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Shalimar Express
Overview
Service typeMail / Express
Current operator(s)Northern Railways
Route
TerminiDelhi (DLI)
Jammu Tawi (JAT)
Stops27
Distance travelled640 km
Average journey time13 hrs 25 mins
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)14645 / 14646
On-board services
Class(es)AC 1st class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Unreserved
Seating arrangementsAvailable
Sleeping arrangementsAvailable
Catering facilitiesNot Available
Baggage facilitiesAvailable
Technical
Track gaugeBroad Gauge

Shalimar Express (Hindi : शालिमार एक्सप्रेस, Urdu : شالیمار ایکسپریس ) 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.

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 hrs; everyday from Delhi to Jammu Tawi. It reaches Jammu Tawi the next morning; early at around 05:15 hrs. While heading towards the Capital, it leaves Jammu Tawi at sharp 21:00 hrs and arrives at Delhi at about 10:50 hrs the next morning.

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, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Amabla Cantonment Junction, Ludhiana Junction, Jalandhar; instead of Sonipat, Panipat,[Karnal] Kurukshetra. The train passes through parts of Delhi NCR, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir.

Future Prospects

With the doubling and electrification of the entire Jalandhar - Pathankot - Jammu Tawi section, it is expected that the average speed of the Shalimar Express would be increased in near future.

See also