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The 19015 / 19016 Saurashtra Express is an express train belonging to
Indian Railways
Indian Railways is a state-owned enterprise that is organised as a departmental undertaking of the Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways of the Government of India and operates India's national railway system. , it manages the fou ...
that runs between and in India.
It operates as train number 19015 from Dadar Western to Porbandar and as train number 19016 in the reverse direction. It is named after Saurashtra region of Gujarat
On, 1 January 2018 the train number of Saurashtra Express was changed from 19215 / 19216 to 19015 / 19016.
Coaches
The 19015/19016 Saurashtra Express presently has 2 AC 3 tier, 2 AC 2 tier, 7 Sleeper Class, 4 General Unreserved & 2 seating cum luggage rake coaches. As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The 19015 Saurashtra Express covers the distance of 947 kilometres in 20 hours 0 mins (44.42 km/h) & in 20 hours 40 mins (43.08 km/h) as 19016 Saurashtra Express. As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/h, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.Route
The 19015 / 19016 Saurashtra Express runs from Dadar Western via , , , , , to Porbandar and vice versa.Schedule
Traction
Prior toWestern Railways
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 Railw ...
switching to AC system, the Saurashtra Express would be hauled by a WCAM-1
The Indian locomotive class WCAM-1 was a class of dual-voltage (25 kV AC and 1.5 kV DC) electric locomotives that was developed in 1973 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), DC Curre ...
engine until
As Western Railways switched over to AC system on 5 February 2012, it is now hauled by a 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 ...
or 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 from the Vadodara Loco Shed from end to end .
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