Hapa–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Superfast Express

Hapa–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Superfast Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast
First service	1 January 1990; 35 years ago (1990-01-01)
Current operator(s)	Northern Railway
Route
Termini	Hapa (HAPA) SMVD Katra (SDVK)
Stops	29
Distance travelled	2,059 km (1,279 mi)
Average journey time	32 hrs 45 mins
Service frequency	Weekly.[a]
Train number(s)	12475 / 12476
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	59 km/h (37 mph) average including halts.

The 12475/12476 Hapa–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Superfast Express is a Superfast train of the Indian Railways connecting Hapa in Gujarat and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra of Jammu and Kashmir. It is currently being operated with 12475/12476 train numbers on a weekly basis.[1][2][3][4]

Coach composition

This train now has new modern LHB rakes replaced by outdated ICF rakes. The train consists of 22 coaches:

• 2 AC II Tier
• 5 AC III Tier
• 10 Sleeper Coaches
• 1 Pantry Car
• 2 General
• 2 End On Generation

Service

The 12475/Hapa–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Superfast Express has an average speed of 62 km/h and covers 2059 km in 33 hrs 10 mins.

The 12476/Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra–Hapa Superfast Express has an average speed of 63 km/h and covers 2059 km in 32 hrs 35 mins.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Hapa
• Rajkot Junction
• Wankaner Junction
• Surendranagar Junction
• Viramgam Junction
• Ahmedabad Junction
• Nadiad Junction
• Anand Junction
• Chhayapuri (Vadodara)
• Godhra Junction
• Dahod
• Meghnagar
• Ratlam Junction
• Nagda Junction
• Vikramgarh Alot
• Shamgarh
• Ramganj Mandi Junction
• Kota Junction
• Sawai Madhopur Junction
• Bharatpur Junction
• Mathura Junction
• Hazrat Nizamuddin
• New Delhi
• Panipat Junction
• Ambala Cantonment Junction
• Ludhiana Junction
• Jalandhar Cantonment Junction
• Pathankot Cantonment
• Kathua
• Jammu Tawi
• Udhampur
• Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra

Schedule

Train number	Station code	Departure station	Departure time	Departure day	Arrival station	Arrival time	Arrival day
12475	HAPA	Hapa	08:30 AM	Tuesday	Katra	17:40 PM	Wednesday
12476	SVDK	Katra	09:55 AM	Monday	Hapa	18:30 PM	Tuesday

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Vatva Loco Shed-based WDM-3A diesel locomotive from Hapa to Ahmedabad Junction and from Ahmedabad Junction, it is hauled by a Vadodara Loco Shed-based WAP-4 electric locomotive or by WAP-7 or WAP-4 of Ghaziabad Loco Shed up till Katra and vice versa.

Rake sharing

This train shares its rake with

• 12471/12472 Swaraj Express
• 12473/12474 Gandhidham–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Sarvodaya Express
• 12477/12478 Jamnagar–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Superfast Express

See also

• Ahmedabad Junction railway station
• Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station

Notes

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

References

1. Cancellation/Partial Cancellation/Regulation Of Trains Due To Traffic Blocks On Pathankot- Jammu Tawi Section
2. "Jat quota row: Western Railways cancels 4 train as agitation continues". 19 February 2016.
3. WR EXTENDS SEVERAL TRAINS UPTO SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI KATRA
4. Northern Railway extends 12 trains to Katra

External links

• 12475/Hapa–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Superfast Express
• 12476/Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra–Hapa Superfast Express