Bandra Terminus–Dehradun Express
Overview | |||||
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Service type | Mail/Express | ||||
Locale | Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand | ||||
Current operator(s) | Western Railways | ||||
Route | |||||
Start | Bandra Terminus (BDTS) | ||||
Stops | 96 as 19019, 90 as 19020 | ||||
End | Dehradun (DDN) | ||||
Distance travelled | 1,682 km (1,045 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 41 hours 30 minutes as 19019, 42 hours 20 minutes as 19020 | ||||
Service frequency | Daily | ||||
Train number(s) | 19019 / 19020 | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | Executive Class Premium Class | ||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
Catering facilities | On-board catering, E-catering | ||||
Technical | |||||
Rolling stock | ICF coaches | ||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum, 40.41 km/h (25 mph) average including halts | ||||
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The 19019/19020 Bandra Terminus–Dehradun Express is an express train of Indian Railways Western Railway Zone that runs between Bandra Terminus and Dehradun in India. It is a daily service.
It operates as train number 19019 from Bandra Terminus to Dehradun and as train number 19020 in the reverse direction.
Coaches[]
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 21 coaches:
- AC 2 tier
- AC 3 tier
- Sleeper Class
- Second Class
It carries parcel vans on a frequent basis.
Service[]
It is a daily train and covers the distance of 1682 kilometres in 41 hours 30 mins as 19019 Dehradun Express (40.53 km/hr) and 42 hours 20 mins as 19020 Dehradun Express (40.29 km/hr).
Traction[]
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 Dehradun.
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 Dehradun.
Now, both trains are hauled by a Ghaziabad-based WAP-7 / WAP-5 until Dehradun and vice versa.
Schedule[]
- 19019 Bandra Terminus–Dehradun Express leaves Bandra Terminus every day at 00:05am IST and reaches Dehradun at 17:35pm IST the next day.[1]
- 19020 Dehradun–Bandra Terminus Express leaves Dehradun every day at 10:00am IST and reaches Bandra Terminus at 04:20am IST on the 3rd day.[2]
Route & Halts[]
The important halts of the train are:
- Bandra Terminus
- Borivali
- Vasai Road
- Vapi
- Valsad
- Surat
- Ankleshwar Junction
- Bharuch Junction
- Vadodara Junction
- Godhra Junction
- Dahod
- Ratlam Junction
- Nagda Junction
- Kota Junction
- Sawai Madhopur Junction
- Gangapur City
- Mathura Junction
- Hazrat Nizamuddin
- Ghaziabad Junction
- Meerut City
- Muzaffarnagar
- Saharanpur Junction
- Roorkee
- Haridwar Junction
- Dehradun
Incidents[]
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[]
- ^ "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.
External links[]
- Transport in Mumbai
- Trains from Dehradun
- Rail transport in Gujarat
- Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh
- Rail transport in Haryana
- Express trains in India