The 20923 / 20924 Tirunelveli - Gandhidham Humsafar Express is a
superfast express train belonging to
Western Railway zone
The Western Railway (abbreviated WR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways and is among the busiest railway networks in India, headquartered at Mumbai, Maharashtra. The major railway routes of Indian Railways which come under Western Railw ...
that runs between and in India.
It was announced to be operated with 19423/19424 train numbers on weekly basis.
The inaugural special service of Gandhidham - Tirunelveli Humsafar Express (09424) was flagged off by Minister of States of Railways
Rajen Gohain on 5 July 2018.
The regular service started from 16th of that month.
Coach composition
The Tirunelveli – Gandhidham Humsafar Express operates with 3-Tier AC coaches and sleeper class coaches with LED screens to display information about stations, train speed etc. and has announcement system as well, Vending machines for tea, coffee and milk, Bio toilets in compartments as well as CCTV cameras.
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a
Vadodara Loco Shed 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 ...
electric locomotive on its entire journey.
Demands
There are also demands to extend this train from
Tirunelveli Junction to
Madurai Junction.There is also demand that the train needed stopping in Vallioor (vly) railway station.
See also
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Humsafar Express
Humsafar Express is a fully premium service with AC-3 Tier and Sleeper class accommodation having all the modern facilities designed and operated by Indian Railways. "Humsafar" is an Urdu word meaning "co-passenger" The first service was inaugu ...
Notes
References
Humsafar Express trains
Transport in Tirunelveli
Transport in Gandhidham
Rail transport in Kerala
Rail transport in Gujarat
Railway services introduced in 2017
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