Bandra Terminus–Dehradun Express
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Mail/Express | ||||
| Locale | Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Western Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Bandra Terminus (BDTS) Haridwar (HW) | ||||
| Stops | 65 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,617 km (1,005 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 32 hours 15 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 19019 / 19020 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | On-board catering, E-catering | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 130 km/h (81 mph) maximum, 42 km/h (26 mph) average including halts | ||||
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The 19019 / 19020 Bandra Terminus–Haridwar Dehradun Express is an express train of Indian Railways Western Railway Zone that runs between Bandra Terminus and Haridwar in India on a daily basis. Initially it ran between Dehradun and Bandra Terminus, but now it runs only between Haridwar and Bandra Terminus as Dehradun Express.
It operates as train number 19019 from Bandra Terminus to Haridwar and as train number 19020 in the reverse direction.
Coaches[edit]
The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches:
- 1 AC First
- 2 AC Two Tier
- 6 AC Three tier
- 8 Sleeper Class
- 2 General Unreserved
- 1 Luggage Cum Disabled Coaches
- 1 Generator Car
- 1 High Capacity Parcel Van
Coach position[edit]
The train consists of 24 coaches.
| Loco | HCPV | SLR | UR | UR | HA1 | A1 | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 | B5 | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 | UR | EOG |
Service[edit]
It is a daily train and covers the distance of 1617 kilometres in 32 hours 15 mins as 19019 Dehradun Express (40.53 km/h) and 32 hours 45 mins as 19020 Dehradun Express (40.29 km/h).
Traction[edit]
Before the Mumbai region changed traction to an AC system, a WCAM-1 engine would haul the train until Vadodara from where a Vadodara-based WAP-4 or WAP-5 would take over until Hazrat Nizamuddin after which a WDM-3A engine from the Tuglakabad shed would take over until Haridwar.
Since Western Railways switched over to AC traction, a Ghaziabad-based WAP-7 hauls the train until Hazrat Nizamuddin after which a WDM-3A engine from the Tuglakabad shed takes over until Haridwar.
Now, both trains are hauled by a Ghaziabad-based WAP-7 / WAP-5 until Haridwar and vice versa.
Schedule[edit]
- 19019 Bandra Terminus–Haridwar Dehradun Express leaves Bandra Terminus every day at 00:05AM IST and reaches Haridwar at 08:20AM IST on the next day.[1]
- 19020 Haridwar–Bandra Terminus Dehradun Express leaves Haridwar every day at 01:30PM IST and reaches Bandra Terminus at 10:15PM IST on the next day.[2]
Route and halts[edit]
The important halts of the train are:
- Bandra Terminus
- Borivali
- Vapi
- Valsad
- Bilimora Jn
- Navsari
- Surat
- Bharuch Junction
- Vadodara Junction
- Ratlam Junction
- Kota Junction
- Sawai Madhopur Junction
- Mathura Junction
- Hazrat Nizamuddin
- Ghaziabad Junction
- Meerut City
- Muzaffarnagar
- Saharanpur Junction
- Roorkee
- Laksar Junction
- Haridwar
Incidents[edit]
On 8 January 2014, a fire broke out on one of the trains when it was near Dahanu station in Maharashtra. Three carriages were involved. Some passengers escaped "by breaking open the back doors"[3] but nine were killed.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "19019/Mumbai Bandra (T.)–Dehradun Express". India Rail Info.
- ^ "19020/Dehradun–Mumbai Bandra (T.) Express". India Rail Info.
- ^ "Sleeping passengers killed in India train fire". AFP. 8 January 2014.
- ^ "India train fire death toll rises to nine". UPI. 8 January 2014.