Amritsar Shatabdi Express

Amritsar Shatabdi Express
Overview
Service type	Shatabdi Express
Locale	Delhi, Haryana, Punjab
First service	11 August 1994 (1994-08-11)
Current operator(s)	Northern Railways
Route
Termini	Amritsar Junction (ASR) New Delhi (NDLS)
Stops	6
Distance travelled	448 km (278 mi)
Average journey time	6 hours 05 minutes as 12029 New Delhi Amritsar Shatabdi Express, 6 hours 15 minutes as 12030 Amritsar New Delhi Shatabdi Express
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12029 / 12030
On-board services
Class(es)	Executive Chair Car, AC Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	Yes, No Pantry Car
Observation facilities	LHB rakes
Entertainment facilities	Large Windows
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph) maximum 74.67 km/h (46 mph), including halts
Route map 12013 ↓ New Delhi New Delhi Haryana border Ambala Cantt. Jn Haryana Punjab border Sirhind Ludhiana Junction Phagwara Junction Jalandhar City Junction Beas Junction 12014 ↑ Amritsar Junction

The 12013/12014 Amritsar Shatabdi Express is a Superfast Express train of Shatabdi class belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Amritsar Junction and New Delhi in India. It is a daily service.

It operates as train number 12013 from New Delhi to Amritsar Junction and as train number 12014 in the reverse direction.

Coaches

The Amritsar Shatabdi Express generally has 1 AC Anubhuti coach, 1 AC 1st Class coach, 14 AC Chair Car coaches, two luggage cum generator coaches. The train runs with the Linke-Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches.

As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

The coaches in Light blue colour indicate AC Chair Cars and the coaches in Violet colour indicate Executive and Anubhuti Classes.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
12013		EOG	C1	C2	C3	C4	C5	C6	C7	C8	C9	C10	C11	C12	C13	C14	E1	K1	EOG
12014		EOG	K1	E1	C14	C13	C12	C11	C10	C9	C8	C7	C6	C5	C4	C3	C2	C1	EOG

Service

It is the fastest train on the Delhi – Amritsar sector. It has 2 sister trains 12029/30 New Delhi–Amritsar Swarna Shatabdi Express and 12031/32 New Delhi–Amritsar Shatabdi Express. It covers the distance of 448 kilometres in 6 hours 15 mins as 12013 Shatabdi Express (73.64 km/h) and 6 hours 15 mins as 12014 Shatabdi Express (71.68 km/h).

There is no pantry car but catering is arranged on board the train and catering charges are included in the fare.

Schedule

The schedule of this 12013/12014 New Delhi - Amritsar Shatabdi Express is given below:-

ASR - NDLS - ASR Shatabdi Express
12013		Stations	12014
Arrival	Departure		Arrival	Departure
-NIL-	04:55	Amritsar Junction	22:40	-NIL-
05:23	05:25	Beas Junction	21:45	21:47
05:58	06:01	Jalandhar City Junction	21:14	21:16
06:19	06:21	Phagwara Junction	20:48	20:50
06:57	07:02	Ludhiana Junction	20:16	20:19
07:46	07:48	Sirhind Junction	19:26	19:27
08:32	08:33	Ambala Cantt. Junction	18:51	18:53
11:02	-NIL-	New Delhi	-NIL-	16:30

Loco link

As the route is fully electrified, a Ghaziabad based WAP 5 or WAP 7 locomotive powers the train for the entire journey.

Routeing

The 12013/14 Amritsar Shatabdi Express runs via Jalandhar , Ludhiana Junction, Ambala Cantonment to New Delhi.

It has 6 halts. Beas Junction, Jalandhar City junction, Phagwara Junction, Ludhiana Junction, Sirhind Junction, Ambala Cantt Junction. (Asr jn - Ndls )

External links

• "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• "IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". irfca.org. Retrieved 30 May 2014.

References

• "Amritsar Shatabdi train experience". mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• "Amritsar,Kalka Shatabdis delayed as goods train derails | The Indian Express". The Indian Express. Retrieved 30 May 2014.