Dadar–Bhuj Superfast Express
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| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Superfast Express | ||||
| Locale | Maharashtra, Gujarat | ||||
| First service | 12 November 2011 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Western Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Bhuj Dadar | ||||
| Stops | 18 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 977 km (607 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 17 hours 45 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | 12960 Bhuj–Dadar Superfast Express – Monday & Thursday, 12959 Dadar–Bhuj Superfast Express – Wednesday & Saturday | ||||
| Train number(s) | 12959 / 12960 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | No pantry Attached | ||||
| Observation facilities | No rake sharing | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB Coaches | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 55.43 km/h (34 mph), including halts | ||||
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The 12959/12960 Bhuj Dadar Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Bhuj and Mumbai in India. It is a 2 days a week service. It operates as train number 12959 from Dadar Western to Bhuj and as train number 12960 in the reverse direction.
Coaches
[edit]The 12959/60 Bhuj–Bandra Terminus Superfast Express presently has 2 AC 2 tier, 6 AC 3 tier, 8 Sleeper class & 4 General Unreserved coaches. As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
[edit]The 12959/60 Bhuj–Dadar Superfast Express was first introduced on 12 November 2011. Presently it is a bi-weekly service. It operates via the newly constructed Palanpur line on the Mumbai–Bhuj route.
It covers the distance of 977 kilometres in 17 hours 45 mins as 12959 Dadar–Bhuj Superfast Express (55.04 km/h) and 17 hours 30 mins as 12960 Bhuj–Dadar Superfast Express (55.83 km/h). As its average speed in both directions is above 55 km/h as per Indian Railways rules, it has a Superfast surcharge.
Traction
[edit]Dual-traction WCAM-1 OR WCAM-2/2P locos would haul the train until Ahmedabad Junction after which a Vatva or Ratlam-based WDM-3A would take over until Bhuj.
As Western Railways switched over to AC system in February 2012, it is now hauled by a WAP-4 or WAP-5 engine from the Vadodara shed from Dadar to Bhuj.
It reverses direction twice on its run. These reversals occur at Palanpur Junction & Gandhidham Junction
Time table
[edit]12960 Bhuj–Dadar Superfast Express leaves Bhuj every Monday & Thursday at 18:30 hrs IST and reaches Dadar at 12:00 hrs IST the next day.
On return, the 12959 Dadar–Bhuj Superfast Express leaves Dadar every Wednesday & Saturday at 00:05 hrs IST and reaches Bhuj at 17:45 hrs IST the same day.
| Station code | Station name | Distance from source in km |
Day | Distance from source in km |
Day | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | ||||||
| DDR | Dadar | Source | 00:05 | 0 | 1 | 12:00 | Destination | 977 | 2 |
| BSR | Vasai Road | 00:53 | 00:56 | 42 | 1 | 11:02 | 11:05 | 936 | 2 |
| ST | Surat | 04:15 | 04:20 | 257 | 1 | 08:15 | 08:20 | 721 | 2 |
| BRC | Vadodara Junction | 06:05 | 06:10 | 386 | 1 | 06:25 | 06:30 | 592 | 2 |
| ANND | Anand Junction | 06:43 | 06:45 | 422 | 1 | 05:40 | 05:42 | 556 | 2 |
| ND | Nadiad Junction | 07:01 | 07:03 | 440 | 1 | 05:20 | 05:22 | 538 | 2 |
| ADI | Ahmedabad Junction | 08:05 | 08:25 | 486 | 1 | 04:20 | 04:40 | 492 | 2 |
| MSH | Mahesana Junction | 09:46 | 09:48 | 554 | 1 | 02:36 | 02:38 | 424 | 2 |
| PNU | Palanpur Junction | 10:50 | 11:15 | 619 | 1 | 01:05 | 01:32 | 359 | 2 |
| DISA | Disa | 11:35 | 11:37 | 646 | 1 | 23:53 | 23:55 | 332 | 1 |
| BLDI | Bhildi | 11:53 | 11:55 | 664 | 1 | 23:37 | 23:39 | 314 | 1 |
| DEOR | Diyodar | 12:14 | 12:16 | 690 | 1 | 23:12 | 23:14 | 287 | 1 |
| RDHP | Radhanpur | 12:52 | 12:54 | 732 | 1 | 22:38 | 22:40 | 246 | 1 |
| SLLR | Santalpur | 13:22 | 13:24 | 775 | 1 | 22:04 | 22:06 | 203 | 1 |
| SIOB | Samakhiali | 15:05 | 15:07 | 866 | 1 | 20:50 | 20:52 | 111 | 1 |
| BCOB | Bhachau BG | 15:21 | 15:23 | 882 | 1 | 20:21 | 20:23 | 95 | 1 |
| GIMB | Gandhidham Junction | 16:10 | 16:30 | 919 | 1 | 19:25 | 19:50 | 58 | 1 |
| BHUJ | Bhuj | 17:50 | Destination | 977 | 1 | Source | 18:30 | 0 | 1 |
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Dadar Bhuj Superfast - 12959". Retrieved 3 September 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bhuj Dadar Superfast Express 12960". Retrieved 18 October 2012.