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Shalimar Express
Overview
Service type	Express
First service	1 October 1982; 42 years ago
Last service	Permanently cancelled from 30 January 2024; 10 months ago
Current operator(s)	Northern Railways
Route
Termini	Jaisalmer (JSM); Jammu Tawi (JAT)
Stops	57
Distance travelled	1,558 km (968 mi)
Average journey time	30 hrs 25 mins
Service frequency	4 days a week
Train number(s)	14645 / 14646
On-board services
Class(es)	AC First, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF coach
Track gauge	Broad Gauge
Operating speed	51 km/h (32 mph) average including halts

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The 14645 / 14646 Shalimar Express is a daily train between Jaisalmer and Jammu Tawi.^[1] It is operated by the Northern Railways. Its number is 14645/14646. It comes in the Non Superfast (Mail/Express) trains category of the Indian Railways.

History and etymology

The Shalimar Express is one of the oldest trains to Jammu Tawi. It has been given the name 'Shalimar' with reference to the Shalimar Gardens of Srinagar, as Jammu Tawi was the nearest railway station to Srinagar at that time.

Arrival and departure

The train leaves at 15:50 every day from Delhi to Jammu Tawi. It reaches Jammu Tawi the next morning, early, at around 05:20. While heading towards the Capital, it leaves Jammu Tawi at 20:45 from #platform 3 and arrives at Delhi at about 10:50 at platform 1 at the next morning.

Route and halts

It is runs from Jaisalmer via Pokaran, Phalodi Junction, Jodhpur Junction, Merta Road Junction, Phulera Junction, Jaipur Junction, Bandikui Junction, Alwar Junction, Rewari, Gurgaon, old Delhi, Ghaziabad, Meerut City Junction, Saharanpur, Ambala Cantonment, Ludhiana Junction, Jalandhar Cantonment, Pathankot Cantonment, Kathua to Jammu Tawi.

References

^ Solanki, Sonu. "14645/Shalimar Express (PT) - Old Delhi to Jammu Tawi NR/Northern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 8 November 2022.

[1] Solanki, Sonu. "14645/Shalimar Express (PT) - Old Delhi to Jammu Tawi NR/Northern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 8 November 2022.

