Bikaner–Haridwar_Express

Bikaner–Haridwar Express

Bikaner–Haridwar Express

Train in India

The 14717 / 14718 Bikaner-Haridwar Express is also known as Gita Ganga Express is an Express train belonging to North Western Railway zone of Indian Railways that run between Bikaner Junction and Haridwar in India.[1]

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Background

This train was inaugurated on 4 December 2017, from Haridwar flagged off by Rajen Gohen, State Minister of Railways for direct connectivity between Bikaner and Haridwar.[2]

Service

Frequency of this train is tri-weekly and it covers the distance of 755 km with an average speed of 49 km/h on both sides.[3]

Route & halts

The train runs from Bikaner Junction via Ratangarh Junction, Churu Junction, Hisar Junction, Bhiwani Junction, Rohtak Junction, Panipat Junction, Ambala Cantonment, Saharanpur Junction, Roorkee to Haridwar.

Traction

As the route is fully electrified, it is hauled by a Ghaziabad Loco Shed based WAP-5 electric locomotive from end to end.

References

  1. [1]
    "दिसंबर में चूरू आएंगे रेल राज्यमंत्री, ट्रेन को दिखाएंगे हरी झंडी / दिसंबर में चूरू आएंगे रेल राज्यमंत्री, ट्रेन को दिखाएंगे हरी झंडी". bhaskar.com. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  2. [2]
    patrika.com, Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  3. [3]
    North Western Railways, Retrieved 21 June 2019
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