Gitanjali Express

Gitanjali SF Express
Gitanjali Express train board.
Overview
Service typeSuperfast Express
LocaleWest Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh & Maharashtra
First service4 November 1977; 47 years ago (1977-11-04)
Current operator(s)South Eastern Railway
Route
TerminiMumbai CSMT (CSMT)
Howrah Junction (HWH)
Stops25
Distance travelled1,963 km (1,220 mi)
Average journey time31 hrs 05 mins
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12859 / 12860
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, AC 3 Tier Economy, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Baggage facilitiesAvailable
Other facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coach
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph) maximum,
65 km/h (40 mph) average including halts.
Route map
Gitanjali Express Route map

The 12859 / 12860 Gitanjali SF Express is a Daily Superfast Express train of Indian Railways running between Two Major Metro Cities Kolkata, (Howrah Junction) in West Bengal and Mumbai, (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus) in Maharashtra connecting the East with the West. Numbered 12859/60 this train belongs to the Superfast Express category. This train takes 30½ hrs to cover the distance of 1968 km between Mumbai and Howrah while the return takes 31 hrs 15 mins. This is first train which depart behind pure AC Loco from Mumbai CSMT after conversion of Mumbai CSMT to Thane from DC to AC. It has the top most priority in Howrah Mumbai route.

Relevance

Rabindranath Tagore, a famous poet of India, wrote the book Gitanjali.[1] Since this train, too, starts from Bengal this train has the same name. This is the first Classless train in India, introduced by Ex Railway Minister Prof. Madhu Dandvate on 26 December 1977.[2]

Train schedule

From Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Howrah — 12859. The train starts from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus everyday.[3]

Station code Station name Arrival Departure
CSMT Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus --- 06:00
DR Dadar Central 06:12 06:15
KYN Kalyan Junction 06:52 06:55
KSRA Kasara 08:00 08:03
IGP Igatpuri 08:30 08:32
NK Nashik Road 09:25 09:30
JL Jalgaon 11:58 12:00
BSL Bhusaval Junction 12:40 12:45
MKU Malkapur 13:29 13:30
SEG Shegaon 14:14 14:15
AK Akola 14:45 14:50
BD Badnera 16:12 16:15
WR Wardha Junction 17:18 17:20
NGP Nagpur Junction 18:55 19:00
BRD Bhandara Road 19:51 19:53
G Gondia 20:48 20:50
RJN Raj Nandgaon 22:07 22:09
DURG Durg Junction 22:50 22:55
R Raipur Junction 23:30 23:35
BSP Bilaspur Junction 01:20 01:35
RIG Raigarh 03:11 03:13
JSG Jharsuguda 04:28 04:30
ROU Rourkela Junction 05:44 05:52
CKP Chakradhapur 07:13 07:15
TATA Tatanagar Junction 08:15 08:25
KGP Kharagpur 10:23 10:28
SRC Santragachi Junction 11:47 11:48
HWH Howrah 12:30 ---

Note : Train stops at Kasara & Igatpuri Railway Station only for Bankers Loco attachment & removal at the back of the Train. There is no Commercial halt at these Stations.

From Howrah to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus — 12860. The train starts from Howrah everyday.[4]

Station code Station name Arrival Departure
HWH Howrah --- 14:05
KGP Kharagpur 15:40 15:45
TATA Tatanagar Junction 17:41 17:48
CKP Chakradharpur 18:45 18:47
ROU Rourkela Junction 20:12 20:20
JSG Jharsuguda 21:53 21:55
RIG Raigarh 22:58 23:00
BSP Bilaspur Junction 01:00 01:15
R Raipur Junction 02:45 02:50
DURG Durg Junction 03:45 03:50
RJN Raj Nandgaon 04:12 04:14
G Gondia 05:40 05:42
BRD Bhandara Road 06:29 06:31
NGP Nagpur Junction 07:40 07:45
WR Wardha Junction 08:48 08:50
BD Badnera 10:32 10:35
AK Akola 11:30 11:35
SEG Shegaon 12:03 12:05
MKU Malkapur 12:43 12:45
BSL Bhusaval Junction 13:45 13:50
JL Jalgaon 14:18 14:20
NK Nashik Road 17:05 17:10
IGP Igatpuri 17:57 18:00
KYN Kalyan Junction 20:02 20:05
DR Dadar Central 20:47 20:50
CSMT Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus 21:20 ---

Arrival and departure

Train No.12859 leaves source point, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus daily at 6:00 am and reaches its destination station Howrah Junction daily at 12:30 PM in afternoon the next day.[5] Train No.12860 leaves Howrah Junction at 2:05 pm daily and reach its destination, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at 9:20 pm next evening [6] it is a daily Superfast Express service .

Traction

It is hauled by a Santragachi Loco Shed / Ajni Loco Shed / Kalyan Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey.

Coach composition

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
SLR GEN S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 PC M1 M2 M3 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 A1 A2 GEN EOG

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rabindranath Tagore wrote the book Geetanjali". sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  2. ^ Dandavate, Madhu (2005). Dialogue with Life by Madhu Dandvate. Allied Publishers (P) Limited. ISBN 9788177648560. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  3. ^ telang, Kamlesh. "12859/Gitanjali Express (PT) - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Howrah SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  4. ^ Kumar, Vikas. "12860/Gitanjali Express (PT) - Howrah to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Gitanjali Express 12859 Schedule". cleartrip.com. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  6. ^ Kumar, Vikas. "12860/Gitanjali Express (PT) - Howrah to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 3 May 2022.

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