The 12941 / 12942 Parasnath Express is a superfast Express train belonging to

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Western Zone that runs between and in India. From 20 December, 2022, it runs with highly refurbished

LHB coaches Linke-Hofmann-Busch (LHB) coach is a passenger coach of Indian Railways that is developed by Linke-Hofmann-Busch of Germany and produced by rail coach manufacturing units at Kapurthala, Chennai and Raebareli. They have been used since 2000 on ...

. It operates as train number 12941 from Bhavnagar Terminus to Asansol and as train number 12942 in the reverse direction, serving the states of

Gujarat Gujarat () is a States of India, state along the Western India, western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the List of states and union territories ...

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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 India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...

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Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...

, and

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History

It was originally running between

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 ...

and

Dhanbad Dhanbad is the second-most populated city in the Indian state of Jharkhand after Jamshedpur and a major financial hub of Jharkhand. In terms of economy, Dhanbad has the largest economy in the state of Jharkhand and it is often referred to as th ...

. First it was extended from

Asansol Asansol is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the second largest city in West Bengal. It is the 33rd largest urban agglomeration in India by population. Asansol is the district headquarters of Paschim Bardhaman district. Accordi ...

and then it was extended from

Bhavnagar Terminus Bhavnagar Terminus railway station (station code:- BVC) is a railway station serving Bhavnagar town, in Bhavnagar district of the Indian state of Gujarat. It is under Bhavnagar railway division of Western Railway zone of Indian Railways. Bhavn ...

Coaches

The 12941 / 42 Parasnath Express has 2 AC 2-tier, 6 AC 3-tier 8 sleeper class, four general unreserved, one EOG and one SLR (seating with luggage rake). It does not carry a pantry car coach. As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 12941 Bhavnagar Terminus–Asansol Junction Parasnath Express covers the distance of in 40 hours 20 mins (57 km/h) and in 37 hours 35 mins as the 12942 Asansol Junction–Bhavnagar Terminus Parasnath Express (62 km/h). As the average speed of the train is above , as per railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Route & halts

The 12941 / 12942 Parasnath Express runs from *

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Asansol Junction Asansol Junction (station code: ASN) is a railway station of Eastern Railway in Asansol of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The station is on the Howrah–Delhi main line. It is the 8th busiest railway station i ...

Traction

It is hauled by a Vadodara Loco Shed-based

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 ...

WAP-7 The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic ...

electric locomotive on its entire journey.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 22963/22964 Bandra Terminus–Bhavnagar Terminus Weekly Superfast Express.

References

External links

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