Ahmedabad–Udaipur Express
The 19944 / 43 Ahmedabad Udaipur Express was a meter gauge express train belonging to Indian Railways - Western Railway zone that ran between Ahmedabad Junction & Udaipur City in the states of Gujarat & Rajasthan in India. It ran as train number 19944 from Ahmedabad Junction to Udaipur City and as train number 19943 in the reverse direction.
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express |
| Status | Gauge Conversion |
| Last service | 31 December 2016 |
| Current operator(s) | Western Railways |
| Route | |
| Start | Ahmedabad Junction M G |
| Stops | 7 |
| End | Udaipur City M G |
| Distance travelled | 298 km (185 mi) |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | A/C sleeper, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | No |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 2 |
| Track gauge | meter (converting to broad gauge) |
| Electrification | No |
| Operating speed | 50 km/h (31 mph) maximum 28.38 km/h (18 mph) including halts. |
The train was discontinued due to track conversion to broad gauge.[1][2][3]
Operations
This train ran from Delhi Sarai Rohillia to Ahmedabad Jn via Ajmer, Udaipur, Himmatnagar till November 2004 after that the train was running from Ajmer to Ahmedabad via Udaipur. After the Gauge Conversion between Ajmer and Udaipur the train ran from Udaipur to Ahmedabad from 2005 to December 2016, it had one A/c sleeper till 2013 then it was removed due to less demand.
The express train covered the distance of 298 km (185 mi) in 10 hours 20 mins (28.84 km/h (17.92 mph)) as 19944, and in 10 hours 40 mins as 19943 (27.94 km/h (17.36 mph))
The express train ran from Ahmedabad Junction via Himmatnagar, Dungarpur, Kharwa Chanda to Udaipur City. The train was hauled by a Sabarmati based YDM 4 for its entire journey.
The express train had 5 sleeper class, 5 General Unreserved and 2 SLR (seating cum luggage rake) coaches. It did not carry a pantry car coach.
References
- http://www.wr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=3494&id=0,4,268
- "19944/Ahmedabad - Udaipur MG Express (UnReserved) - Ahmedabad Junction MG to Udaipur WR/Western Zone - Railway Enquiry".
- "19943/Udaipur - Ahmedabad MG Express (UnReserved) - Udaipur to Ahmedabad Junction MG WR/Western Zone - Railway Enquiry".
External links
- "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". irfca.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- "Ahmedabad-Udaipur train canceled due to landslide | DeshGujarat". deshgujarat.com. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.