en Jnaneswari Express

Jnaneswari Super Deluxe Express
	Lokmanya Tilak Terminus bound Jnaneswari Express from Shalimar curving at the outer of Nagpur Junction with a WAP-7 Locomotive from Santragachi Loco Shed.
Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand & West Bengal
First service	17 August 1998; 26 years ago
Current operator(s)	Central Railway
Route
Termini	Mumbai LTT (LTT); Kolkata Shalimar (SHM)
Stops	18
Distance travelled	1,943 km (1,207 mi)
Average journey time	30 Hours 45 Minutes
Service frequency	4 days a week
Train number(s)	12101 / 12102
On-board services
Class(es)	AC First, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	63 km/h (39 mph) average including halts.
Route map
Route map

The 12101 / 12102 Jnaneswari Super Deluxe Express, also spelled as Dnyaneswari (in Marathi) and Gyaneshwari (in Hindi), is a Superfast class train of Indian Railways connecting two metropolitan cities of India, Kolkata and Mumbai.

Traction

It is hauled by a Santragachi based WAP-7 Locomotive (End to End). Top speed permissible is 130km/h.^[1]^[2]

Coach composition

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
	HCPV	EOG	GEN	H1	A1	A2	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	PC	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	S7	S8	GEN	EOG

Train schedule

From Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Shalimar - 12101. The train starts from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus every Monday, Tuesday, Friday & Saturday.^[2]

Station code	Station name	Arrival	Departure
LTT	Lokmanya Tilak Terminus	---	20:35
KYN	Kalyan Junction	21:12	21:15
KSRA	Kasara	22:22	22:25
IGP	Igatpuri	22:53	22:55
BSL	Bhusaval Junction	03:00	03:05
AK	Akola	05:00	05:05
BD	Badnera	06:32	06:35
NGP	Nagpur Junction	09:35	09:40
G	Gondia	11:27	11:29
RJN	Raj Nandgaon	12:50	12:52
DURG	Durg Junction	13:35	13:40
R	Raipur Junction	14:15	14:20
BSP	Bilaspur Junction	16:10	16:25
JSG	Jharsuguda	19:15	19:17
ROU	Rourkela Junctrion	20:30	20:38
CKP	Chakradhapur	22:03	22:08
TATA	Tatanagar Junction	22:58	23:05
KGP	Kharagpur	01:15	01:20
SRC	Santragachi Junction	02:54	02:56
SHM	Kolkata Shalimar	03:20	---

Note : Train stops at Kasara & Igatpuri Railway Station only for Bankers Loco attachment & removal at the back of the Train. There is no Commercial halt at these Stations.

Accident

On 28 May 2010 Mumbai-bound Jnaneswari Super Deluxe Express derailed between Sardiha and Khemasuli stations of West Midnapore claiming 150 lives and 46 injured.

References

^ brandonbuffard. "12102/Jnaneswari Express (PT) - Kolkata Shalimar to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus CR/Central Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b Anand, Siddharth. "12101/Jnaneswari Express (PT) - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Kolkata Shalimar CR/Central Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

External links

https://web.archive.org/web/20131125225205/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/

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[:0-1] randonbuffard. "12102/Jnaneswari Express (PT) - Kolkata Shalimar to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus CR/Central Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

[:1-2] Anand, Siddharth. "12101/Jnaneswari Express (PT) - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Kolkata Shalimar CR/Central Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

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