Gitanjali Express
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Overview | |||||
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Service type | Superfast | ||||
Locale | West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh & Maharashtra | ||||
First service | 4 November 1977 | ||||
Last service | Booking suspended until further notice from 01 July 2020 | ||||
Current operator(s) | South Eastern Railways | ||||
Route | |||||
Start | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) | ||||
Stops | 26 as 12860 27 as 12859 | ||||
End | Howrah Junction (HWH) | ||||
Distance travelled | 1,968 kilometres (1,223 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 30 hrs 30 mins as 12859 & 31 hrs 40 mins as 12860 | ||||
Service frequency | Daily | ||||
Train number(s) | 12859 / 12860 | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, Unreserved/General | ||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
Catering facilities | Available | ||||
Technical | |||||
Rolling stock | LHB coaches | ||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum, 63.34 km/h (39 mph) average including halts | ||||
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The 12859 / 12860 Gitanjali Express is a daily train running between two metro cities, Kolkata, (Howrah Junction) in West Bengal and Mumbai, (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus) in Maharashtra connecting the East with the West. Numbered 12859/60 this train belongs to the Superfast category. This train takes 30½ hrs to cover the distance of 1968 km between Mumbai and Howrah while the return takes 31.5 hrs. This is first train which depart behind pure AC Loco from Mumbai CST after conversion of Mumbai CST to Thane from DC to AC. It has the top most priority in Howrah Mumbai route.
Relevance[]
Rabindranath Tagore, a famous poet of India, wrote the book Gitanjali.[1] Since this train, too, starts from Bengal this train has the same name. People love the train as much the book. This is the first Classless train in India introduced by Ex Railway Minister Prof. Madhu Dandvate on 26 December 1977.[2]
Route & Halts[]
The 12859/12860 Gitanjali Express runs from Howrah Junction via Kharagpur Junction, Tatanagar Junction, Rourkela Junction, Bilaspur Junction, Raipur Junction, Durg Junction, Nagpur Junction, Wardha Junction, Badnera Junction, Akola Junction, Bhusaval Junction, Jalgaon Junction, Nasik Road, Igatpuri, Kalyan Junction, Dadar to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, and vice versa.
Arrival & Departure[]
Train No.12859 leaves source point, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at 6:00 am and reaches its destination station Howrah Junction at 12:30 noon the next day.[3] Train No.12860 leaves Howrah Junction at 1:40 pm and reach its destination, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at 9:20 pm next day.[4]
Traction[]
It is hauled by a Bhusaval-based WAP-4 end to end.
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Coach composition[]
Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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EOG | GEN | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | S11 | S12 | S13 | PC | B1 | B2 | A1 | A2 | GEN | EOG |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Rabindranath Tagore wrote the book Geetanjali". sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ Dandavate, Madhu (2005). Dialogue with Life by Madhu Dandvate. ISBN 9788177648560. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- ^ "Gitanjali Express 12859 Schedule". cleartrip.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ "Gitanjali Express/12859 Live Train Running Status".
External links[]
- Rail transport in Howrah
- Transport in Mumbai
- Named passenger trains of India
- Rail transport in West Bengal
- Express trains in India
- Rail transport in Maharashtra
- Rail transport in Odisha
- Rail transport in Chhattisgarh
- Rail transport in Jharkhand
- Railway services introduced in 1977