The 22137 / 22138 Prerana Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Nagpur Junction and Ahmedabad Junction in India.

Prerana Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast
LocaleGujarat & Maharashtra
First service6 July 2000; 24 years ago (2000-07-06)
Current operator(s)Central Railway
Route
TerminiAhmedabad Junction (ADI)
Nagpur Junction (NGP)
Stops14
Distance travelled957 km (595 mi)
Average journey time16 hours 30 minutes
Service frequencyTri-weekly
Train number(s)22137 / 22138
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 facilitiesBelow the seats
Baggage facilitiesAvailable
Technical
Rolling stockICF coach
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Broad Gauge
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) maximum,
58 km/h (36 mph) average including halts
Route map

It operates as train number 22138 from Ahmedabad Junction to Nagpur Junction and as train number 22137 in the reverse direction.

Coaches

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The 22137/22138 Nagpur–Ahmedabad Prerana Express presently has ICF coach, 1 AC II tier, 3 AC III tier, 9 Sleeper class, 2 General unreserved and 2 SLR.

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

 
11453 Prerana Express – Sleeper coach

Service

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The 11454 Nagpur–Ahmedabad Prerana Express covers the distance of 957 kilometres in 18 hours 10 mins (52.68 km/h) and in 19 hours 40 mins (48.66 km/h) as 11453 Ahmedabad–Nagpur Prerana Express.

As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/h, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.

Route and halts

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Traction

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It is hauled by a Ajni Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey.

Rake sharing

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The train shares its rake with 11203/11204 Nagpur–Jaipur Weekly Express.

Time table

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  • 22137 Nagpur–Ahmedabad Prerana Express leaves Nagpur Junction every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday at 8:15 am hrs IST and reaches Ahmedabad Junction at 10:45 PM hrs IST the next day.
  • 22138 Ahmedabad–Nagpur Prerana Express leaves Ahmedabad Junction every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday at 7:10 PM hrs IST and reaches Nagpur Junction at 10:00 AM hrs IST the next day.

Schedule

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Station code Station name

22137 – Nagpur Junction to Ahmedabad Junction[1]

Distance
from source
in km
Day

22138 – Ahmedabad Junction to Nagpur Junction[2]

Distance
from source
in km
Day
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
NGP Nagpur Junction Source 10:30 0 1 10:40 Destination 957 2
WR Wardha Junction 11:27 11:30 79 1 09:12 09:15 878 2
BD Badnera Junction 13:07 13:10 174 1 07:57 08:00 783 2
AK Akola Junction 14:10 14:15 253 1 06:15 06:20 704 2
MKU Malkapur 15:23 15:25 343 1 04:58 05:00 614 2
BSL Bhusaval Junction 16:20 16:30 393 1 03:50 04:00 564 2
JL Jalgaon Junction 17:20 17:25 417 1 03:18 03:20 540 2
NDB Nandurbar 20:00 20:05 568 1 23:55 00:15 389 2
ST Surat 23:25 23:35 728 1 21:10 21:20 229 1
BH Bharuch Junction 00:16 00:18 787 2 19:52 19:54 170 1
BRC Vadodara Junction 01:21 01:26 857 2 19:02 19:07 100 1
ANND Anand Junction 02:03 02:05 893 2 18:16 18:18 64 1
ND Nadiad Junction 02:21 02:23 911 2 17:59 18:01 46 1
ADI Ahmedabad Junction 03:35 Destination 957 2 Source 17:20 0 1
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References

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  1. ^ "Prerana Express-11454". India Rail Info. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Prerana Express 11453". India Rail Info. Retrieved 18 October 2012.