar Superfast Express has an average speed of 60 km/h and covers 2544 km in 42 hrs 30 mins.
*The 12906/Shalimar–Porbandar Superfast Express has an average speed of 60 km/h and covers 2544 km in 42 hrs 35 mins.
Route
The important halts of the train are:
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Amravati
Amravati (pronunciation (help·info)) is the second largest city in the Vidarbha region and ninth largest city in Maharashtra, India. It is administrative headquarters of Amravati district and Amravati division which includes Akola, Buldha ...
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Schedule
Traction
On its journey from Shalimar to Porbandar, the train is hauled by a
WAP-4E
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) ...
electric locomotive of
Valsad Loco Shed from Shalimar to Porbandar and vice-versa.
Gallery
12906 (Porbandar-Howrah) Aradhana Express.jpg, 12906 (Porbandar–Shalimar) Aradhana Express
12905 (Porbander-Howrah) Aradhana Express.jpg, Shalimar–Porbandar Aradhana Express
Howrah Porbandar Express - AC 3 tier coach.jpg, Shalimar–Porbandar Express – AC 3 tier coach
12905 (Porbandar-Howrah) Aradhana Express 01.jpg, Shalimar–Porbandar Aradhana Express
Howrah bound 12905 (Porbandar-Howrah) Aradhana Express.jpg, Shalimar–Porbandar Aradhana Express
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Howrah-Porbandar Express
Transport in Porbandar
Rail transport in Howrah
Railway services introduced in 2000
Express trains in India
Rail transport in Gujarat
Rail transport in Maharashtra
Rail transport in Chhattisgarh
Rail transport in Odisha
Rail transport in Jharkhand
Rail transport in West Bengal