The 12455 / 56 Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Bikaner Superfast Express is a

Superfast Express India has a system of express trains, operated by Indian Railways which comes under the purview of the Ministry of Railways of Government of India. , it maintains over of tracks, spanning across in route length, and operates nearly 3,000 ex ...

train belonging to

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Northern Railway zone The Northern Railway (NR) is one of the 17 Railway zones of India and the northernmost zone of the Indian Railways. It is headquartered at Baroda House in New Delhi. History Officially notified as a new railway zone on 14 April 1952, ...

that runs between

Delhi Sarai Rohilla Delhi Sarai Rohilla (station code: DEE) is a railway station on the Indian Railways network, located 4 kilometres east of the Delhi Junction railway station. Managed by the Delhi Division of the Northern Railway, it serves as a stop for tra ...

and in India. It operates as train number 12455 from Delhi Sarai Rohilla to Bikaner Junction and as train number 12456 in the reverse direction serving the states of

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...

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and

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Coaches

The 12455 / 56 Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Bikaner Superfast Express has 1 AC 1st Class cum AC 2 tier, 2 AC 2 tier, 3 AC 3 tier, 5

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, 5 Unreserved/General and 2 end-on-generator coaches. It does not carry a

pantry car A dining car (American English) or a restaurant car (British English), also a diner, is a passenger railroad car that serves meals in the manner of a full-service, sit-down restaurant. These cars provide the highest level of service of any rai ...

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As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand. 12455 Delhi Sarai Rohilla Sri Ganganagar Superfast Express - Sleeper Class

12455 Delhi Sarai Rohilla Sri Ganganagar Superfast Express - Sleeper Class

Service

The 12455 / 56 Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Bikaner Junction Superfast Express covers the distance of in 14 hours 35 mins averaging in both directions. As the average speed of the train is above , as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast Express trains in India, Superfast surcharge.

Routing

12455 / 56 Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Bikaner Junction Superfast Express runs from Delhi Sarai Rohilla via , , , Sri Ganganagar Junction, , to Bikaner Junction. This train is different from the 12458/57 Bikaner–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Superfast Express which is operated by North Western Railways and runs via utilising

ICF coach The Integral Coach Factory (ICF) coach is a conventional Passenger railroad car, passenger coach used on the majority of Indian Railways (IR) lines. Between 1955 and 2018, more than 54,000 were produced and some were exported to other countries ...

Traction

As the entire route is fully electrified, a

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-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 ...

locomotive powers the train for its entire journey.

Timings

12455 Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Bikaner Superfast Express leaves Delhi Sarai Rohilla on a daily basis and reaches Bikaner Junction the next day. 12456 Bikaner–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Superfast Express leaves Bikaner Junction on a daily basis and reaches Delhi Sarai Rohilla the next day.

References

* http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130415/bathinda.htm * http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=58155

External links

* * * * https://nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1552564951029-PR%20140319-II.pdf * https://nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1409058251093-PR%20260814-I.pdf {{DEFAULTSORT:Delhi-Sarai Rohilla Sri Ganganagar Superfast Express Transport in Delhi Transport in Sri Ganganagar Transport in Bikaner Express trains in India Rail transport in Delhi Rail transport in Haryana Rail transport in Punjab, India Rail transport in Rajasthan