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The 22957 / 22958 Somnath Superfast Express is a superfast express train belonging to 19221/22 Somnath Express service type, train no will be change to "Superfast" train, 22957/58 new train no. from 16/11/2016
/ref> It operates as train number 22957 from Ahmedabad Junction to Veraval Junction and as train number 22958 in the reverse direction.
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 tot ...
that runs between and in India./ref> It operates as train number 22957 from Ahmedabad Junction to Veraval Junction and as train number 22958 in the reverse direction.
Coaches
The 22957/22958 Somnath Superfast Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 2 AC 3 tier, 10 Sleeper Class & 3 General Unreserved coaches. As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
22957 Somnath Superfast Express covers the distance of 432 kilometres in 7 hours 50 mins (55 km/h) & in 7 hours 50 mins (55 km/h) as 22958 Somnath Superfast Express. As the average speed of the train is around 55 km/h, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.Traction
It is hauled by aWDM-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) ...
locomotive from the Ratlam or Vatva
Vatva is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Ahmedabad district and it came into existence after 2008 delimitation.
List of segments
This assembly seat represents the following segments ...
-based WDM-3D
The Indian locomotive class WDM-3D is a class of diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in 2003 by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), Diesel (D), Mixed traffic (M) engi ...
locomotive hauls the train on its entire journey.
Time Table
* 22957 Somnath Superfast Express leaves Ahmedabad Junction on a daily basis at 22:10 PM IST and reaches Veraval at 06:00 AM IST on the next day. * 22958 Somnath Superfast Express leaves Veraval on a daily basis at 21:35 PM IST and reaches Ahmedabad Junction at 05:25 AM IST on the next day.References
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