MEET INDIA'S SPEEDY STORM !!!!!! (INFORMATIVE)

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SO LET'S MEET INDIA'S SPEEDY STORM !!!!!

In the year 2016 dated-4, April  the journey of the Indian speedy storm began , whose name is the 

GATIMAN EXPRESS , TRAIN NUMBER - (12050 UP)/( 12049 DN).
Yes , this train is not less than a storm in India because this train can easily attain a maximum speed of 160km/hr or 100m/hr . If you are thinking that what's a big deal if a train has a spped of 160km/hr , there are many other trains in the world which can easily attain a speed double than that of Gatiman Express , right ?? 

But you should not forget that this train runs in India , a country which is one of the most diverse and populated countries of the world. There are a number of factors which affect the speed of this train which we will be discussing later in this article.

Let us now know about Gatiman Express in detail !!!

GATIMAN EXPRESS : This train is a fully air-conditioned , chair car train which runs between the Indian capital's Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station to the Taj city of India - Agra Cantt Railway Station, located in Uttar Pradesh. 

This train was flagged off by India's Former Rail Minister - Suresh Prabhu on 4-April-2016, from Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station. 

This train runs non-stop from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Agra Cantt and back , which means there are no halts of this train and it starts to  touch it's maximum speed from Delhi's Okhla region and runs constantly at it's max speed in the Delhi-Mathura stretch. 

For your knowledge I would also like to tell  you that the Delhi-Mathura stretch is best place for Railfans because this route is popular for it's high speed limit which is only stretch of India (after Delhi - Howrah route) which has a speed limit of 150km/hr + !!!!!

The time-table/schedule of Gatiman Express is as follow:

(12050 up)  Runs between Hazrat Nizamuddin to Agra Cantt.

HAZRAT NIZAMUDDIN- TRAIN DEPARTS AT 8:10 AM 

AGRA CANTT- TRAIN ARRIVES IT'S DESTINATION AT 9:50 AM

(12049 dn) Runs between Agra Cantt to Hazrat Nizamuddin (return journey)

AGRA CANTT- TRAIN DEPARTS AGRA CANTT AT  17:50 PM (5:30 IN EVENING)

HAZRAT NIZAMUDDIN- TRAIN ARRIVES IT'S DESTINATION AT 19:30 PM (7:30 AT NIGHT)

THE TRAIN RUNS SIX DAYS A WEEK EXCEPT FRIDAYS. 
DAYS OF RUN : MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
This is probably  because on Fridays another train named Taj Superfast Express runs between same stations. 

NOW, SOME FEATURES OF THIS TRAIN :
1) TRAIN CONSISTS OF LHB (LINKE HOFFMANN BUSCH ) COACHES WHICH ARE SAFER, CLEANER, RELIABLE AND FASTER THAN THE CONVENTIONAL ICF COACHES.

(NOTE : THE CONCEPT OF ( LHB ) AND (ICF) COACHES WILL BE DISCUSSED IN ANOTHER ARTICLE !!!!!)

2) THERE WILL BE TRAIN HOSTESSES FOR ON-BOARD ASSISTANCE.

3) THE TRAIN COVERS DISTACE OF 187 KM IN JUST 1.5 HOURS.

4)  THERE WILL BE ON-BOARD CATERING SERVICE ( catering charges are included in ticket fare)

5) LED SCREEN FOR EVERY PASSENGER.

6) UPGRADED AND MORE COMFORTABLE SEATS.

7) INDIA'S FASTEST LOCOMOTIVE - WAP 5 OF GHAZIABAD WILL HAUL THE TRAIN !!!

GATIMAN EXPRESS HAS TWO MAIN CLASSES , WHICH ARE : 

1ST AC CHAIR CAR- FARE--> ( 1,350 INR)

AC CHAIR CAR--> (690 INR)

(TICKET NEED NOT TO BE PURCHASED FOR CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS OF AGE )

I HAD TOLD YOU THAT WE'LL DISCUSS SOME FACTORS  WHICH AFFECT SPEED OF THIS TRAIN ARE :
1) THE SMALL PORTION OF AREA IS FENCED, HENCE PEOPLE CONSTATLY CROSS RAILWAY TRACKS IN UN-FENCED PORTIONS AND ENDANGER THEIR LIVES.

2) MANY A TIMES TRAIN COLLIDES WITH STRAY CATTLES, WHICH ROAM IN UN-FENCED REGIONS.

3) AND ALSO THERE ARE SOME SPEED RESTRICTIONS DUE TO BUMPED TERRAIN AS WELL AS LARGE NUMGERS OF SHARP TURNS.

SO,  THIS WAS ALL FOR TODAY, I WILL BE BACK AGAIN WITH SOME ANOTHER TOPIC UNTIL THEN  -

              STAY HOME STAY SAFE !