Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express
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Overview | |||||
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Service type | Shatabdi Express | ||||
First service | May 1, 1994 | ||||
Current operator(s) | Western Railways | ||||
Route | |||||
Start | Mumbai Central (MMCT) | ||||
Stops | 7 | ||||
End | Ahmedabad Junction (ADI) | ||||
Distance travelled | 491 km (305 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 6 hours 20 minutes as 12009 & 6 hours 40 minutes as 12010 | ||||
Service frequency | Except Sunday | ||||
Train number(s) | 12009 / 12010 | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | Anubhuti, Executive Chair Car, AC Chair Car | ||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | No | ||||
Catering facilities | No pantry car but arranged onboard | ||||
Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
Baggage facilities | Overhead racks | ||||
Technical | |||||
Rolling stock | LHB coaches | ||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Operating speed | 130 km/h (81 mph) Maximum, 77 km/h (48 mph) average Including Halts | ||||
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Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express is a Express train of Shatabdi class belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai Central and Ahmedabad Junction in India. It is a 6 days in week service. Earlier it would operate excluding Fridays, later it was changed to exclude Sundays.
It operates as train number 12009 from Mumbai Central to Ahmedabad Junction and as train number 12010 in the reverse direction. It was the fastest train between Mumbai & Ahmedabad until the introduction of Ahmedabad–Mumbai Central Tejas Express.[citation needed]
Traction[]
It is hauled by a Vadodara-based WAP-5 end to end.
Categories:
- Shatabdi Express trains
- Mumbai–Ahmedabad trains
- Railway services introduced in 1994