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Delhi Sarai Rohilla Bandra Terminus Garib Rath Express

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Service type
  
Superfast, Garib Rath

Current operator(s)
  
Northern Railways

Stops
  
16

First service
  
2007

Start
  
Delhi Sarai Rohilla

End
  
Bandra Terminus

Delhi Sarai Rohilla Bandra Terminus Garib Rath Express

The 12215 / 16 Delhi Sarai Rohilla Bandra Terminus Garib Rath Express is a Superfast express train of the Garib Rath category belonging to Indian Railways - Northern Railway zone that runs between Delhi Sarai Rohilla and Bandra Terminus in India.

Contents

It operates as train number 12215 from Delhi Sarai Rohilla to Bandra Terminus and as train number 12216 in the reverse direction serving the state of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat & Maharashtra.

When the train was introduced, it ran only up to Jaipur Junction being subsequently extended to Delhi Sarai Rohilla.

Coaches

The 12215 / 16 Delhi Sarai Rohilla Bandra Terminus Garib Rath Express presently has 18 AC 3 tier coaches along with 2 End On Generator coaches. It does not have a Pantry Car Coach.

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

COACH COMPOSITION

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Service

The 12215 Delhi Sarai Rohilla Bandra Terminus Garib Rath Express covers the distance of 1431 kilometres in 22 hours 50 mins (62.67 km/hr).

The 12216 Bandra Terminus Delhi Sarai Rohilla Garib Rath Express covers the distance of 1431 kilometres in 23 hours 15 mins (61.55 km/hr).

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/hr, as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Routing

The 12215 / 16 Delhi Sarai Rohilla Bandra Terminus Garib Rath Express runs from Delhi Sarai Rohilla via Rewari Junction, Jaipur Junction, Ajmer Junction, Palanpur Junction Ahmedabad Junction, Vadodara Junction, Surat to Bandra Terminus.

Traction

The train is hauled by a Vadodara-based WAP 5 locomotive between Bandra Terminus and Ahmedabad Junction handing over to a Tughlakabad based WDM 3A locomotive which hauls the train for the remainder of its journey until Delhi Sarai Rohilla.

Earlier, before 1 October 2015, this train was hauled by a Tughlakabad-based WDM 3A locomotive end to end.

Timings

12215 Delhi Sarai Rohilla Bandra Terminus Garib Rath Express leaves Delhi Sarai Rohilla every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday at 09:20 hrs IST and reaches Bandra Terminus at 08:10 hrs IST the next day.

12216 Bandra Terminus Delhi Sarai Rohilla Garib Rath Express leaves Bandra Terminus every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Sunday at 12:55 hrs IST and reaches Delhi Sarai Rohilla at 12:10 hrs IST the next day.

References

Delhi Sarai Rohilla Bandra Terminus Garib Rath Express Wikipedia