Ujjaini Express
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Overview | |
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Service type | Express |
Locale | Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand |
First service | January 1, 1991 |
Current operator(s) | Northern Railway |
Route | |
Start | Ujjain Junction (UJN) |
Stops | 28 |
End | Dehradun (DDN) |
Distance travelled | 1,243 km (772 mi) |
Average journey time | 28h 40m |
Service frequency | Two days[a] |
Train number(s) | 14317/14318 |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | AC 1 Tier, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper 3 Tier, Unreserved |
Seating arrangements | Yes |
Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
Catering facilities | On-board Catering E-Catering |
Entertainment facilities | No |
Baggage facilities | Below the seats |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | 2 |
Track gauge | Broad gauge |
Operating speed | 43 km/h (27 mph) |
The Ujjaini Express is a bi-weekly train service, connecting Ujjain Junction railway station of Ujjain, the Hindu mythological and historical city in the Central Indian state Madhya Pradesh with Dehradun, the capital of Uttarakhand.[1][2][3]
The number provided for this train is 14309 From Ujjain to Dehradun and 14310 From Dehradun to Ujjain. This service is the only express train service originating from Ujjain Junction. The train runs on bi-weekly basis sharing rakes of Indore - Dehradun Express. It additionally consist of 2 more sleeper coaches to maintain reservation quota for Ujjain People as this train is the only connection of holy city Ujjaini with other holy city Haridwar.
Service[]
The 14309/Ujjaini Express has an average speed of 43 km/hr and covers 1243 km in 28 hrs 40 mins. 14310/Ujjaini Express has an average speed of 46 km/hr and 1243 km in 27 hrs 15 mins.
Route & Halts[]
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The important halts of the train are:
- Ujjain Junction
- Maksi Junction
- Shajapur
- Ruthiyai Junction
- Guna Junction
- Ashoknagar
- Bina Junction
- Lalitpur Junction
- Jhansi Junction
- Gwalior Junction
- Morena
- Dholpur Junction
- Agra Cantonment
- Raja Ki Mandi
- Mathura Junction
- Faridabad
- Hazrat Nizamuddin
- Ghaziabad Junction
- Meerut City Junction
- Muzaffarnagar
- Saharanpur Junction
- Roorkee
- Haridwar
- Dehradun
Coach composite[]
The train consists of 13 coaches :
- 1 AC II Tier
- 1 AC III Tier
- 5 Sleeper Coaches
- 4 General
- 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van
Traction[]
Both trains are hauled by a Ratlam Loco Shed based WDM 3A diesel locomotive from Ujjain to Dehradun and vice versa.
Direction Reversal[]
Train Reverses its direction 2 times:
Rake Sharing[]
The train shares its rake with 14317/14318 Indore - Dehradun Express
See also[]
- Ujjain Junction
- Indore - Dehradun Express
Notes[]
- ^ Runs two days in a week for every direction.
References[]
External links[]
- Transport in Ujjain
- Trains from Dehradun
- Named passenger trains of India
- Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh
- Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh
- Rail transport in Rajasthan
- Rail transport in Haryana
- Rail transport in Delhi
- Railway services introduced in 1991
- Express trains in India