The 14609 / 14610 Hemkunt Express is an

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zone that runs between Rishikesh and Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra in India. It operates as train number 14609 from Rishikesh to Shri Mata Vaisno Devi Katra and as train number 14610 in the reverse direction. It is named after the Hemkunt Sahib, a holy place in the

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Coaches

The Hemkunt Express presently has 2 AC 2 tier, 3 AC 3 tier, 10 Sleeper Class, 4 Second Class seating and 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) coaches. As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of

depending on demand.

Coach positioning

The coach positioning of 14609 Hemkunt express is: LOCO-EOG-GS-A1-B2-B1-M1-S9-S8-S7-S6-S5-S4-S3-S2-S1-GS-GS-GS-SLR Vice versa for 14610 Hemkunt Express

Service

The 14609/14610 Hemkunt Express covers the distance of 679 kilometres in 13 hours 50 mins as 14609 Hemkunt Express (48 km/h) and in 13 hrs 25 mins as 14610 Hemkunt Express (49 km/h).

Schedule

Both the trains run daily in both directions and reach the destination station the next day.

Routeing

The Hemkunt Express runs from Yog Nagri Rishikesh Station to

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via

Virbhadra Virbhadra is a town in Dehradun district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, located close to the pilgrimage town of Rishikesh. It is most known as the factory township of Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited, Rishikesh plant (IDPL), a Gove ...

, Raiwala Junction, Moti Chur, Haridwar Junction,

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, Pathankot Cantonment,

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, to to MCTM Udhampur and finally halting at Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Railway station.

Traction

When train was started it used to get hualed by the WDP4-D of the Tuglakabad shed, but because of the electrification of the whole route it is now hauled by the

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of Ghaziabad shed.

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References

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