Vadodara Express

The 12927 / 12928 Vadodara Express is a superfast train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai Central and Vadodara in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12927 from Mumbai Central to Vadodara and as train number 12928 in the reverse direction.

Vadodara Express
वडोदरा एक्सप्रेस
Overview
Service typeSuperfast
LocaleMaharashtra & Gujarat
First service1 June 1976
Current operator(s)Western Railways
Route
StartMumbai Central (MMCT)
Stops6
EndVadodara (BRC)
Distance travelled392 km (244 mi)
Average journey time6 hours 20 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12927 / 12928
On-board services
Class(es)AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesNo Pantry Car
Observation facilitiesRake Sharing with 12961/12962 Avantika Express
Technical
Rolling stockICF Coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) maximum,
62 km/h (39 mph) average including halts
Route map

Coaches

The Vadodara Express has 1 AC 1st Class cum AC 2 tier, 1 AC 2 tier, 6 AC 3 tier, 11 Sleeper class, 4 General class coaches. At times, it also carries a High Capacity Parcel Van.

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

Service

It is a daily train & covers the distance of 392 kilometres in 6 hours 15 mins as 12927 Vadodara Express (62.72 km/hr) & 6 hours 20 mins as 12928 Vadodara Express (61.89 km/hr).

Traction


Prior to February 2012, Dual traction WCAM 1 or WCAM 2/2P locos would haul the train between Mumbai Central & Vadodara.

Western Railways completed DC Electric Conversion to AC on 5 February 2012. It is now regularly hauled by a Vadodara based WAP 4E or WAP 5 locomotive.

Time Table

  • 12927 Vadodara Express leaves Mumbai Central every day at 23:40 hrs IST and reaches Vadodara at 05:55 hrs IST the next day.
  • 12928 Vadodara Express leaves Vadodara every day at 22:30 hrs IST and reaches the Mumbai Central at 04:50 hrs IST the next day.
Station Code Station Name

12927 - Mumbai to Vadodara [1]

Distance
from Source
in km
Day

12928 - Vadodara to Mumbai[2]

Distance
from Source
in km
Day
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
BCT Mumbai Central Source 23:40 0 1 04:50 Destination 392 2
DDR Dadar No Halt No Halt 6 1 04:19 04:21 386 2
BVI Borivali 00:14 00:16 30 2 03:44 03:46 364 2
BL Valsad 02:48 02:53 195 2 01:17 01:19 199 2
ST Surat 04:03 04:05 263 2 00:25 00:27 129 2
BH Bharuch Junction 04:51 04:53 322 2 23:26 23:28 71 1
VS Vishvamitri 05:36 05:38 389 2 No Halt No Halt 1
BRC Vadodara 05:55 Destination 392 2 Source 22:30 0 1
gollark: I think so. IIRC the mutations mostly didn't affect the stuff vaccines targeted, but I didn't pay much attention.
gollark: "Ah yes, I will voluntarily ask for less pay" - nobody?
gollark: Seems more like a publicity stunt than anything useful.
gollark: As far as I'm aware, it has not been remotely rigorously tested and has only gone through two months of human trials.
gollark: … maybe? Even if they have a working, safe and effective vaccine, which seems somewhat dubious given that there are still lots of trials going on here, it'll still take a while for production and distribution.

References

  1. "Vadodara Express - 12927". Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  2. "Vadodara Express 12928". Retrieved 18 October 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.