Jalandhar City–Amritsar DEMU
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Passenger |
| Locale | Punjab |
| Current operator(s) | Northern Railway |
| Route | |
| Termini | Amritsar railway station Jalandhar City Junction railway station |
| Stops | 10 |
| Distance travelled | 79 km (49 mi) |
| Average journey time | 1 hours 50 minutes |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | 74643 UP / 74644 DN |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | DEMU |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | No |
| Catering facilities | No |
| Observation facilities | No |
| Entertainment facilities | No |
| Baggage facilities | No |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | BG |
| Operating speed | 39 km/h (24 mph) average with halts |
Jalandhar City - Amritsar DEMU is a passenger Train of Indian Railways, which runs between Amritsar railway station of Punjab and Jalandhar City Junction railway station of Punjab.[1][2][3]
Arrival and departure
- Train no.74644 departs from Amritsar, daily at 19:20, reaching Jalandhar the same day at 21:20.
- Train no.74643 departs from Jalandhar daily at 17:10. from platform no.1 reaching Amritsar the same day at 19:00.
Route and halts
The train runs on Amritsar - Delhi main line.
Average speed and frequency
The train runs with an average speed of 43 km/h and completes 79 km in 1 hours 50 mim. The train runs on daily basis.
Accidents
74643/Jalandhar City - Amritsar DEMU crashed spectators as they were standing and sitting on or near the tracks to see burning of an effigy of demon Ravana as part of the Dussehra festival in the Joda Phatak area in the outskirts of Amritsar on October 19, 2018. The incident happened in the evening killing at least 59 people and injuring an additional 100.
References
- ^ "Didn't see, feel anything amiss during mishap near Amritsar, say passengers on same train". Indian Express. 25 October 2018.
- ^ KAMALDEEP SINGH BRAR , Navjeevan Gopal , Kanchan Vasdev (25 October 2018). "Sidhus say organisers issued repeated warnings; blame railways, allege conspiracy". Indian Express.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Amritsar train accident: 4 lapses that killed 60, injured many". India Today. 25 October 2018.
External links
- 74643/Jalandhar City - Amritsar DEMU India Rail Info
- 74642/Amritsar - Jalandhar City DEMU India Rail Info
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