The 19309 / 19310 Shanti Express is a daily express train offered by

Western 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 Rail ...

in India. It runs between of Indore City in the state of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital city, capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar, and Rewa, India, Rewa being the othe ...

and

Gandhinagar Gandhinagar (, ) is the capital of the state of Gujarat in India. Gandhinagar is located approximately 23 km north of Ahmedabad, on the west central point of the Industrial corridor between Delhi, the political capital of India, and ...

, the capital of

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. The name Shanti means 'peace' which reflects the peace messages given by the father of the nation

Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, Anti-colonial nationalism, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure ...

Coach composition

The train consists of 18 coaches : * 1 AC First Class * 1 AC II Tier * 1 AC III Tier * 9 Sleeper Class * 4 General Unreserved * 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake Shanti Express - Sleeper Class coach

Shanti Express at Gandhinagar Capital railway station

Shanti Express - 2nd Class seating coach

Shanti Express at Gandhinagar Capital railway station - SLR coach

Service

The 19309/Shanti Express has an average speed of 47 km/hr and covers 570 km in 12 hrs 10 mins. The 19310/Shanti Express has an average speed of 51 km/hr and covers 570 km in 11 hrs 15 mins.

Route & halts

The important halts of the train are : * * * * * * * * * * * * (for ) * * * * * * * * *

Schedule

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 19329/19330

Veer Bhumi Chittaurgarh Express The 19329 / 19330 Veer Bhumi Chittaurgarh Express is a daily train service which runs between Indore Junction railway station of Indore, the largest city and commercial hub of Central Indian state, Madhya Pradesh and Udaipur, a major city in Raj ...

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Vadodara Electric Loco Shed-based

WAP-4E The Indian locomotive class WAP-4 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1993 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic (P) ...

WAP-5 The Indian locomotive class WAP-5 is the name of a class of "High Speed" electric locomotives produced and used by Indian Railways. The first 10 locomotives were imported from ABB in Switzerland in 1995. They are supposed to be a variant of t ...

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 locomotives on its entire journey.

References

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