Kalka Shatabdi Express

Shatabdi Express train in India

Kalka Shatabdi Express

Overview
Service type| Shatabdi Express
Locale| Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh
Current operator(s)| Northern Railway
Route
Termini| New Delhi Station
Kalka
Stops| 4
Distance travelled| 269 km (167 mi)
Average journey time| 4 hours
Service frequency| Daily
Train number(s)| 12011 / 12012
Line(s) used|

* New Delhi–Kalka

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
67 km/h (42 mph), including halts
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Legend

| 12006 / 12012 ↓  |  |

|  | Kalka

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| Haryana

Chandigarh
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|  | Chandigarh Junction
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| Chandigarh

Haryana
border

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|  | Ambala Cantt. Jn
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|  | Kurukshetra Junction
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|  | Panipat Junction
(Halt for only 12011/12012) |  |

|  | Sonipat Junction
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| Haryana

Delhi
border

12005 / 12011 ↑  |  |

|  | New Delhi
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|  | 12005/12011 - New Delhi → Kalka

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|  | 12006/12012 - Kalka → New Delhi
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The 12011/12012 Kalka Shatabdi Express is a Superfast Express train of Shatabdi class belonging to Indian Railways that runs between New Delhi and Kalka in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12011 from New Delhi railway station to Kalka railway station and as train number 12012 in the reverse direction.[1] The train is mostly used by tourists, along with Netaji Express, en route to Shimla. Thus, gaining its international patronage.

## Service

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It is the fastest train on the Delhi–Kalka sector. It shares this distinction with its sister train 12005/06 Kalka Shatabdi Express. It covers the distance of 269 kilometers in 4 hours as 12011 Shatabdi Express (67 km/h) and 4 hours 5 mins as 12012 Shatabdi Express (66 km/h).

## Loco link

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It is regularly hauled by a WAP-7 locomotive with HOG capability from the Ghaziabad Shed. It receives banker engines between Chandigarh & Kalka. Generally, these are WAP-4 or WAP-5.

## References

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1. ^ "Shatabdi Train Names with Details". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.

## External links

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Shatabdi Express

Operational|

* Chennai–Bangalore
* Chennai–Coimbatore
* Chennai–Mysore
* Guwahati–Dibrugarh
* Gatimaan
* Naharlagun–Guwahati
* Howrah–New Jalpaiguri
* Howrah–Puri
* Howrah–Ranchi
* New Delhi–Amritsar
* New Delhi–Chandigarh
* New Delhi–Daurai
* New Delhi–Dehradun
* New Delhi–Firozpur
* New Delhi–Habibganj
* New Delhi–Kalka
* New Delhi–Kanpur
* New Delhi–Kathgodam
* New Delhi–Lucknow
* Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad
* Pune–Secunderabad

Defunct|

* Jaipur–Agra Fort
* Mumbai–Pune
* New Delhi–Ludhiana
* New Delhi–Moga

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Railways in Northern India

National network/
trunk lines|

* Howrah–Delhi main line
* New Delhi–Chennai main line
* New Delhi–Mumbai main line
* Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
* Delhi–Jaipur line
* Jaipur–Ahmedabad line

Branch lines/
sections|

* Agra–Bhopal section
* Ahmedabad–Udaipur line
* Allahabad–Mau–Gorakhpur main line
* Ambala–Attari line
* Amritsar–Khem Karan line
* Amritsar–Pathankot line
* Aunrihar–Jaunpur line
* Barauni–Gorakhpur line
* Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
* Bathinda–Rewari line
* Bathinda–Rajpura line
* Bikaner–Rewari line
* Bhanupli–Leh line
* Chandigarh–Sahnewal line
* Delhi–Fazilka line
* Delhi–Kalka line
* Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line
* Delhi–Moradabad line
* Jalandhar–Firozpur line
* Jalandhar–Jammu line
* Jammu–Baramulla line
* Jodhpur–Bathinda line
* Jodhpur–Jaisalmer line
* Kanpur–Delhi section
* Laksar–Dehradun line
* Lucknow–Gorakhpur line
* Lucknow–Moradabad line
* Ludhiana–Fazilka line
* Ludhiana–Jakhal line
* Marwar Junction–Munabao line
* Mathura–Vadodara section
* Mau–Ghazipur–Dildarnagar main line
* Merta Road–Rewari line
* Moradabad–Ambala line
* Mughalsarai–Kanpur section
* Rewari–Rohtak line
* Shri Ganganagar–Sadulpur line
* Suratgarh–Bathinda line
* Varanasi–Chhapra line
* Varanasi–Lucknow main line
* Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow line
* Varanasi–Sultanpur–Lucknow line

Urban and suburban
rail transport|

* Delhi Suburban Railway
* Delhi Metro (Blue
* Green
* Grey
* Magenta
* Orange
* Pink
* Red
* Violet
* Yellow)
* Rapid Metro Gurgaon
* Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway
* Barabanki–Lucknow Suburban Railway
* Delhi–Meerut RRTS

Heritage railways|

* Kalka–Shimla Railway

Monorails|

* Patiala State Monorail Trainways

Defunct lines|

* Jammu–Sialkot line

Manufacturing units
and workshops|

* Banaras Locomotive Works
* Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala
* Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli

Railway companies|

* Northern Railway
* North Eastern Railway
* North Central Railway
* North Western Railway
* East Indian Railway Company
* Kangra Valley Railway
* Rajputana–Malwa Railway
* Tirhut Railway
* Oudh and Tirhut Railway
* Indian Branch Railway Company
* Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway
* Cawnpore–Burhwal Railway
* Cawnpore–Barabanki Railway
* Lucknow–Bareilly Railway
* Bengal and North Western Railway
* Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway
* Mashrak–Thawe Extension Railway
* Lucknow–Sitapur–Seramow Provincial State Railway
* Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway
* Segowlie–Raxaul Railway
* Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
* National Capital Region Transport Corporation

See also|

* Indian Railways
* Bholu (mascot)
* 1974 railway strike in India
* Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor

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