The 12963/12964 Mewar Express is a

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running from Hazrat Nizamuddin,

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to Udaipur City. It traverses the journey in 12 hours 49 minutes, with 16 halts in between. The erstwhile kingdom in southern

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encompassing Udaipur was called

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. Another 12965/12966 Mewar Express was introduced to run between and VIA . It ran till 27/09/2008 & was extended to & later extended further to in 2009 & the route was changed via , Jaipur Junction, , , & , downgraded to Express, renumbered as 19665/19666 & renamed as

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Service

The 12963 Mewar Express covers the distance of in 12 hours 20 mins at speed of & in 12 hours 20 mins as 12964 Mewar Express at speed of & is classified as an

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train. Timings are:- departure 19.00 hrs, reversing at departure 02.05 hrs & arriving at 07.20 hrs as 12963 Mewar Express. Udaipur City departure 18.15 hrs, arrival 06.35 hrs as 12964 Mewar Express. As the average speed of the train is above at speed of , as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a superfast surcharge. Another 12965/12966 Mewar Express was introduced to run between & . Timings were:- Jaipur Junction departure 21.40 hrs; reversing at departure 00.10 hrs, reversing at departure 01.55 hrs & reversing at departure 05.05 hrs, arriving Udaipur City at 07.00 hrs as 12965 Mewar Express. In return, Udaipur City departure 20.30 hrs, arriving Jaipur Junction at 05.50 hrs as 12966 Mewar Express. This train used to cover in 9 hours 20 mins at speed of & was a

train. It ran till 27/09/2008 & was extended to & later extended further to in 2009. The route was changed via , , , , & , downgraded to Express, renumbered as 19665/19666 & renamed as Khajuraho Express.

Route & Halts

The 12963/12964 Mewar Express runs from Udaipur City via , , , , ,, , , , , , , , to Hazrat Nizamuddin. The 12965/12966 Mewar Express used to run from Udaipur City via Mavli Junction, Kapasan, Chittaurgarh Junction, Chanderiya, Mandalgarh,Bundi, Kota Junction, Sawai Madhopur to . The service was withdrawn from 27/09/2008.

Traction

The 12963/12964 Mewar Express is hauled by Tughlakabad or

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electric locomotive power from Udaipur City to Hazrat Nizamuddin and vice versa. The 12965/12966 Mewar Express was hauled by a

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diesel locomotive in its entire journey, until the service was withdrawn on 27/09/2008.

Accident

On 21 October 2009, a Mewar Express train was stopped at red light signal in Mathura when a Goa Express train hit it from behind. There were 25 deaths.

External links

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