Hapa–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Superfast Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast
First service	1 January 1990; 34 years ago (1990-01-01)
Current operator(s)	Northern Railway zone
Route
Termini	Hapa (HAPA) Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SDVK)
Stops	29
Distance travelled	2,059 km (1,279 mi)
Average journey time	32 hrs 45 mins
Service frequency	Weekly[a]
Train number(s)	12475/12476
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	No
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	59 km/h (37 mph)

The 12475/12476 Hapa–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Superfast Express is a Superfast train of the Indian Railways connecting Hapa in Gujarat and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra of Jammu and Kashmir. It is currently being operated with 12475/12476 train numbers on a weekly basis.^[1][2][3][4]

This train now has new modern LHB rakes replaced by outdated ICF rakes. The train consists of 22 coaches:

• 2 AC II Tier
• 5 AC III Tier
• 10 Sleeper Coaches
• 1 Pantry Car
• 2 General
• 2 End On Generation

The 12475/Hapa–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Superfast Express has an average speed of 62 km/h and covers 2059 km in 33 hrs 10 mins.

The 12476/Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra–Hapa Superfast Express has an average speed of 63 km/h and covers 2059 km in 32 hrs 35 mins.

The important halts of the train are:

• Hapa
• Rajkot Junction
• Wankaner Junction
• Surendranagar Junction
• Viramgam Junction
• Ahmedabad Junction
• Nadiad Junction
• Anand Junction
• Chhayapuri (Vadodara)
• Godhra Junction
• Dahod
• Meghnagar
• Ratlam Junction
• Nagda Junction
• Vikramgarh Alot
• Shamgarh
• Ramganj Mandi Junction
• Kota Junction
• Sawai Madhopur Junction
• Bharatpur Junction
• Mathura Junction
• Hazrat Nizamuddin
• New Delhi
• Panipat Junction
• Ambala Cantonment Junction
• Ludhiana Junction
• Jalandhar Cantonment Junction
• Pathankot Cantonment
• Kathua
• Jammu Tawi
• Udhampur
• Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra

Both trains are hauled by a Vatva Loco Shed-based WDM-3A diesel locomotive from Hapa to Ahmedabad Junction and from Ahmedabad Junction, it is hauled by a Vadodara Loco Shed-based WAP-4 electric locomotive or by WAP-7 or WAP-4 of Ghaziabad Loco Shed up till Katra and vice versa.

This train shares its rake with

• 12471/12472 Swaraj Express
• 12473/12474 Gandhidham–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Sarvodaya Express
• 12477/12478 Jamnagar–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Superfast Express

• Ahmedabad Junction railway station
• Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station

• 12475/Hapa–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Superfast Express
• 12476/Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra–Hapa Superfast Express