Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad Double Decker Express

Mumbai Central – Ahmedabad AC Double Decker Express

Overview
Service type	Double Decker
Locale	Maharashtra & Gujarat
First service	19 September 2012; 8 years ago (2012-09-19)
Current operator(s)	Western Railways
Route
Start	Mumbai Central (MMCT)
Stops	9
End	Ahmedabad Junction (ADI)
Distance travelled	491 km (305 mi)
Average journey time	7 hours 20 minutes
Service frequency	6 days a week
Train number(s)	12931 / 12932
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	On-board Catering, E-Catering
Observation facilities	Large Windows
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB Double Decker
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph) maximum, 70 km/h (43 mph) average excluding halts
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12931 / 12932 Mumbai Central - Ahmedabad Double Decker Express is a Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai Central (MMCT) and Ahmedabad Junction (ADI) in India. It runs 6 days in week except Sunday. It operates as train number 12931 from Mumbai Central to Ahmedabad Junction and the train number 12932 in the reverse direction.

On 20 March 2017, the exteriors of the train departing Mumbai Central were covered with vinyl wrapping advertisements becoming the Indian Railway's first "branded" train. The advertisements were for soap brand Savlon, as part of its Savlon Swasth India Mission, a social awareness initiative for promoting hand hygiene.^[1]

Coaches[]

12931 / 12932 Mumbai Central - Ahmedabad Double Decker Express as of 2015 had 12 AC Chair Car & 2 EOG cars. As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended depending on demand.

Service[]

12931 / 12932 Mumbai Central - Ahmedabad Double Decker Express was first introduced on 19 September 2012. As of 2015 it ran 6 days except Sunday.

It covers the distance of 491 kilometres in 7 hours 20 mins as 12931 Mumbai Central - Ahmedabad Double Decker Express (66.95 km/hr) & 7 hours as 12932 Ahmedabad - Mumbai Central Double Decker Express (70.14 km/hr).

Stoppage[]

• Mumbai Central
• Borivali
• Vapi
• Valsad
• Navsari
• Surat
• Bharuch Junction
• Vadodara Junction
• Anand Junction
• Nadiad Junction
• Ahmedabad Junction

Traction[]

Since Western Railways switched over to AC electrical power in February 2012, now it is hauled by a WAP 5 locomotive from the Vadodara loco shed.

Gallery[]

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  12932 Double Decker Express at Borivali

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  AC coach of 12932 Double Decker Express

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  12932 Ahmedabad Mumbai Central Double Decker Express

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  12932 Ahmedabad Mumbai Central Double Decker Express with a Vadodara based Amul WAP 5 engine.

References[]

External links[]

• "Western Railway". wr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• "Mumbai-Ahmedabad travel on AC double-decker to cost Rs 471". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• "Ahmedabad-Mumbai AC train to start from Wednesday". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2014.

Sister Trains[]

• Gujarat Queen
• Karnavati Express
• Mumbai Central - Ahmedabad Passenger
• Mumbai Central-Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express