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Dehradun Jan Shatabdi Express

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Dehradun Jan Shatabdi Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast, Jan Shatabdi
LocaleDelhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
First service16 August 2002
Current operator(s)Northern Railways
Route
TerminiDehradun (DDN)
New Delhi (NDLS)
Stops9 as 12055 / 10 as 12056
Distance travelled305 km (190 mi)
Average journey time5 hours 50 minutes as 12055, 6 hours 15 minutes as 12056
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12055 / 12056
On-board services
Class(es)AC Chair Car, 2nd Class seating
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesNo Pantry Car but available
Observation facilitiesRake sharing with 12057/12058 Una Jan Shatabdi Express
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Technical
Rolling stockICF Coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) maximum,
52 km/h (32 mph) average including halts

The 12055/12056 Dehradun New Delhi Jan Shatabdi Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Dehradun & New Delhi in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12056 from Dehradun to New Delhi and as train number 12055 in the reverse direction.

Coaches

It has 4 standard Jan Shatabdi Express AC Chair Car & 7 2nd Class seating coaches. As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

It is a daily train & covers the distance of 305 kilometres in 6 hours as 12056 Dehradun Jan Shatabdi Express (50.83 km/hr) & 303 kilometres 5 hours 45 mins as 12055 New Delhi Dehradun Jan Shatabdi Express (52.70 km/hr).

12055 Janshatabdi Express – AC Chair Car coach
12055 Janshatabdi Express at New Delhi
12055 Jan Shatabdi Express – Second Jan Chair Car

Traction

It is hauls end to end by a WAP 5 / WAP 7 engine from the Ghaziabad (GZB) electric loco shed. Earlier it used to be hauled by a WDM 3A / WDP 3A from Tughlakabad (TKD) diesel loco shed.

Time Table

12055 New Delhi Dehradun Jan Shatabdi Express leaves New Delhi every day and reaches Dehradun the same day.

12056 Dehradun New Delhi Jan Shatabdi Express leaves Dehradun every day and reaches New Delhi the same day.

Halts & Schedule

12055

Station Code Departure Station Time (IST) Distance (KM) Day
NDLS New Delhi 3:20 PM 0 (Source) Day 1
GZB Ghaziabad 4:00 PM 26 Day 1
MTC Meerut City 4:41 PM 73 Day 1
MOZ Muzaffarnagar 5:25 PM 129 Day 1
DBD Deoband railway Station 5:43 PM 153 Day 1
TPZ Tapri Railway Station 6:12 PM 180 Day 1
RK Roorkee 6:45 PM 212 Day 1
HW Haridwar 7:33 PM 253 Day 1
DDN Dehradun 9:10 PM 305 (Destination) Day 1

12056

Station Code Departure Station Time (IST) Distance (KM) Day
DDN Dehradun 5:00 AM 0 (Source) Day 1
HW Haridwar 6:33 AM 52 Day 1
RK Roorkee 7:08 AM 93 Day 1
TPZ Tapri Railway Station 7:54 AM 125 Day 1
DBD Deoband railway Station 8:16 AM 153 Day 1
MOZ Muzaffarnagar 8:36 AM 177 Day 1
MTC Meerut City 9:35 AM 232 Day 1
GZB Ghaziabad 10:28 AM 280 Day 1
TKJ Tilak Bridge 10:58 AM 303 Day 1
NDLS New Delhi 11:15 AM 305 (Destination) Day 1

Routeing

The train runs from New Delhi via Ghaziabad, Meerut City, Haridwar Junction to Dehradun.