New Delhi–Amritsar Shatabdi Express

The 12031 / 32 New Delhi–Amritsar Shatabdi Express is a Superfast Express train of the Shatabdi category belonging to Indian RailwaysNorthern Railway zone that runs between New Delhi and Amritsar in India.

New Delhi–Amritsar
Shatabdi Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast Express, Shatabdi Express
Current operator(s)Northern Railways
Route
TerminiNew Delhi
Amritsar Junction
Stops6
Distance travelled448 km (278 mi)
Average journey time6 hours 15 minutes as 12031 New Delhi–Amritsar Shatabdi Express, 6 hours 10 minutes as 12032 Amritsar–New Delhi Shatabdi Express
Service frequency1 day a week on Thursday.
Train number(s)12031 / 12032
On-board services
Class(es)Anubhuti Class, Executive Class, AC Chair Car
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesYes pantry car attached and tea, breakfast provided.
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Technical
Rolling stockStandard Indian Railways coaches Shatabdi Coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) maximum,
72.16 km/h (45 mph), including halts

It operates as train number 12031 from New Delhi to Amritsar Junction and as train number 12032 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Delhi, Haryana and Punjab.

Coaches

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The 12031 / 32 New Delhi–Amritsar Shatabdi Express has 1 Anubhuti Class, 1 Executive Class, 14 AC Chair Car & 2 End-on Generator coaches. It does not carry a pantry car but being a Shatabdi-category train, catering is arranged on board the train.

As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

The coaches in Light blue color indicate AC Chair Cars and the coaches in Violet color indicate Executive and Anubhuti Classes.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
12031   EOG C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 E1 K1 EOG
12032   EOG K1 E1 C14 C13 C12 C11 C10 C9 C8 C7 C6 C5 C4 C3 C2 C1 EOG

Service

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The 12031 New Delhi–Amritsar Shatabdi Express covers the distance of 448 kilometres in 6 hours 15 mins (71.68 km/h) and in 6 hours 10 mins as 12032 Amritsar–New Delhi Shatabdi Express (72.65 km/h).

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Routeing

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The 12031 / 32 New Delhi–Amritsar Shatabdi Express runs from New Delhi via Ambala Cantonment, Ludhiana Junction, Jalandhar City to Amritsar Junction.

Traction

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As the entire route is fully electrified, a Ghaziabad-based WAP-5 or WAP-7 powers the train for its entire journey.

Timings

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NDLS - ASR - NDLS Shatabdi Express
12013 Stations 12014
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
-NIL- 07:20 New Delhi 22:50 -NIL-
09:41 09:43 Ambala Cantt. Junction 20:26 20:30
10:02 10:04 Rajpura Junction 19:52 19:54
11:08 11:11 Ludhiana Junction 18:50 18:55
11:40 11:42 Phagwara Junction 18:14 18:16
12:06 12:08 Jalandhar City Junction 17:53 17:56
12:38 12:40 Beas Junction 17:18 17:20
13:30 -NIL- Amritsar Junction -NIL- 16:50

References

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  • "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  • "IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". IRCTC. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  • "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". IRFCA. Retrieved 5 April 2014.