Kalka Shatabdi Express

Shatabdi Express train in India

Legend
12006 / 12012
Kalka
Haryana
Chandigarh
border
Chandigarh Junction
Chandigarh
Haryana
border
Ambala Cantt. Jn
Kurukshetra Junction
Panipat Junction
Haryana
New Delhi
border
12005 / 12011
New Delhi
12006/12012 - Kalka → New Delhi
12005/12011 - New Delhi → Kalka

The 12011/12012 Kalka Shatabdi Express is a Superfast Express train of Shatabdi class belonging to Indian Railways that runs between New Delhi and Kalka in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12011 from New Delhi railway station to Kalka railway station and as train number 12012 in the reverse direction.[1] The train is mostly used by tourists, along with Netaji Express, en route to Shimla. Thus, gaining its international patronage.

Service

It is the fastest train on the Delhi–Kalka sector. It shares this distinction with its sister train 12005/06 Kalka Shatabdi Express. It covers the distance of 269 kilometers in 4 hours as 12011 Shatabdi Express (67 km/h) and 4 hours 5 mins as 12012 Shatabdi Express (66 km/h).

It is regularly hauled by a WAP-7 locomotive with HOG capability from the Ghaziabad Shed. It receives banker engines between Chandigarh & Kalka. Generally, these are WAP-4 or WAP-5.

References

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