Bandra Terminus–Surat Intercity Express

12935/12936 Bandra Terminus - Surat Intercity Express is a Superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Bandra Terminus and Surat of India. A daily service, it operates as train number 12935 from Bandra Terminus to Surat and as train number 12936 in the reverse direction.[1][2]

12936 Surat - Bandra Terminus Intercity AC Chair Car coach
12936 Surat - Bandra Terminus Intercity 1st Class coach

Bandra Terminus - Surat Intercity Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast
Current operator(s)Western Railway
Route
StartBandra Terminus
Stops8
EndSurat
Distance travelled252 km (157 mi)
Average journey time4 hours 20 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12935 / 12936
On-board services
Class(es)AC Chair Car, 1st Class, 2nd Class Seating, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board Catering
E-Catering
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) maximum
58.15 km/h (36 mph), excluding halts

Coaches

12935/36 Bandra Terminus - Surat Intercity Express has 3 AC chair car(CC), 1 First Class(FC), 6 2nd Class Seating(2S), 9 General Unreserved(GEN) and 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake(SLR) coaches.

As with most train services in India, Coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service and Halts

12935/36 Bandra Terminus - Surat Intercity Express initially ran as 19035/36 which was later converted to the present train no. 12935/36.

It is a daily service covering the distance of 252 km in 4 hours 20 mins in both directions giving an average speed of 58 km/hr.

The important halts of the train are:

Traction

Dual traction WCAM-1 locomotive hauls the train all the way between Bandra Terminus & Surat. After Western Railway switched over to AC system in February 2012, it is hauled by a WAP-4E or WAP-5 or WAP-7 locomotive from the Vadodara shed.

Rake Sharing

The train share its rake with 22959/22960 Surat - Jamnagar Intercity Express and 22961/22962 Surat - Hapa Intercity Weekly Express.

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References
  1. "12935/Bandra Terminus - Surat Intercity Express". India Rail Info.
  2. "12936/Surat - Bandra Terminus Intercity Express". India Rail Info.
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