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Durgavati Express

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Durgavati Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
First service1 September 2015; 9 years ago (2015-09-01)[1](extended to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra)
Current operator(s)West Central Railways
Route
TerminiJabalpur Junction (JBP)
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK)
Stops31
Distance travelled1,583 km (984 mi)
Average journey time32 hours
Service frequencyWeekly
Train number(s)11449 / 11450
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 Tier (2A), AC 3 Tier (3A), Sleeper class (SL)
Seating arrangementsNo
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesRake sharing with 12193/ 12194 Yesvantpur–Jabalpur Superfast Express
Technical
Rolling stockICF coach
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed51 km/h (32 mph) average including halts
Route map

The Durgavati Express is a weekly Express train service run by West Central Railway, It runs between Jabalpur Junction railway station of Jabalpur, a military hub of Eastern Madhya Pradesh state and Katra railway station of Jammu & Kashmir in India.

It operates as train number 11449 from Jabalpur Junction to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and as train number 11450 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir.[2]

Background

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The name Durgavati Express was given in the memory of the princess of the Mahakoshal region in Jabalpur named Princess Durgavati (Rani Durgavati).

Coach composition

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The train consists of 23 coaches: 2 AC II tier, four AC III tier, 10 sleeper, three Unreserved Coaches, and 2 luggage/brake vans. It carries a pantry car.[3]

Routing

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This train runs from Jabalpur Junction via Katni Junction, Bina Junction, Jhansi Junction, Gwalior Junction, Agra Cantonment, New Delhi, Rohtak Junction, Ludhiana Junction, Pathankot Cantonment, Jammu Tawi to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra.

Traction

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As large sections of the route are yet to be fully electrified, a Katni Junction-based WDM-3A diesel locomotive powers the train up to Katni Junction, then a Katni Junction-based WAG-5 powers the train up to New Delhi, later a Tughlakabad-based WDP-4B diesel locomotive powers the train to its destination.

Durgavati Express – AC 2 tier

References

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  1. ^ "List of the trains announced in the Railway Budget 2014-15 which would serve the State of Jammu & Kashmir and status of implementation". Press Information Bureau. 4 September 2015.
  2. ^ [1], jagran.com, 01 September 2015
  3. ^ [2], tribuneindia.com, 29 August 2015
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