The Rajkot - Porbandar Fast Passenger is a passenger train belonging to
Western Railway zone
The Western Railway (abbreviated WR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways and is among the busiest railway networks in India, headquartered at Mumbai, Maharashtra. The major railway routes of Indian Railways which come under Western Rail ...
that runs between
Porbandar
Porbandar is a city in the Indian state of Gujarat, perhaps best known for being the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sudama. It is the administrative center of the Porbandar District and it was the former capital of the Porbandar princely st ...
and
Rajkot Junction. It is currently being operated with 59211/59212 train numbers on a daily basis.
Average speed and frequency
The 59211/Rajkot Porbandar Fast Passenger runs with an average speed of 37 km/h and completes 216 km in 5h 50m. The 59212/Porbandar Rajkot Fast Passenger runs with an average speed of 37 km/h and completes 216 km in 5h 50m.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
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Coach composite
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 8 coaches:
* 6 General Unreserved
* 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Ratlam Loco Shed based
WDM 3A
The Indian locomotive class WDM-3A is a class of diesel–electric locomotive that was developed in 1993 by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), Diesel (D), Mixed traffic (M ...
diesel locomotive from
Muzaffarpur
Muzaffarpur () is a city located in Muzaffarpur district in the Tirhut region of the Indian state of Bihar. It serves as the headquarters of the Tirhut division, the Muzaffarpur district and the Muzaffarpur Railway District. It is the fourth ...
to
Porbandar
Porbandar is a city in the Indian state of Gujarat, perhaps best known for being the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sudama. It is the administrative center of the Porbandar District and it was the former capital of the Porbandar princely st ...
and vice versa.
Direction Reversal
Train Reverses its direction 1 times:
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See also
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Porbandar railway station
Porbandar railway station is a terminus station in the coastal city of Porbandar in the Indian state of Gujarat. It belongs to the Bhavnagar Division of Western Railways. It is one of the westernmost broad-gauge railway stations in India.
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Rajkot Junction railway station
Rajkot Junction railway station is a railway station in the city of Rajkot, Gujarat. It is a major railway station in Saurashtra. It is connected to in north, in west and in south. Many trains start from here.
Administration
It falls und ...
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Rajkot - Porbandar Express
Rajkot () is the fourth-largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat after Ahmedabad, Vadodara, and Surat, and is in the centre of the Saurashtra (region), Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Rajkot is the 35th-largest metropolitan area in India, w ...
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References
External links
59211/Rajkot - Porbandar Fast Passenger59212/Porbandar - Rajkot Fast Passenger
Transport in Rajkot
Transport in Porbandar
Rail transport in Gujarat
Slow and fast passenger trains in India
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