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+{{Short description|Train in India}}
 {{about||other trains|Shalimar Express (Pakistan)|and|Shalimar–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express}}
-{{Unreferenced|date=June 2019|bot=noref (GreenC bot)}}
 {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
 {{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
 {{Infobox rail service
 | name           = Shalimar Express
 | image          =
-| type           = Mail / Express
+| type           = [[Express Trains in India|Express]]
 | operator       = [[Northern Railways]]
-| start          = [[Delhi]] '''(DLI)'''
+| first          = {{start date and age|df=yes|1982|10|01}}
+| last           = Permanently cancelled from {{start date and age|df=yes|2024|01|30}}
-| stops          = 27
-| end            = [[Jammu Tawi]] '''(JAT)'''
+| start          = {{rws|Jaisalmer}} (JSM)
-| distance       = 640 km
+| stops          = 57
+| end            = {{rws|Jammu Tawi}} (JAT)
-| journey time   = 13 hrs 25 mins
-| frequency      = Daily
+| distance       = {{convert|1558|km|0|abbr=on}}
+| journeytime    = 30 hrs 25 mins
-| class          = AC 1st class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Unreserved
-| seating        = Available
+| frequency      = 4 days a week
+| class          = AC First, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
-| sleeping       = Available
+| seating        = Yes
+| sleeping       = Yes
 | catering       = Available
 | baggage        = Available
+| otherfacilities=
 | gauge          = [[Broad Gauge]]
 | trainnumber    = 14645 / 14646
+| stock          = [[ICF coach]]
-| map            = [[File:Shalimar Express (Delhi - Jammu Tawi) route map.png|300px|Shalimar Express (Delhi - Jammu Tawi) route map]]
+| speed          = {{convert|51|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts
+| map            =
 }}
-'''Shalimar Express''' is a daily train between [[Delhi]] and [[Jammu Tawi]]. It is operated by the [[Northern Railways]]. Its number is 14645/14646. It comes in the Non Superfast (Mail/Express) trains category of the [[Indian Railways]].
+The 14645 / 14646 '''Shalimar Express''' is a daily train between [[Jaisalmer railway station|Jaisalmer]] and [[Jammu Tawi]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Solanki |first=Sonu |title=14645/Shalimar Express (PT) - Old Delhi to Jammu Tawi NR/Northern Zone - Railway Enquiry |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-shalimar-express-14645/1505/349/81 |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=indiarailinfo.com}}</ref> It is operated by the [[Northern Railways]]. Its number is 14645/14646. It comes in the Non Superfast (Mail/Express) trains category of the [[Indian Railways]].
+[[File:Shalimar Express in Meerut City Junction.jpg|thumb|Shalimar Express standing at Meerut City Junction.]]
 ==History and etymology==
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 ==Route and halts==
-Unlike all other trains to Jammu Tawi, this train does not take the Delhi - Jammu Tawi main route. This train goes via [[Ghaziabad railway station|Ghaziabad]], [[Meerut railway station|Meerut]],
-[[khatauli railway station|khatauli]], [[Muzaffarnagar railway station|Muzaffarnagar]], [[Saharanpur railway station|Saharanpur]], [[Ambala Cantonment Junction railway station|Amabla Cantonment Junction]], [[Ludhiana Junction railway station|Ludhiana Junction]], and [[Jalandhar]]; instead of [[Sonipat]], [[Panipat]], [Karnal], and [[Kurukshetra]]. The train passes through parts of [[Delhi NCR]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Haryana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. It has 26 halts before reaching Old Delhi. It is one of two trains travelling through this route.
+It is runs from Jaisalmer via {{rws|Pokaran}}, {{rws|Phalodi Junction}}, {{rws|Jodhpur Junction}}, {{rws|Merta Road Junction}}, {{rws|Phulera Junction}}, {{rws|Jaipur Junction}}, {{rws|Bandikui Junction}}, {{rws|Alwar Junction}}, {{rws|Rewari}}, {{rws|Gurgaon}},  {{rws|old Delhi}}, {{rws|Ghaziabad}}, {{rws|Meerut City Junction}}, {{rws|Saharanpur}}, {{rws|Ambala Cantonment}}, {{rws|Ludhiana Junction}}, {{rws|Jalandhar Cantonment}}, {{rws|Pathankot Cantonment}}, {{rws|Kathua}} to Jammu Tawi.
-With the doubling and electrification of the entire Jalandhar - [[Pathankot]] - Jammu Tawi section, it is expected that the average speed of the Shalimar Express will increase in the near future.
 ==See also==
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 * [[Vivek Express]]
 * [[Jammu–Baramulla line]]
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 {{Railways in Northern India}}

v t e Railways in Northern India
National network/ trunk lines	Howrah–Delhi main line New Delhi–Chennai main line New Delhi–Mumbai main line Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line Delhi–Jaipur line Jaipur–Ahmedabad line
Branch lines/ sections	Agra–Bhopal section Ahmedabad–Udaipur line Allahabad–Mau–Gorakhpur main line Ambala–Attari line Amritsar–Khem Karan line Amritsar–Pathankot line Aunrihar–Jaunpur line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Bathinda–Rewari line Bathinda–Rajpura line Bikaner–Rewari line Bhanupli–Leh line Chandigarh–Sahnewal line Delhi–Fazilka line Delhi–Kalka line Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line Delhi–Moradabad line Jalandhar–Firozpur line Jalandhar–Jammu line Jammu–Baramulla line Jodhpur–Bathinda line Jodhpur–Jaisalmer line Kanpur–Delhi section Laksar–Dehradun line Lucknow–Gorakhpur line Lucknow–Moradabad line Ludhiana–Fazilka line Ludhiana–Jakhal line Marwar Junction–Munabao line Mathura–Vadodara section Mau–Ghazipur–Dildarnagar main line Merta Road–Rewari line Moradabad–Ambala line Mughalsarai–Kanpur section Rewari–Rohtak line Shri Ganganagar–Sadulpur line Suratgarh–Bathinda line Varanasi–Chhapra line Varanasi–Lucknow main line Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow line Varanasi–Sultanpur–Lucknow line
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Heritage railways	Kalka–Shimla Railway
Monorails	Patiala State Monorail Trainways
Defunct lines	Jammu–Sialkot line
Manufacturing units and workshops	Banaras Locomotive Works Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli
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See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) 1974 railway strike in India Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor