The 14661 / 14662 Shalimar Malani Express is an
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train belonging to
Northern Railway zone
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History
Officially notified as a new railway zone on 14 April 1952, ...
that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 14661/14662 train numbers on a daily basis.
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Service
The 14661/Shalimar Malani Express has an average speed of 51 km/h and covers 1467 km in 28 hrs 55 mins. The 14662/Shalimar Malani Express has an average speed of 50 km/h and covers 1467 km in 29 hrs 05 mins.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
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Coach composition
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 18 coaches:
* 1 First AC and Second AC
* 1 AC II Tier
* 1 AC III Tier
* 8 Sleeper coaches
* 5 General
* 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake
Traction
Both trains are hauled by an Bhagat Ki Kothi Loco Shed-based WAP-7
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electric locomotive from Jammu Tawi to Jodhpur
Jodhpur () is the second-largest city of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, after its capital Jaipur. As of 2023, the city has a population of 1.83 million. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Jodhpur district and ...
. From Jodhpur it is hauled by a Bhagat Ki Kothi Loco Shed-based WDP-4/WDP-4D diesel locomotive uptill Barmer and vice versa.
Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with;
* 14646/14645 Shalimar Express
The 14645 / 14646 Shalimar Express is a daily train between Jaisalmer railway station, Jaisalmer and Jammu Tawi. It is operated by the Northern Railways. Its number is 14645/14646. It comes in the Non Superfast (Mail/Express) trains category o ...
* 14659/14660 Malani Express
See also
* Old Delhi railway station
Delhi Junction railway station (station code: DLI) is the oldest railway station located in Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi, Delhi, India. It is one of the busiest railway stations in the country, with around 250 trains commencing, terminating, or pa ...
* Barmer railway station
Barmer railway station is a main railway station in Barmer district, Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of ...
* Malani Express
Notes
References
External links
Delhi–Barmer Link Express
Barmer–Delhi Link Express
Transport in Barmer, Rajasthan
Transport in Delhi
Express trains in India
Rail transport in Delhi
Rail transport in Haryana
Rail transport in Rajasthan
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