Haridwar – Jammu Tawi Express is an

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that run between and in India.

Background

This train was inaugurated on 14 August 2016, from

Jammu Tawi Jammu Tawi railway station (station code: JAT) is a railway station in the city of Jammu in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Background Jammu Tawi is the largest railway station in Jammu and Kashmir. It is a major railhead f ...

flagged off by

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, Former Minister of Railways by using video conferencing from

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Service

Frequency of this train is weekly and it covers the distance of 535 km with an average speed of 47 km/h on both sides.

Routes

This train passes through , , , on both sides.

Traction

As the route is fully electrified an

WAP-4 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) l ...

and

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pulls the train to its destination on both sides.

External links

14605 Haridwar-Jammu Tawi Express

14606 Jammu Tawi-Haridwar Express

References

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