The 14707 / 14708 Ranakpur Express is an express train belonging to

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that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 14707 from Lalgarh to Dadar and as train number 14708 in the reverse direction. It is named after the village of

Ranakpur Ranakpur is a village located in Desuri tehsil near Pali city in the Pali district of Rajasthan in western India. The nearest Municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate s ...

which is located in the

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Coaches

The 14707/14708 Ranakpur Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 4 AC 3 tier, 13

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4 General Unreserved coaches and 2 seating cum luggage rake. As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 14707 Ranakpur Express covers the distance of 1218 kilometres in 23 hours 20 mins (52 km/h) and 1218 kilometres in 22 hours 55 mins as 14708 Ranakpur Express (53 km/h).

Route and halts

The 14707/14708 Ranakpur Express runs from Dadar Western via , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , to Lalgarh Junction.

Schedule

Traction

It is now hauled by a Vadodara Loco Shed based

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electric locomotive from to and vice versa.

Gallery

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In popular culture

The train was mentioned in ''

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'', Season 2, Episode 17 ("

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References

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