Shalimar–Udaipur City Weekly Express

The Shalimar–Udaipur City Weekly Express is an Superfast Express train belonging to North Western Railway zone that runs between Shalimar and Udaipur City in India. It is currently being operated with 20971/20972 train numbers on a weekly basis.[1][2][3]

Shalimar–Udaipur City Weekly Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast
First service19 February 2012 (2012-02-19)
Current operator(s)North Western Railway
Route
TerminiShalimar (SHM)
Udaipur City (UDZ)
Stops22
Distance travelled1,873 km (1,164 mi)
Average journey time32h 30m
Service frequencyWeekly [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)20971/20972
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering
E-catering
Observation facilitiesLHB coach
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesNo
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed58 km/h (36 mph), including halts

Service

The 20972/Shalimar–Udaipur City Weekly Express has an average speed of 56 km/h and covers 1873 km in 33h 15m.[4] The 20971/Udaipur City–Shalimar Weekly Express has an average speed of 58 km/h and covers 1873 km in 32h 30m.[5]

Time Table

From Udaipur City to Shalimar - 20971. The train starts from Udaipur City on every Saturday.[6]

Station code Station name Arrival Departure
UDZUdaipur City---01:00
RPZRanapratapnagar01:0701:09
MVJMavli Jn01:4001:42
CNAChanderiya03:0503:10
KOTAKota Junction05:3005:50
BAZBaran06:4306:45
GUNAGuna Jn09:2009:30
MAKRBina Malkhedi Jn11:5311:55
SGOSaugor12:5012:55
DMODamoh13:5814:00
KMZKatni Murwara15:4515:55
SDLShahdol18:2018:25
APR Anuppur Junction 19:00 19:05
PND Pendra Road 19:42 19:44
BSP Bilaspur Junction 21:35 21:50
CPH Champa Junction 22:31 22:36
RIG Raigarh 23:39 23:44
JSG Jharsuguda 01:05 01:10
ROU Rourkela Junctrion 02:20 02:30
CKP Chakradhapur 03:55 04:00
TATA Tatanagar Junction 04:50 04:58
KGP Kharagpur 07:20 07:25
SRC Santragachi Junction 09:00 09:02
SHMKolkata Shalimar09:30---

Note : Train reverses its direction at Kota Junction.


From Shalimar to Udaipur City - 20972. The train starts from Shalimar on every Sunday.[7]

Station code Station name Arrival Departure
SHMKolkata Shalimar---20:20
SRCSantragachi Junction20:3520:37
KGP Kharagpur 22:00 22:05
TATA Tatanagar Junction 23:57 00:02
CKP Chakradharpur 00:53 01:00
ROURourkela Junction02:1802:23
JSG Jhursuguda 03:53 03:55
RIG Raigarh 04;48 04;53
CPH Champa Junction 05:57 06:02
BSPBilaspur Junction07:0507:20
PNDPendra Road08:5509:00
APRAnuppur Junction09:5109:56
SDLShahdol10:3210:37
KMZKatni Murwara13:2013:30
DMODamoh14:5815:00
SGOSaugor15:5516:00
MAKRBina Malkhedi Jn17:1317:15
GUNA Guna Jn 19:55 20:05
BAZ Baran 22:18 22:20
KOTA Kota Junction 00:10 00:30
CNA Chanderiya 03:05 03:10
MVJ Mavli Jn 04:23 04:25
RPZRanapratapnagar05:0005:02
UDZUdaipur City05:35---

Note : Train reverses its direction at Kota Junction.

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 21 coaches:

  • 2 AC II Tier
  • 6 AC III Tier
  • 7 Sleeper coaches
  • 4 General Unreserved
  • 1 Divyangjan Cum Guard Coach
  • 1 Generator Car
Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
SLRD GEN GEN A1 A2 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 BE1 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 GEN GEN EOG

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Santragachi Loco Shed/Tughlakabad Loco Shed based WAP-7 Locomotive.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction at Kota Junction

See also

References
  1. Due to Public Agitation in Ahmedabad Division, some Western Rly trains are cancelled, partially cancelled & diverted
  2. Due to Public Agitation in Ahmedabad Division, some Western Rly trains are cancelled, partially cancelled & diverted
  3. "Completion of girder launching work of ROB at Bagnan much ahead of Schedule". South Eastern Railway. 22 December 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  4. Solanki, Sonu. "20972/Shalimar - Udaipur City Weekly SF Express - Kolkata Shalimar to Udaipur NWR/North Western Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  5. Solanki, Sonu. "20971/Udaipur City - Shalimar Weekly SF Express - Udaipur to Kolkata Shalimar NWR/North Western Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  6. Solanki, Sonu. "20971/Udaipur City - Shalimar Weekly SF Express - Udaipur to Kolkata NWR/North Western Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  7. Solanki, Sonu. "20972/Shalimar - Udaipur City Weekly SF Express - Kolkata to Udaipur NWR/North Western Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 11 September 2022.

Notes
  1. Runs one day in a week for every direction.


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