Ranakpur Express
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| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Express | ||||
| Locale | Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan | ||||
| First service | 15 August 1998 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | North Western Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Bikaner Bandra Terminus | ||||
| Stops | 33 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,212 km (753 mi) as 14707 Ranakpur Express, 1,213 km (754 mi) as 14708 Ranakpur Express | ||||
| Average journey time | 24 hours 10 minutes as 14707 Ranakpur Express, 24 hours 30 minutes as 14708 Ranakpur Express | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 14707 / 14708 | ||||
| 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 Car attached | ||||
| Observation facilities | No Rake Sharing | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railway coaches | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 49.83 km/h (31 mph), including halts | ||||
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The 14707/14708 Ranakpur Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways that run between Bikaner and Mumbai in India. It operates as train number 14707 from Bikaner to Bandra Terminus and as train number 14708 in the reverse direction.
It is named after the village of Ranakpur which is located in the Pali district of Rajasthan.
Coaches
The 14707/14708 Ranakpur Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 3 AC 3 tier, 13 Sleeper Class & 6 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
The 14707 Ranakpur Express covers the distance of 1212 kilometres in 24 hours 10 mins (50.15 km/hr) & 1213 kilometres in 24 hours 30 mins as 14708 Ranakpur Express (49.51 km/hr).
As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/hr, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.
Traction
Prior to Western Railway switching to the AC traction, it would be hauled by a WCAM 1 engine until Valsad after which a Vadodara based WAP 4 and [ WAP 5] would haul the train until Ahmedabad Junction following which it would get a WDP 4 from the Bhagat ki Kothi shed until Bikaner.
Since Western Railway switched over to AC traction in February 2012, it is now hauled by a WAP 5 or WAP 4E from the Vadodara shed until Ahmedabad Junction after which a WDP 4 from the Bhagat ki Kothi shed takes over until Bikaner.
Timetable
14707 Ranakpur Express leaves Bikaner Junction every day at 09:30 hrs IST and reaches Bandra Terminus at 09:40 hrs IST the next day.
14708 Ranakpur Express leaves Bandra Terminus every day at 15:05 hrs IST and reaches Bikaner Junction at 15:35 hrs IST the next day.
| Station Code | Station Name |
14707 - Bikaner Junction to Bandra Terminus[1] |
Distance from Source in km |
Day |
14708 - Bandra Terminus to Bikaner Junction[2] |
Distance from Source in km |
Day | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | ||||||
| BKN | Bikaner Junction | Source | 09:30 | 0 | 1 | 15:35 | Destination | 1213 | 2 |
| MTD | Merta Road Junction | 12:30 | 12:35 | 173 | 1 | 12:00 | 12:05 | 1040 | 2 |
| JU | Jodhpur Junction | 14:30 | 14:45 | 278 | 1 | 09:50 | 10:00 | 936 | 2 |
| MJ | Marwar Junction | 17:00 | 17:05 | 381 | 1 | 07:40 | 08:00 | 833 | 2 |
| ABR | Abu Road | 19:30 | 19:40 | 536 | 1 | 04:15 | 04:25 | 667 | 2 |
| ADI | Ahmedabad Junction | 00:35 | 01:00 | 732 | 2 | 23:50 | 00:10 | 481 | 1 |
| ANND | Anand Junction | 02:00 | 02:02 | 796 | 2 | 22:20 | 22:22 | 417 | 1 |
| BRC | Vadodara Junction | 02:50 | 02:55 | 831 | 2 | 21:40 | 21:45 | 381 | 1 |
| ST | Surat | 04:37 | 04:42 | 960 | 2 | 19:20 | 19:25 | 252 | 1 |
| PLG | Palghar | 07:23 | 07:25 | 1151 | 2 | 16:35 | 16:40 | 75 | 1 |
| BVI | Borivali | 08:50 | 08:52 | 1193 | 2 | 15:44 | 15:46 | 19 | 1 |
| BDTS | Bandra Terminus | 09:40 | Destination | 1212 | 2 | Source | 15:05 | 0 | 1 |
Gallery
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14707 Ranakpur Express - English coach board -
14707 Ranakpur Express - Mystery coach -
14707 Ranakpur Express at Bandra Terminus -
14707 Ranakpur Express - Sleeper coach
In Popular Culture
The train was mentioned in The Big Bang Theory, Season 2, Episode 17 (The Terminator Decoupling).
References
- ^ Terminus-14707-train.html "Ranakpur Express-14707". Retrieved 3 September 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Ranakpur Express 14708". Retrieved 18 October 2012.