August Kranti Rajdhani Express

The August Kranti Rajdhani Express which connects Mumbai to Delhi (Hazrat Nizamuddin), is a sister train to the main Mumbai Rajdhani Express. It is named after the August Kranti Maidan formerly known as the Gowalia Tank Maidan from where the Quit India Movement was launched in August 1942.

ervice

The 2953/2954 August Kranti Rajdhani Express is a daily service. It operates as train number 2953 from Mumbai Central to Hazrat Nizamuddin and as train number 2954 in the reverse direction. It covers a distance of 1377 kilometres in each direction however it takes 17 hours 10 mins when operating as train number 2953 at an average speed of 84 km/h (excluding halts) while its return journey as train number 2954 takes 17 hrs 20 mins at an average speed of 83 km/h (excluding halts). The other trains on the route, that run faster than 2953/2954 August Kranti Rajdhani Express are the 2951/2952 Mumbai Rajdhani Express & the 2909/2910 Garib Rath Express.

It leaves Mumbai Central as train number 2953 on a daily basis at 1740 hrs and at the end of 11 halts arrives at Hazrat Nizamuddin the next day at 1050 hrs. Train number 2954 leaves Hazrat Nizamuddin on a daily basis at 1655 hrs arriving at Mumbai Central the next day at 1015 hrs. Stops are at Mathura, Sawai Madhopur,Kota JN, Nagda JN, Ratlam JN, Vadodara, Bharuch JN, Surat,Valsad, Vapi, and Borivli.

Coach composition

The August Kranti generally has a 1 AC 1st Class, 4 AC 2 tier 2 pantry cars, 2 luggage cum generator coach & up to 10 AC 3 tier coaches taking the total up to 19 coaches the maximum that can be accommodated at Mumbai Central station.

Locomotion

The train is hauled using electric engines all the way from Mumbai to Nizamudin with a loco change over at Vadodara. A WCAM 2P engines haules the train between Mumbai Central and Vadodara where it switches over to a WAP 7 engine from the GZB shed. It would earlier get a WAP 5 engine.

Other trains between Mumbai and Delhi

Other trains that cover Mumbai - Delhi sector are 2951/2952 Mumbai Rajdhani, 2909/2910 Garib Rath Express, 2471/2472 Swaraj Express, 2907/2908 Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Express, 2925/2926 Paschim Express, 2903/2904 Frontier (Golden Temple) Mail.

References

Indian Railways website

External links

* [http://indiarailinfo.com/train/94 August Kranti Schedule]