The 22927 / 22928 Lok Shakti Express is an

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train belonging to

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that runs between

Bandra Terminus Bandra Terminus (station code: BDTS) also known as Vandre Terminus (in Marathi) is a railway terminus in Bandra, Maharashtra from where trains bound for northern India and western India are scheduled regularly. It was built in the 1990s to de ...

and

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ), also spelled Amdavad (), is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 ...

in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 22927 from

and as train number 22928 in the reverse direction. The name Lok Shakti means People's Power.

Coaches

The Lok Shakti Express has 1 AC 1st Class cum AC 2 tier, 1 AC 2 tier, 4 AC 3 tier, 12 Sleeper class, 3 General Unreserved, 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake coaches. As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of

depending on demand.

Service

The Lok Shakti Express is a daily train service and covers the distance of 481 kilometres in 7 hours 40 mins in both direction (65.58 km/h).

Traction

Dual traction WCAM 1 locomotives would haul the train all the way between

and

. After Western Railway switched over to AC system in February 2012, it is hauled by a

WAP-4E The Indian locomotive class WAP-4 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1993 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic (P) l ...

WAP-5 The Indian locomotive class WAP-5 is a class of electric locomotives used by Indian Railways. The first ten locomotives were imported from Adtranz in Switzerland in 1995 and later manufactured by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works in India. On 3 Jul ...

locomotive from the

Vadodara Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is a city situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district. The city is named for its abundance of banyan ...

electric locomotive shed.

Routing

The 22927 / 22928 Lok Shakti Express runs from

via

Borivali Borivali (Pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, oːɾiʋəliː is a suburb which is located in the north-western end of Mumbai, India. Traditionally the tribals and East Indians lived in Borivali. The attractions include Sanjay Gandhi National ...

Virar Virar (Pronunciation: �iɾaːɾ is a coastal city in Palghar district, Maharashtra. The northern third of the city of Vasai-Virar, it is administered by Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation. It lies to the south of Palghar district, and to t ...

Palghar Palghar () is a prominent town in the Konkan division of Maharashtra state, India, and a municipal council. It is strategically located within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, and since 2014, it has been the administrative capital of the Palgh ...

, Umargam Road,

Vapi Vapi (IAST: vāpī, ), is a city and Municipal Corporation in Valsad district in the state of Gujarat, India. It is near the banks of the Daman Ganga River, around 28 km south of the district headquarters in the city of Valsad, and it is ...

Surat Surat (Gujarati Language, Gujarati: ) is a city in the western Indian States and territories of India, state of Gujarat. The word Surat directly translates to ''face'' in Urdu, Gujarati language, Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of t ...

, Vadodara Junction to Ahmedabad Junction and vice versa.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 19031/19032 Ahmedabad - Haridwar Yoga Express.

Gallery

File:22927 Lok Shakti Express at Bandra Terminus.jpg, 22927 Lok Shakti Express at

File:22927 Lok Shakti Express - General or Unreserved coach.jpg, 22927 Lok Shakti Express - General/Unreserved coach File:22927 Lok Shakti Express - Sleeper Class coach.jpg, 22927 Lok Shakti Express -

Sleeper Class The sleeping car or sleeper (often ) is a railway passenger car (rail), passenger car that can accommodate all passengers in beds of one kind or another, for the purpose of sleeping. George Pullman was the main American innovator and owner of sl ...

coach File:22927 Lok Shakti Express - AC 3 tier coach.jpg, 22927 Lok Shakti Express - AC 3 tier coach File:22927 Lok Shakti Express - AC 2 tier coach.jpg, 22927 Lok Shakti Express - AC 2 tier coach File:22927 Lok Shakti Express - AC 1st Class cum AC 2 tier coach.jpg, 22927 Lok Shakti Express - AC 1st Class cum AC 2 tier coach

External links

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