Bandra Terminus–Dehradun Express

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Bandra Terminus–Dehradun Express
19019 Dehradun Express - trainboard.JPG
Overview
Service typeMail/Express
LocaleMaharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand
Current operator(s)Western Railways
Route
StartBandra Terminus (BDTS)
Stops96 as 19019,
90 as 19020
EndDehradun (DDN)
Distance travelled1,682 km (1,045 mi)
Average journey time41 hours 30 minutes as 19019,
42 hours 20 minutes as 19020
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)19019 / 19020
On-board services
Class(es)Executive Class Premium Class
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering,
E-catering
Technical
Rolling stockICF coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) maximum,
40.41 km/h (25 mph) average including halts
Route map
Dehradun Express (Bandra - Dehradun) Route map.jpg

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.

19019 Dehradun Express

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:

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[]

  1. ^ "19019/Mumbai Bandra (T.)–Dehradun Express". India Rail Info.
  2. ^ "19020/Dehradun–Mumbai Bandra (T.) Express". India Rail Info.
  3. ^ "Sleeping passengers killed in India train fire". AFP. 8 January 2014.
  4. ^ "India train fire death toll rises to nine". UPI. 8 January 2014.

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