Bandra Terminus–Haridwar Dehradun Express
Overview
Service typeMail/Express
LocaleMaharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand
Current operator(s)Western Railways
Route
TerminiBandra Terminus (BDTS)
Haridwar (HW)
Stops65
Distance travelled1,617 km (1,005 mi)
Average journey time32 hours 15 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)19019 / 19020
On-board services
Class(es)AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering,
E-catering
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coach
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph) maximum,
42 km/h (26 mph) average including halts
Route map
19020 Dehradun Express on Platform 1 of Meerut City

The 19019 / 19020 Bandra Terminus–Haridwar Dehradun Express is an express train of Indian Railways Western Railway Zone that runs between Bandra Terminus and Haridwar in India on a daily basis. Initially it ran between Dehradun and Bandra Terminus, but now it runs only between Haridwar and Bandra Terminus as Dehradun Express.

It operates as train number 19019 from Bandra Terminus to Haridwar and as train number 19020 in the reverse direction.

Coaches

The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches:

  • 1 AC First
  • 2 AC Two Tier
  • 6 AC Three tier
  • 8 Sleeper Class
  • 2 General Unreserved
  • 1 Luggage Cum Disabled Coaches
  • 1 Generator Car
  • 1 High Capacity Parcel Van

Coach position

The train consists of 24 coaches.

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Service

It is a daily train and covers the distance of 1617 kilometres in 32 hours 15 mins as 19019 Dehradun Express (40.53 km/h) and 32 hours 45 mins as 19020 Dehradun Express (40.29 km/h).

Traction

Before the Mumbai region changed traction to an AC system, a WCAM-1 engine would haul the train until Vadodara from where a Vadodara-based WAP-4 or WAP-5 would take over until Hazrat Nizamuddin after which a WDM-3A engine from the Tuglakabad shed would take over until Haridwar.

Since Western Railways switched over to AC traction, a Ghaziabad-based WAP-7 hauls the train until Hazrat Nizamuddin after which a WDM-3A engine from the Tuglakabad shed takes over until Haridwar.

Now, both trains are hauled by a Ghaziabad-based WAP-7 / WAP-5 until Haridwar and vice versa.

19019 Dehradun Express

Schedule

  • 19019 Bandra Terminus–Haridwar Dehradun Express leaves Bandra Terminus every day at 00:05AM IST and reaches Haridwar at 08:20AM IST on the next day.[1]
  • 19020 Haridwar–Bandra Terminus Dehradun Express leaves Haridwar every day at 01:30PM IST and reaches Bandra Terminus at 10:15PM IST on the next day.[2]

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Incidents

On 8 January 2014, a fire broke out on one of the trains when it was near Dahanu station in Maharashtra. Three carriages were involved. Some passengers escaped "by breaking open the back doors"[3] but nine were killed.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "19019/Mumbai Bandra (T.)–Dehradun Express". India Rail Info.
  2. ↑ "19020/Dehradun–Mumbai Bandra (T.) Express". India Rail Info.
  3. ↑ "Sleeping passengers killed in India train fire". AFP. 8 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "India train fire death toll rises to nine". UPI. 8 January 2014.
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