Saurashtra Express

Saurashtra Express
Overview
Service type Express
Current operator(s) Western Railway
Route
Start Mumbai Central
Stops 63 as 19215 Saurashtra Express, 62 as 19216 Saurashtra Express
End Porbandar
Distance travelled 955 km (593 mi)
Service frequency Daily
On-board services
Class(es) 1st Class, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements Yes
Sleeping arrangements Yes
Catering facilities No Pantry Car attached
Technical
Rolling stock Standard Indian Railway coaches
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum
43.74 km/h (27 mph), including halts
Route map

The 19215/19216 Saurashtra Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai Central and Porbandar in India.

It operates as train number 19215 from Mumbai Central to Porbandar and as train number 19216 in the reverse direction.

Coaches

The 19215/19216 Saurashtra Express presently has 1 1st Class, 1 AC 3 tier, 4 Sleeper Class & 10 General Unreserved coaches. It also carries a ‘’’Railway Mail Service Coach’’’ & a Milk Coach.

As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

19215 Saurashtra Express - AC 3 tier coach

Service

The 19215 Saurashtra Express covers the distance of 955 kilometres in 21 hours 30 mins (44.42 km/hr) & in 22 hours 10 mins (43.08 km/hr) as 19216 Saurashtra Express.

As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/hr, as per Indian Railway rules, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.

Traction

Prior to Western Railways switching to AC system, the Saurashtra Express would be hauled by a WCAM 1 engine until Ahmedabad Junction after which a Vatva based WDM 3A would take over.

As Western Railways switched over to AC system on 5 February 2012, it is now hauled by a WAP 4 engine from the Vadodara shed until Ahmedabad Junction after which a Vatva based WDM 3A takes over.

Time Table

19215 Saurashtra Express leaves Mumbai Central on a daily basis at 08:20 hrs IST and reaches Porbandar at 05:50 hrs IST the next day.

19216 Saurashtra Express leaves Porbandar on a daily basis at 21:05 hrs IST and reaches Mumbai Central at 19:15 hrs IST the next day.

Station Code Station Name

19215 - Mumbai Central to Porbandar[1]

 Distance
from Source
in km		 Day

19216 - Porbandar to Mumbai Central[2]

 Distance
from Source
in km		 Day
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
BCT Mumbai Central Source 08:20 0 1 19:15 Destination 955 2
DDR Dadar 08:30 08:32 6 1 18:40 18:42 949 2
BVI Borivali 09:00 09:02 30 1 18:05 18:07 925 2
VR Virar 09:38 09:40 56 1 17:30 17:32 899 2
PLG Palghar 10:09 10:11 86 1 16:43 16:45 875 2
VAPI Vapi 11:40 11:42 170 1 14:56 14:58 785 2
BL Valsad 12:23 12:25 194 1 14:03 14:05 761 2
ST Surat 14:10 14:15 263 1 12:25 12:35 692 2
BRC Vadodara Junction 16:55 17:00 392 1 09:30 09:40 563 2
ADI Ahmedabad Junction 19:40 20:00 491 1 06:10 07:10 464 2
VG Viramgam Junction 21:41 21:43 557 1 04:32 04:34 398 2
RJT Rajkot Junction 01:18 01:20 738 2 01:21 01:26 217 2
JAM Jamnagar 02:46 02:48 823 2 23:51 23:56 132 1
PBR Porabandar 05:50 Destination 955 2 Source 21:05 0 1

References

  1. ↑ Central_Porbandar-19215-train.html "Saurashtra Express-19215" Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 3 Sep 2012.
  2. ↑ "Saurashtra Express 19216". Retrieved 18 Oct 2012.
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