Sabarmati Express

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Sabarmati Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh & Uttar Pradesh
Current operator(s)	Western Railways
Route
Start	Ahmedabad Junction (ADI)
Stops	55
End	Varanasi Junction (BSB)
Distance travelled	1,600 km (990 mi)
Average journey time	37h 15m
Service frequency	4 days a week
Train number(s)	19167 / 19168
On-board services
Class(es)	Reserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering, E-catering
Observation facilities	Rake sharing with 19165/19166 Ahmedabad–Darbhanga Sabarmati Express
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	44 km/h (27 mph) average including halts

The 19167 / 19168 Sabarmati Express is an express train which connects the city of Ahmedabad in the western state of Gujarat to Varanasi city in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh through Jhansi. The train may take up to two days to complete the journey. It travels through Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh & Gujarat.

History[]

On 27 February 2002, the train was stopped outside Godhra Junction railway station because of the emergency chain being pulled. The train was then attacked and four coaches were burned by a large Muslim mob composed of local Muslims.^[1][2]

58 Hindu pilgrims who were returning from the holy city of Ayodhya, were trapped and killed in the burning train. That incident is perceived as the trigger for the widespread 2002 Gujarat riots that followed in Godhra as well as the rest of Gujarat in which more than a thousand individuals died, thousands more were rendered homeless and property worth hundreds of crores was lost.

Route & Halts[]

The important halts of the train are :-

• Ahmedabad Junction
• Maninagar
• Nadiad Junction
• Anand Junction
• Chhayapuri (Vadodara)
• Godhra Junction
• Dahod
• Ratlam Junction
• Ujjain Junction
• Ruthiyai Junction
• Guna Junction
• Bina Junction
• Jhansi Junction
• Kanpur Central
• Lucknow Charbagh
• Faizabad Junction
• Ayodhya Junction
• Akbarpur Junction
• Shahganj Junction
• Jaunpur Junction
• Varanasi Junction

Coach composite[]

The train consists of 22 coaches:

• 1 AC II Tier
• 2 AC III Tier
• 13 Sleeper coaches
• 4 General
• 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van

Traction[]

As the route is yet to be fully electrified, it is hauled by a Ratlam Diesel Loco Shed- based WDM-3A / WDM-3D locomotive from Varanasi up to Ratlam Junction handing over to a Vadodara Electric Loco Shed-based WAP-4E / WAP-5 locomotive for the remainder of the journey until Ahmedabad Junction.

Schedule[]

Direction reversal[]

The train reverses its direction 2 times:

• Bina Junction

Rake sharing[]

The train shares its rake with 19165/19166 Ahmedabad–Darbhanga Sabarmati Express

See also[]

• Ahmedabad–Darbhanga Sabarmati Express
• 2002 Gujarat riots
• Godhra Junction railway station

References[]

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