New Delhi–Chandigarh Shatabdi Express

The 12046 / 45 Chandigarh New Delhi Shatabdi Express is a Superfast express train of the Shatabdi category belonging to Indian Railways - Northern Railway zone that runs between Chandigarh and New Delhi in India.

Chandigarh New Delhi Shatabdi Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast, Shatabdi
First service	14 January 2013
Current operator(s)	Northern Railways
Route
Start	Chandigarh
Stops	2
End	New Delhi
Distance travelled	266 km (165 mi)
Average journey time	3 hours 20 minutes in both directions
Service frequency	6 days a week except Sunday
Train number(s)	12045 / 12046
On-board services
Class(es)	Executive Class, AC Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	No Pantry car coach attached but available
Observation facilities	No Rake Sharing. Pure LHB rake.
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Technical
Rolling stock	Standard Indian Railway coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	140 km/h (87 mph) maximum ,79.80 km/h (50 mph), including halts
Route map

It operates as train number 12046 from Chandigarh to New Delhi and as train number 12045 in the reverse direction.[1] serving the states of Chandigarh, Haryana & Delhi.

Coaches

The 12046 / 45 Chandigarh New Delhi Shatabdi Express presently has 1 Executive Class & 10 AC Chair Car coaches. It does not have a Pantry Car Coach but Dining Services are provided on the train.

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

Service

The 12046 / 45 Chandigarh New Delhi Shatabdi Express covers the distance of 266 kilometres in 3 hours 20 mins (79.80 km/hr) in both directions making it the fastest train on the Chandigarh - Delhi sector.

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/hr, as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Routeing

The 12046 / 45 Chandigarh New Delhi Shatabdi Express runs from Chandigarh via Ambala Cantonment, Karnal to New Delhi.

Loco link

As the route is fully electrified, a WAP 5 or WAP 7 from the Ghaziabad shed powers the train for its entire journey.

Timings

The 12046 Chandigarh New Delhi Shatabdi Express leaves Chandigarh every day except Sunday at 12:00 hrs IST and reaches New Delhi at 15:20 hrs IST the same day.

The 12045 New Delhi Chandigarh Shatabdi Express leaves New Delhi every day except Sunday at 19:15 hrs IST and reaches Chandigarh at 22:35 hrs IST the same day.

Gallery

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  12045 Chandigarh Shatabdi Express with Ghaziabad based WAP 7
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  12045 Chandigarh Shatabdi Express - AC Chair Car C9
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  12045 Chandigarh Shatabdi Express - Executive Class coach
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  12046 Chandigarh Shatabdi Express - EOG coach

External links

• "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
• "IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
• "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". irfca.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
• "Shatabdi-Express-makes-first-stop-at-Karnal". timesofindia.com. Retrieved 14 August 2015.

References

Notes

1. "Shatabdi Train Names with Details". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.

Sources

• "SHATABDI TRAIN LIST". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• "Delhi-Chandigarh Shatabdi Express from Jan 14 - Hindustan Times". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• "Northern Railways / Indian Railways Portal". nr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• "With 550 on board, third Shatabdi chugs out of Chandigarh station - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014.