Surat Jamnagar Intercity Express
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express |
| Current operator(s) | Western Railways |
| Route | |
| Start | Surat |
| Stops | 17 |
| End | Jamnagar |
| Distance travelled | 561 km (349 mi) |
| Service frequency | 19059 Surat Jamnagar Intercity Express – except Monday, 19060 Jamnagar Surat Intercity Express – except Tuesday |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC Chair Car, 2nd Class seating, 1st Class, General Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes (1st Class only) |
| Catering facilities | No Pantry car coach attached |
| Observation facilities | Rake Sharing with 12935 / 36 Bandra Surat Intercity Express |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railway coaches |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 53.86 km/h (33 mph) including halts |
The 19059 / 60 Surat Jamnagar Intercity Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways - Western Railway zone that runs between Surat and Jamnagar in India.
It operates as train number 19059 from Surat to Jamnagar and as train number 19060 in the reverse direction serving the state of Gujarat.
Coaches
19059 / 60 Surat Jamnagar Intercity Express presently has 2 AC Chair Car, 2 First Class, 6 Second Class, 8 General Unreserved & 2 sitting cum luggage rack coaches. It does not have a Pantry car coach.
As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The 19059 Surat Jamnagar Intercity Express covers the distance of 561 kilometres in 10 hours 50 mins (51.78 km/hr) & in 10 hours 00 mins as 19060 Jamnagar Surat Express (56.10 km/hr).
As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/hr, as per Indian Railway rules, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.
Routeing
The 19059 / 60 Surat Jamnagar Intercity Express runs from Surat via Vadodara Junction, Ahmedabad Junction, Rajkot Junction to Jamnagar.
Traction
As the route is partly electrified, a Vadodara based WAP 4 locomotive hauls the train from Surat to Ahmedabad Junction handing over to a Vatva or Ratlam based WDM 2 or WDM 3D locomotive which powers the train for the remainder of the journey.
Timings
19059 Surat Jamnagar Intercity Express leaves Surat every day except Monday at 13:30 hrs IST and reaches Jamnagar at 00:20 hrs IST the next day.
19060 Jamnagar Surat Intercity Express leaves Jamnagar every day except Tuesday at 04:45 hrs IST and reaches Surat at 14:55 hrs IST the same day.
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