Durgavati Express

Durgavati Express
Overview
Service type	Express
First service	1 September 2015; 9 years ago(extended to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra)
Current operator(s)	Indian Railways
Route
Termini	Jabalpur Junction; Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra
Stops	31
Distance travelled	1,583 km (984 mi)
Average journey time	32 Hours
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	11449 / 11450
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier (2A), AC 3 Tier (3A), Sleeper Class (SL)
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Yes
Observation facilities	Rake Sharing with 12193/ 12194 Yesvantpur - Jabalpur Superfast Express
Technical
Rolling stock	Standard Indian Railway coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Route map
Route map

The Durgavati Express or Jabalpur - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express is a weekly Mail/Express train service run by West Central Railway, It runs between Jabalpur Junction railway station of Jabalpur, a military hub of Eastern Madhya Pradesh state and Katra railway station of Jammu & Kashmir in India.

It operates as train number 11449 from Jabalpur Junction to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and as train number 11450 in the reverse direction serving the states of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir.^[2]

Background

The name Durgavati Express was given in the memory of the princess of the Mahakoshal region in Jabalpur named Princess Durgavati (Rani Durgavati).

Coach composite

The train consists of 23 coaches: 2 AC II tier, four AC III tier, 10 sleeper, three Unreserved Coaches, and 2 luggage/brake vans. It carries a pantry car coach.^[3]

Routing

This train runs from Jabalpur Junction via Katni Junction, Bina Junction, Jhansi Junction, Gwalior Junction, Agra Cantonment, New Delhi, Rohtak Junction, Ludhiana Junction, Pathankot Cantonment, Jammu Tawi to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra.

Traction

As large sections of the route are yet to be fully electrified, a Katni Junction based WDM 3A diesel locomotive powers the train up to Katni Junction, then a Katni Junction based WAG-5 powers the train up to New Delhi, later a Tughlakabad based WDB-4B diesel locomotive powers the train to its destination.

References

^ "List of the trains announced in the Railway Budget 2014-15 which would serve the State of Jammu & Kashmir and status of implementation". Government of India. Press Information Bureau. 4 September 2015.
^ [1], jagran.com, 01 September 2015
^ [2], tribuneindia.com, 29 August 2015

External links

11449 Durgavati Express at India Rail Info
11450 Durgavati Express at India Rail Info

[profile-1] "List of the trains announced in the Railway Budget 2014-15 which would serve the State of Jammu & Kashmir and status of implementation". Government of India. Press Information Bureau. 4 September 2015.

[2] [1], jagran.com, 01 September 2015

[3] [2], tribuneindia.com, 29 August 2015

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