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==Service==
==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&nbsp;mins as 12013 [[Shatabdi Express]] (73.64&nbsp;km/h) and 6 hours 15&nbsp;mins as 12014 [[Shatabdi Express]] (71.68&nbsp;km/h).
It is the fastest train on the Delhi – Amritsar sector after the newly launched [[Amritsar–Delhi Junction Vande Bharat Express]] and it's two sister trains 12029/30 Amritsar Swarna Shatabdi Express and 12031/32 Amritsar Shatabdi Express. 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&nbsp;mins as 12013 [[Shatabdi Express]] (73.64&nbsp;km/h) and 6 hours 15&nbsp;mins as 12014 [[Shatabdi Express]] (71.68&nbsp;km/h).


==Loco link==
==Loco link==


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


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 05:03, 15 October 2024

Amritsar Shatabdi Express
Overview
Service typeShatabdi Express
LocaleDelhi, Haryana, Punjab
First service11 August 1994; 30 years ago (1994-08-11)
Current operator(s)Northern Railways
Route
TerminiAmritsar Junction (ASR)
New Delhi (NDLS)
Stops6
Distance travelled448 km (278 mi)
Average journey time6 hours 05 minutes as 12029 New Delhi Amritsar Shatabdi Express, 6 hours 15 minutes as 12030 Amritsar New Delhi Shatabdi Express
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12013 / 12014
On-board services
Class(es)Executive Chair Car, AC Chair Car
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesYes, No Pantry Car
Observation facilitiesLHB rakes
Entertainment facilitiesLarge Windows
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph) maximum
70.5 km/h (44 mph), including halts

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.[1]

Service

It is the fastest train on the Delhi – Amritsar sector after the newly launched Amritsar–Delhi Junction Vande Bharat Express and it's two sister trains 12029/30 Amritsar Swarna Shatabdi Express and 12031/32 Amritsar Shatabdi Express. 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).

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

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