Ahmedabad–Kolkata Express
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Status | Operating |
| Locale | West Bengal, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat |
| First service | October 11, 2010 |
| Current operator(s) | Western Railway zone |
| Route | |
| Termini | Chitpur railway station (Koaa) Ahmedabad Junction (Adi) |
| Stops | 35 |
| Distance travelled | 2,614 km (1,624 mi) |
| Average journey time | 54 hrs 05 mins |
| Service frequency | Weekly |
| Train number(s) | 19413DN/19414UP |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, sleeper, UR, SLR |
| Seating arrangements | No |
| Sleeping arrangements | Available |
| Auto-rack arrangements | No |
| Catering facilities | Yes |
| Observation facilities | Small & Large Both Type Windows |
| Baggage facilities | Available |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 48 km/h (30 mph) excluding halts |
Ahmedabad Kolkata Express or Sare Jahan Se Achchha Express is the Mail/Express Indian trains, as well as the like other normal Mail/Express train. It is the newer train . At any given time the Ahmedabad Kolkata Express always gets the normal priority like other mail/express, on any line.
Ahmedabad Kolkata Express leaves Chitpur railway station for Ahmedabad railway station, to cover a distance of 2,614 km (1,624 mi) km in 54 hours 05 mins. At that time, it only had an 1-1 AC 2&3-Tier and 5 3-Tier Sleeper. Also, The train is the First Mail/Express Train between Chitpur railway station to Ahmedabad railway station in India and other all trains are Superfast/Mail Trains in India. It is weekly hauled by a Asansol railway station (ASN) WAG 5 From Chitpur railway station to Barkakana railway station, locomotive of Chittaranjan Locomotive Works and BHEL and Barkakana railway station (BRKA) Indian locomotive class WDM-3A/2a/WDG-3A From Barkakana railway station(BRKA) to Ahemdabad Railway Station(ADI).
History
It has started for 2 or 3 years ago. Firstly it has start in between Chitpur railway station to Ajmer Junction railway station with 7 sleeper coaches, 1-1 AC 2&3-Tier and others are SLR and UR. It was a 13 coaches Train
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Kolkata Terminal -
Ahemdabad railway station
Accommodations
The trains have normal priority on the Indian railway network. The trains offer four classes of accommodation: Second Class AC 2-tier (bays of 4 berths + 2 berth on the side) with open system berth, Second Class AC 3-tier (bays of 6 berths + 2 berths on the side) it also with open system berth and Second class 3 tier sleeper (bays of6 berths + 2 berths on the side). Generally it has 1 AC 2-Tiers, up to 2 AC 3-Tiers ( both of which may be increased according to demand), it has no pantry car, 7 UR (Unreserved) and 2 SLR (Second-class Luggage/parcel van + guard van ('G' missing). See note for 'GS' above.)
On this route, the train covers a distance of 2,614 km (1,624 mi) in 54 hrs. For Route and Time Table
- http://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/sare-jahan-se-accha-express-19414-koaa-to-adi
- http://indiarailinfo.com/train/map/route-sare-jahan-se-accha-express-19414-koaa-to-adi
Coach Composition
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | BRKA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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SLR | UR | UR | UR | UR | S7 | S6 | S5 | S4 | S3 | S2 | S1 | B2 | B1 | A1 | UR | UR | UR | SLR |
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Trivia
- Chitpur - Ahemdabad Sare Jahan Se Accha express is the mail express train to have one AC-2 tier coaches, Tow AC 3 tier coaches, while the Bhopal–Howrah Express and Shipra Express (howrah-Indore) also have one AC-2 tier coaches and Tow AC 3 tier coaches.