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The 12037 New Delhi Ludhiana Shatabdi Express covered the distance of 329 kilometers in 05 hours 25 mins (62.67 km/h) and in 05 hours 30 mins as 12038 Ludhiana New Delhi Shatabdi Express (62.07 km/h). As the average speed of the train was above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railway rules, its fare included a Superfast surcharge.
Shatabdi Express are day trains and mostly return to their origin station the same day. The trains run at a maximum permissible speed of 110–150 km/h (68–93 mph) [1] with the Rani Kamalapati–New Delhi Shatabdi Express achieving the maximum permissible speed of 150 km/h (93 mph) between Tughlakabad and Bilochpura Agra.
An earlier train ran between Amritsar and Lahore and vice versa and carried 8,239 persons from India to Pakistan and 10,360 from Pakistan to India from 28 October 1954 to 30 November 1954. [3] Samjhauta Express was a daily train when the service started in 1976 and changed to a twice-weekly schedule in 1994.
The first phase linking Chandigarh and New Morinda on the Sirhind–Nangal line was opened in September 2006. The second phase for the addition of third line between Sahnewal and Ludhiana on the Ambala–Attari line was completed in November 2012. The third phase linking New Morinda with Ludhiana was completed in April 2013. [1]
The Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway completed the 483 km (300 mi)-long Amritsar–Ambala–Saharanpur–Ghaziabad line in 1870 connecting Multan (now in Pakistan) with Delhi. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The Sahnewal–Chandigarh rail link (also referred to as Ludhiana–Chandigarh rail link) was inaugurated in 2013.
New Delhi - Amritsar Jn Swarna Shatabdi Express; Overview; Service type: Superfast Express, Shatabdi Express: Locale: Punjab, Haryana & Delhi: Current operator(s) Northern Railway zone: Route; Termini: New Delhi Amritsar Junction: Stops: 6: Distance travelled: 448 km (278 mi) Average journey time: 6 hours: Service frequency: 6 days a week ...
In 1837, the first train ran on Red Hill railway line between Red Hills and Chintadripet in Madras and was hauled by a rotary steam engine imported from England. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In 1853, the first passenger train ran between Bombay and Thane which covered a distance of 54 km (34 mi) in 57 minutes, averaging a speed of 57 km/h (35 mph). [ 3 ]
The Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway completed the 483 km (300 mi)-long Amritsar–Ambala Cantt – Saharanpur–Meerut–Ghaziabad line in 1870 connecting Multan (now in Pakistan) with Delhi. [2] The Ludhiana–Jakhal line was laid in 1901, possibly by the Southern Punjab Railway Co. [3] The extension from the Macleodganj (later renamed Mandi ...