Rani Kamalapati–New Delhi Shatabdi Express

The 12001/02 Rani Kamlapati (Habibganj)-New Delhi Shatabdi Express is a train operated by the Northern Railways which runs between New Delhi, the main railway station of India's capital territory, New Delhi, and Rani Kamlapati (Habibganj) Railway Station, the suburban railway station of Bhopal, the state capital of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is one of the fastest train in India with a maximum permissible speed of 150 km/h (93 mph).

Bhopal Shatabdi Express
A WAP-5 hauling the Bhopal Shatabdi Express
Overview
Service typeShatabdi Express
LocaleMadhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First service10 July 1988 (1988-07-10) for 12001, 14 November 1988 (1988-11-14) for 12002
Current operator(s)Northern Railway zone
Route
TerminiHabibganj
New Delhi
Stops8
Distance travelled709 km (441 mi)
Average journey time8 hours 25mins
Service frequencydaily
Train number(s)12001 / 12002
On-board services
Class(es)Executive Class, AC Chair Car
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesNo Pantry car but provided
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coach
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationYes
Operating speed150 km/h (93 mph) maximum
90 km/h (56 mph), including halts

It runs on the New Delhi-Agra stretch.[1][2] The train commenced service in 1988 and was the first Shatabdi train to be introduced. The train runs at an average speed of 84 km/h (52 mph), including halts. There is a plan by the IR to cut short its travel time of 2 hours 06 minutes to 1 hour 35 minutes (95 minutes) in the New Delhi -Agra section at an average speed of 130 km/h (81 mph) when the Maximum Permissible Speed in this section is enhanced to 200 km/h (124 mph). The train was extended to Habibganj Railway Station in the railway budget of 2014-15.[3]

History

The name "Shatabdi" means century in Sanskrit. The first Shatabdi Express train was introduced in 1988 to commemorate the birth century of Jawahar Lal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India. Madhavrao Scindia was the Indian Railway Minister[4] at that point of time and the Shatabdi Express was his brainchild. The first Shatabdi Express was flagged off between New Delhi and Jhansi Junction which was later extended to Bhopal Junction and Habibganj railway stations.[5]

Coach composition

The train has 14 AC Chair Car, 2 Executive Class & EOG coaches.

The train is expected to switch to HOG, where power for Hotel Load of the train is drawn from locomotive after commissioning of HOG fit WAP 5 locomotive.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
12001 EOG C14 C13 C12 C11 C10 C9 C8 C7 C6 C5 C4 C3 C2 C1 E2 E1 EOG
12002 EOG E1 E2 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 EOG

Train

Interior view of Bhopal Shatabdi Express AC Chair Car

The train is fully air-conditioned and is based on LHB coach. Cost of meals is covered in the ticket fare, and the travellers are provided with snacks, meals, coffee/tea, a one-litre water bottle/ 300ml packaged water (provided by the railways owned and operated subsidiary '"Rail Neer"), and juice.

A WAP5-hauled Bhopal Shatabdi about to leave New Delhi Railway Station

Schedule

The schedule of this 12001/12002 New Delhi - Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) Shatabdi Express is given below:-

NDLS - RKMP - NDLS Shatabdi Express
12002 Stations 12001
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
-NIL- 06:00 New Delhi 23:50 -NIL-
07:19 07:20 Mathura Junction 22:00 22:01
07:50 07:55 Agra Cantt. 21:20 21:25
08:39 08:40 Dholpur Junction 20:45 20:46
08:57 08:58 Morena 20:10 20:11
09:23 09:28 Gwalior Junction 19:40 19:45
10:45 10:50 Jhansi Junction 18:37 18:42
11:42 11:43 Lalitpur Junction 17:29 17:30
14:07 14:10 Bhopal Junction 15:27 15:30
13:00 -NIL- Habibganj -NIL- 15:15

Route

The train covers following major city stations: New Delhi, Mathura Junction, Agra Cantonment, Morena Gwalior Junction, Jhansi Junction, Bhopal Junction & Habibganj.

See also

References

  1. "Habibganj ⇌ New Delhi Shatabdi Express(12001⇌12002)". Trains Of India. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. "India's fastest train flagged off". rediff.com. 15 February 2006. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  3. "Rail Budget: List of new, extended trains". The Indian Express. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  4. "[IRFCA] Railway Ministers". irfca.org.
  5. Chirdeep Bagga (17 February 2006). "Fastest train claim gone in 60 seconds". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
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