Firozpur Janata Express
The 19023/19024 Firozpur Janata Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways that run between Mumbai Central and Firozpur Cantonment in India.
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| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Express | ||||
| First service | 1 October 1956 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Western Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Mumbai Central | ||||
| Stops | 93 as 19023 Firozpur Janata Express, 90 as 19024 Firozpur Mumbai Central Janata Express | ||||
| End | Firozpur Cantonment | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,772 km (1,101 mi) as 19023 Firozpur Janata Express, 1,770 km (1,100 mi) as 19024 Firozpur Mumbai Central Janata Express | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | No Pantry car coach attached | ||||
| Observation facilities | No Rake Sharing but requires Multiple rakes for daily operations | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | Standard ICF Coaches | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 45.46 km/h (28 mph), including halts | ||||
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It operates as train number 19023 from Mumbai Central to Firozpur Cantonment and as train number 19024 in the reverse direction serving the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi & Punjab.
It is one of the Janata series of trains thus it has only non air-conditioned coaches. Janata means "common people" in Devanagari.
Coaches
The 19023/19024 Firozpur Janata Express presently has 8 Sleeper Class & 6 General Unreserved coaches. It frequently carries a couple of High Capacity Parcel Van coaches.
As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The 19023 Firozpur Janata Express covers the distance of 1772 kilometres in 38 hours 55 mins (45.53 km/hr) & 39 hours as 19024 Firozpur Mumbai Central Janata Express (45.38 km/hr).
As its average speed in both directions is below 55 km/hr as per Indian Railway rules, it does not have a Superfast surcharge.
Traction
Earlier dual traction WCAM 1 or WCAM 2/2P locos haul the train from Mumbai Central until Vadodara Junction after which a Vadodara or Ghaziabad based WAP 4 would take over until New Delhi after which a WDM 3A from the Tuglakabad shed took over until Firozpur Cantonment.
Since the changeover of Western Railways to AC traction in February 2012, it now gets a Ghaziabad based WAP 5 until New Delhi after which a WDM 3A from the Tughlakabad or Ludhiana shed takes over until Firozpur Cantonment.
Timetable
19023 Firozpur Janata Express leaves Mumbai Central every day at 07:25 hrs IST and reaches Firozpur Cantonment at 22:20 hrs IST the next day.
19024 Firozpur Mumbai Central Janata Express leaves Firozpur Cantonment every day at 05:00 hrs IST and reaches Mumbai Central at 19:35 hrs IST the next day.
| Station Code | Station Name |
19023 - Mumbai Central to Firozpur Cantonment[1] |
Distance from Source in km |
Day |
19024 - Firozpur Cantonment to Mumbai Central[2] |
Distance from Source in km |
Day | ||
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| Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | ||||||
| MMCT | Mumbai Central | Source | 07:25 | 0 | 1 | 19:35 | Destination | 1770 | 2 |
| DDR | Dadar | 07:35 | 07:37 | 6 | 1 | 19:08 | 19:12 | 1764 | 2 |
| BVI | Borivali | 08:05 | 08:07 | 30 | 1 | 18:36 | 18:40 | 1740 | 2 |
| PLG | Palghar | 09:14 | 09:16 | 86 | 1 | 17:30 | 17:33 | 1688 | 2 |
| ST | Surat | 13:27 | 13:37 | 263 | 1 | 13:30 | 13:35 | 1507 | 2 |
| BRC | Vadodara Junction | 15:56 | 16:06 | 392 | 1 | 10:19 | 10:29 | 1379 | 2 |
| RTM | Ratlam Junction | 20:45 | 20:55 | 653 | 1 | 05:35 | 05:45 | 1117 | 2 |
| KOTA | Kota Junction | 01:25 | 01:35 | 920 | 2 | 23:10 | 23:20 | 851 | 1 |
| GGC | Gangapur City | 05:40 | 05:45 | 1092 | 2 | 19:40 | 19:45 | 679 | 1 |
| MTJ | Mathura Junction | 09:35 | 09:45 | 1244 | 2 | 17:00 | 17:05 | 527 | 1 |
| NDLS | New Delhi | 12:45 | 13:15 | 1384 | 2 | 13:05 | 13:35 | 386 | 1 |
| ROK | Rohtak Junction | 15:10 | 15:15 | 1457 | 2 | 11:05 | 11:08 | 315 | 1 |
| BTI | Bhatinda Junction | 19:50 | 20:00 | 1684 | 2 | 06:55 | 07:05 | 88 | 1 |
| FZR | Firozpur Cantonment | 22:45 | Destination | 1772 | 2 | Source | 05:00 | 0 | 1 |
References
- "Janata Express - 19023". Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- "Janatai Express 19024". Retrieved 18 October 2012.