Gujarat Mail
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| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Superfast Express | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Western Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Ahmedabad | ||||
| Stops | 14 as 12901 Gujarat Mail, 13 as 12902 Gujarat Mail | ||||
| End | Mumbai Central | ||||
| Distance travelled | 491 km (305 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 8 hours 35 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 12901 / 12902 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | No Pantry Car | ||||
| Observation facilities | 2 rakes, No Rake Sharing | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railways coaches | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 57.76 km/h (36 mph), excluding halts |
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The 12901/12902 Mumbai Central Ahmedabad Gujarat Mail is a super fast express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai Central and Ahmedabad in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12901 from Mumbai Central to Ahmedabad and as train number 12902 in the reverse direction.
Contents
Coaches
The Gujarat Mail has 1 AC 1st Class, 3 AC 2 tier, 8 AC 3 tier, 8 Sleeper class, 4 General class coaches. As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
It is a daily train & covers the distance of 491 kilometres in 8 hours 35 mins as 12901 Gujarat Mail (57.20 km/hr) & 8 hours 25 mins as 12902 Gujarat Mail (58.34 km/hr).
Traction
Dual traction WCAM 2/2P locos would haul the train between Mumbai Central & Ahmedabad. Western Railways completed DC Electric Conversion to AC on 5 February 2012. It is now regularly hauled by a Vadodara based WAP 5 or WAP 4E locomotive.
Trivia
- It is one of the most prestigious trains on the Western Railways network.
- The Gujarat Mail is a daily service which was originally numbered 1DN/ 2UP.
- Earlier, it would carry a mail coach from which it likely derived its name. This mail coach has now been transferred to the 19143/44 Lok Shakti Express.
- It is an extremely popular train with the Angadia community & is known as the Angadia Express within its circles.
- It has got maximum no of AC Coaches (12) in non rajdhani and non shatabdi class super fast trains in India.
Gallery
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Gujarat Mail – AC 2 tier coach
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Gujarat Mail – AC 3 tier coach
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12901 Gujarat Mail at Mumbai Central
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12901 Gujarat Mail - AC 3 tier coach - B2
Time Table
12901 Mumbai Central Ahmedabad Gujarat Mail leaves Mumbai Central on a daily basis and reaches Ahmedabad the next day.
12902 Ahmedabad Mumbai Central Gujarat Mail leaves Ahmedabad on a daily basis and reaches Mumbai Central the next day.
External links
- http://epaper.timesofindia.com dated 4 July 2013 (Mumbai edition)
- Gujarat Mail Time-Table
