Sayajinagari Express
The 19115 / 19116 Dadar Western - Bhuj Sayaji Nagri Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Dadar Western and Bhuj. It operates as train number 19115 from Dadar Western to Bhuj and as train number 19116 in the reverse direction. It is a daily service.
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| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Mail/Express | ||||
| Locale | Maharashtra & Gujarat | ||||
| First service | 01 January 2001 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Western Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Dadar Western (DDR) | ||||
| Stops | 29 | ||||
| End | Bhuj (BHUJ) | ||||
| Distance travelled | 839 km (521 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 16 hours 12 minutes (average) | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 19115 / 19116 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | Available but No Pantry Car | ||||
| Observation facilities | Rake sharing with 19131/19132 Kutch Express | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | ICF Coaches | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum, 52 km/h (32 mph) average including halts | ||||
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Coaches
The Dadar Western Bhuj Sayajinagri Express has 1 AC 1st Class, 1 AC 2 tier, 3 AC 3 tier, 12 Sleeper class & 6 General unreserved coaches. As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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 | SLR | UR | UR | H1 | A1 | B1 | B2 | S12 | S11 | S10 | S9 | S8 | S7 | S6 | S5 | S4 | S3 | S2 | S1 | UR | UR | SLR |
Service
The Dadar Western Bhuj Sayajinagri Express covers the distance of 839 km in 17 hours 20 mins as 19115 Dadar Western Bhuj Sayajinagri Express averaging 48.40 km/hr & 15 hours 50 mins as 19116 Bhuj Dadar Western Sayajinagri Express averaging 52.99 km/hr. As the average speed of the train in both directions is below 55 km/hr, it does not have a superfast surcharge.
It is one of 2 daily trains between Mumbai & Bhuj, the other being Kutch Express. It has 29 halts as opposed to 22 halts for Kutch Express.
Route & Halts
They important halts of the train are:
- Dadar Western
- Borivali
- Dahanu Road
- Vapi
- Valsad
- Bilimora Junction
- Navsari
- Surat
- Kosamba Junction
- Ankleshwar Junction
- Bharuch Junction
- Palej
- Miyagam Karjan Junction
- Vishvamitri
- Vadodara Junction
- Anand Junction
- Nadiad Junction
- Maninagar
- Ahmedabad Junction
- Viramgam Junction
- Dhrangadhra Junction
- Halvad
- Maliya Miyana Junction
- Samakhiali Junction
- Bhachau
- Gandhidham Junction
- Adipur Junction
- Anjar
- Bhuj
Traction
Initially it would be hauled by a WCAM 1 locomotive until Ahmedabad. As Western Railways switched over to AC system in February 2012, now it is hauls by a WAP 7 or WAP 5 or WAP 4E locomotive from the Vadodara loco shed until Ahmedabad after which a Sabarmati based WDP 4D locomotive is used takes over until Bhuj.
Direction Reversal
It is reverses direction at Gandhidham Junction.
Images
19115 Sayajinagri Express at Bhuj railway station
19115 Sayajinagri Express sleeper coach
19115 Sayajinagri Express - AC 1st class coach
New RSA board of the Kutch & Sayajinagari Express