Service type Express Current operator(s) North Western Railway Stops 33 | First service 15 August 1998 Start Bikaner End Bandra Terminus | |
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The 14707/14708 Ranakpur Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways that run between Bikaner and Mumbai in India. It operates as train number 14707 from Bikaner to Bandra Terminus and as train number 14708 in the reverse direction.
Contents
It is named after the village of Ranakpur which is located in the Pali district of Rajasthan.
Coaches
The 14707/14708 Ranakpur Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 3 AC 3 tier, 13 Sleeper Class & 6 General Unreserved coaches. As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The 14707 Ranakpur Express covers the distance of 1212 kilometres in 24 hours 10 mins (50.15 km/hr) & 1213 kilometres in 24 hours 30 mins as 14708 Ranakpur Express (49.51 km/hr).
As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/hr, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.
Traction
Prior to Western Railway switching to the AC traction, it would be hauled by a WCAM 1 engine until Valsad after which a Vadodara based WAP 4 and [ WAP 5] would haul the train until Ahmedabad Junction following which it would get a WDP 4 from the Bhagat ki Kothi shed until Bikaner.
Since Western Railway switched over to AC traction in February 2012, it is now hauled by a WAP 5 or WAP 4E from the Vadodara shed until Ahmedabad Junction after which a WDP 4 from the Bhagat ki Kothi shed takes over until Bikaner.
Timetable
14707 Ranakpur Express leaves Bikaner Junction every day at 09:30 hrs IST and reaches Bandra Terminus at 09:40 hrs IST the next day.
14708 Ranakpur Express leaves Bandra Terminus every day at 15:05 hrs IST and reaches Bikaner Junction at 15:35 hrs IST the next day.
In Popular Culture
The train was mentioned in The Big Bang Theory, Season 2, Episode 17 (The Terminator Decoupling).