Dehradun Shatabdi Express

Shatabdi Express train in India

Legend
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

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