Amritsar Shatabdi Express

Amritsar Shatabdi Express
Overview
Service type	Shatabdi Express
Locale	Delhi, Haryana, Punjab
First service	11 August 1994; 30 years ago (1994-08-11)
Current operator(s)	Northern Railways
Route
Termini	Amritsar Junction (ASR) New Delhi (NDLS)
Stops	6
Distance travelled	448 km (278 mi)
Average journey time	6 hours 05 minutes as 12029 New Delhi Amritsar Shatabdi Express, 6 hours 15 minutes as 12030 Amritsar New Delhi Shatabdi Express
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12013 / 12014
On-board services
Class(es)	Executive Chair Car, AC Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	Yes, No Pantry Car
Observation facilities	LHB rakes
Entertainment facilities	Large Windows
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph) maximum 70.5 km/h (44 mph), including halts
Route map Legend 12013 ↓ New Delhi New Delhi Haryana border Ambala Cantt. Jn Haryana Punjab border Sirhind Ludhiana Junction Phagwara Junction Jalandhar City Junction Beas Junction 12014 ↑ Amritsar Junction

The 12013/12014 Amritsar Shatabdi Express is a Superfast Express train of Shatabdi class belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Amritsar Junction and New Delhi in India. It is a daily service.

It operates as train number 12013 from New Delhi to Amritsar Junction and as train number 12014 in the reverse direction.^[1]

It is the fastest train on the Delhi – Amritsar sector after the newly launched Amritsar–Delhi Junction Vande Bharat Express and it's two sister trains 12029/30 Amritsar Swarna Shatabdi Express and 12031/32 Amritsar Shatabdi Express. It has 2 sister trains 12029/30 New Delhi–Amritsar Swarna Shatabdi Express and 12031/32 New Delhi–Amritsar Shatabdi Express. It covers the distance of 448 kilometres in 6 hours 15 mins as 12013 Shatabdi Express (73.64 km/h) and 6 hours 15 mins as 12014 Shatabdi Express (71.68 km/h).

As the route is fully electrified, a Ghaziabad based WAP 7 locomotive powers the train for the entire journey.

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