The 12471 / 12472 Swaraj Express is a
Superfast Express train belonging to
Northern Railways Zone that runs between and in India.
It operates as train number 12471 from Bandra Terminus to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and as train number 12472 in the reverse direction.
It would initially run from . Later it was transferred to Bandra Terminus.
Coaches
The train has standard
LHB rakes with max speed of 130 kmph between and Block Hut 01. The train consists of 22 coaches:
* 2
AC II Tier
* 5
AC III Tier
* 10
Sleeper coaches
* 1
Pantry car
A dining car (American English) or a restaurant car (British English), also a diner, is a railroad passenger car that serves meals in the manner of a full-service, sit-down restaurant.
It is distinct from other railroad food service cars that d ...
* 2
General Unreserved
* 2
End-on generator
As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
12471 Bandra Terminus–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Swaraj Express covers the distance of 2030 kilometres in 33 hours 15 mins (63.41 km/h) & 2030 kilometres in 32 hours 55 mins (63.24 km/h) as 12472 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra–Bandra Terminus Swaraj Express.
As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/hr, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
Route & halts
Rake sharing
This train shares its rake with,
* 12473/12474
Gandhidham–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Sarvodaya Express
Sarvodaya Express is a Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Gandhidham Junction in Gujarat and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra of Jammu and Kashmir. It is currently being operated with 12473/12474 train numbers on a weekly basis.
Serv ...
* 12475/12476
Hapa–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Sarvodaya Express
* 12477/12478
Jamnagar–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express
Traction
It is now regularly hauled by a
Ghaziabad
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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 ...
(
HOG)-equipped locomotives from end to end.
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References
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Railway services introduced in 1976
Express trains in India