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Dehradun Jan Shatabdi Express

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Dehradun - New Delhi
Jan Shatabdi Express
12056 Janshatabdi Express board.
Overview
Service typeSuperfast Express, Jan Shatabdi Express
LocaleDelhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
First service16 August 2002; 22 years ago (16 August 2002)
Current operator(s)Northern Railways (NR)
Route
TerminiDehradun (DDN)
New Delhi (NDLS)
Stops9 as 12055 / 10 as 12056
Distance travelled305 km (190 mi)
Average journey time5 hours 50 minutes as 12055, 6 hours 15 minutes as 12056
Service frequencyDaily service
Train number(s)12055 / 12056
On-board services
Class(es)AC Chair Car, 2nd Class seating
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesNo pantry car but available
Observation facilitiesRake sharing with 12057/12058 Una Jan Shatabdi Express
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coach
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) maximum,
52 km/h (32 mph) average including halts

The 12055/12056 Dehradun–New Delhi Jan Shatabdi Express is an Express belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Dehradun & New Delhi in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12056 from Dehradun to New Delhi and as train number 12055 in the reverse direction.

Coaches

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It has 4 standard Jan Shatabdi Express AC Chair Car & 9 2nd Class Non - AC seating coaches with No general coach. As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

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It is a daily train & covers the distance of 305 kilometres in 6 hours as 12056 Dehradun Jan Shatabdi Express (50.83 km/h) and 303 kilometres 5 hours 45 mins as 12055 New Delhi–Dehradun Jan Shatabdi Express (52.70 km/h).

12055 Janshatabdi Express – AC Chair Car coach
12055 Jan Shatabdi Express at New Delhi
12055 Jan Shatabdi Express – Second Jan Chair Car

Traction

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It is hauled end to end by a WAP-5 / WAP-7 engine from the Ghaziabad electric loco shed. Earlier it used to be hauled by a WDM-3A / WDP-3A from Tughlakabad diesel loco shed.

Time table

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12055 New Delhi–Dehradun Jan Shatabdi Express leaves New Delhi every day and reaches Dehradun the same day.

12056 Dehradun–New Delhi Jan Shatabdi Express leaves Dehradun every day and reaches New Delhi the same day.

Halts & schedule

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12055

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Station code Departure station Time (IST) Distance (km) Day
NDLS New Delhi 3:20 PM 0 (Source) Day 1
GZB Ghaziabad Junction 4:00 PM 26 Day 1
MTC Meerut City 4:41 PM 73 Day 1
MOZ Muzaffarnagar 5:25 PM 129 Day 1
DBD Deoband railway Station 5:43 PM 153 Day 1
TPZ Tapri railway station 6:12 PM 180 Day 1
RK Roorkee 6:45 PM 212 Day 1
HW Haridwar Junction 7:33 PM 253 Day 1
DDN Dehradun 9:10 PM 305 (Destination) Day 1

12056

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Station code Departure station Time (IST) Distance (km) Day
DDN Dehradun 5:00 AM 0 (Source) Day 1
HW Haridwar Junction 6:33 AM 52 Day 1
RK Roorkee 7:08 AM 93 Day 1
TPZ Tapri railway station 7:54 AM 125 Day 1
DBD Deoband railway Station 8:16 AM 153 Day 1
MOZ Muzaffarnagar 8:36 AM 177 Day 1
MTC Meerut City 9:35 AM 232 Day 1
GZB Ghaziabad Junction 10:28 AM 280 Day 1
TKJ Tilak Bridge 10:58 AM 303 Day 1
NDLS New Delhi 11:15 AM 305 (Destination) Day 1

Routeing

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The train runs from New Delhi via Ghaziabad, Meerut City, Haridwar Junction to Dehradun.

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