Shalimar Express
Shalimar Express is a daily train between Delhi and Jammu Tawi. It is operated by the Northern Railways. Its number is 14645/14646. It comes in the Non Superfast (Mail/Express) trains category of the Indian Railways.
| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Mail / Express | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Northern Railways | ||||
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| Start | Delhi (DLI) | ||||
| Stops | 27 | ||||
| End | Jammu Tawi (JAT) | ||||
| Distance travelled | 640 km | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 14645 / 14646 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 1st class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Available | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Available | ||||
| Catering facilities | Available | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Track gauge | Broad Gauge | ||||
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History and etymology
The Shalimar Express is one of the oldest trains to Jammu Tawi. It has been given the name 'Shalimar' with reference to the Shalimar Gardens of Srinagar, as Jammu Tawi was the nearest railway station to Srinagar at that time.
Arrival and departure
The train leaves at 15:50 every day from Delhi to Jammu Tawi. It reaches Jammu Tawi the next morning, early, at around 05:20. While heading towards the Capital, it leaves Jammu Tawi at 20:45 from #platform 3 and arrives at Delhi at about 10:50 at platform 1 at the next morning.
Route and halts
Unlike all other trains to Jammu Tawi, this train does not take the Delhi - Jammu Tawi main route. This train goes via Ghaziabad, Meerut, khatauli, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Amabla Cantonment Junction, Ludhiana Junction, and Jalandhar; instead of Sonipat, Panipat, [Karnal], and Kurukshetra. The train passes through parts of Delhi NCR, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir. It has 26 halts before reaching Old Delhi. It is one of two trains travelling through this route.
With the doubling and electrification of the entire Jalandhar - Pathankot - Jammu Tawi section, it is expected that the average speed of the Shalimar Express will increase in the near future.