Dehradun Shatabdi Express

Dehradun Shatabdi Express
Overview
Service type	Shatabdi Express
Locale	Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
First service	26 January 1995; 29 years ago (1995-01-26)
Current operator(s)	Northern Railways
Route
Termini	New Delhi Dehradun
Stops	8
Distance travelled	314 km (195 mi)
Average journey time	6 hours 10 minutes as 12017; 5 hours 55 minutes as 12018
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12017 / 12018
Line(s) used	Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line Saharanpur–Laksar line Laksar–Dehradun line
On-board services
Class(es)	Executive Chair Car, AC Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	Yes
Observation facilities	Large windows
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB rakes
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Yes
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 52.36 km/h (33 mph), including halts
Route map 12017 ↓ New Delhi Delhi Uttar Pradesh border Ghaziabad Junction Meerut City Junction Muzaffarnagar (Reversal) Saharanpur Junction Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand border Roorkee Haridwar 12018 ↑ Dehradun Terminal

The Dehradun Shatabdi Express is an Express train of Shatabdi class belonging to Indian Railways that runs between New Delhi and Dehradun in India. It runs 7 days in a week. It operates as train number 12017 from New Delhi to Dehradun and as train number 12018 in the reverse direction.[1] Dehradun Shatabdi Express is part of series of Shatabdi Express trains called as 'superfast train' in India. These passenger trains operated by Indian Railways to connect Metro cities with other important cities of India.[2]

Service

It is among the fastest trains on the Delhi–Dehradun section along with the 22457/58 Dehradun-Anand Vihar Terminal Vande Bharat Express, 12401/02 Nanda Devi AC Express & 12055/56 Dehradun Jan Shatabdi Express. It covers the distance of 314 kilometres in 6 hours 10 mins as 12017 Shatabdi Express (51 km/h) and 5 hours 55 mins as 12018 Shatabdi Express (53 km/h) .

Loco link

It is hauled end to end by a WAP-7 engine from the Ghaziabad shed.

Gallery

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  12018 Shatabdi Express EOG car
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  12018 Shatabdi Express in Commonwealth Games livery
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  12018 Shatabdi Express trainboard
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  12018 Shatabdi Express electronic coachboard
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  12018 Shatabdi Express – 1
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  12017 Dehradun Shatabdi Express – Welcome
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  12017 New Delhi-Dehradun Shatabdi Express on Platform 16 in New Delhi

References

1. "Shatabdi Train Names with Details". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
2. "Shatabdi Trains At A Glance" (PDF). indianrailways.gov.in. Indian Railways. Retrieved 10 April 2020.