Dehradun Jan Shatabdi Express

The 12055/12056 Dehradun–New Delhi Jan Shatabdi Express is an Express belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Dehradun & New Delhi in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12056 from Dehradun to New Delhi and as train number 12055 in the reverse direction.

Dehradun - New Delhi Jan Shatabdi Express
12056 Janshatabdi Express board.
Overview
Service type	Superfast Express, Jan Shatabdi Express
Locale	Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
First service	16 August 2002 (16 August 2002)
Current operator(s)	Northern Railways (NR)
Route
Termini	Dehradun (DDN) New Delhi (NDLS)
Stops	9 as 12055 / 10 as 12056
Distance travelled	305 km (190 mi)
Average journey time	5 hours 50 minutes as 12055, 6 hours 15 minutes as 12056
Service frequency	Daily service
Train number(s)	12055 / 12056
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, 2nd Class seating
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	No pantry car but available
Observation facilities	Rake sharing with 12057/12058 Una Jan Shatabdi Express
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	25 kV AC 50 Hz OHLE
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum, 52 km/h (32 mph) average including halts
Route map 12056 ↓ Dehradun Haridwar Roorkee Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh border Tapri Junction Deoband Muzaffarnagar Meerut City Junction Ghaziabad Junction Uttar Pradesh New Delhi border Tilak Bridge 120 ↑ New Delhi

Coaches

It has 4 standard Jan Shatabdi Express AC Chair Car & 9 2nd Class Non - AC seating coaches with No general coach. 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 305 kilometres in 6 hours as 12056 Dehradun Jan Shatabdi Express (50.83 km/h) and 303 kilometres 5 hours 45 mins as 12055 New Delhi–Dehradun Jan Shatabdi Express (52.70 km/h).

12055 Janshatabdi Express – AC Chair Car coach

12055 Jan Shatabdi Express at New Delhi

12055 Jan Shatabdi Express – Second Jan Chair Car

Traction

It is hauled end to end by a WAP-5 / WAP-7 engine from the Ghaziabad electric loco shed. Earlier it used to be hauled by a WDM-3A / WDP-3A from Tughlakabad diesel loco shed.

Time table

12055 New Delhi–Dehradun Jan Shatabdi Express leaves New Delhi every day and reaches Dehradun the same day.

12056 Dehradun–New Delhi Jan Shatabdi Express leaves Dehradun every day and reaches New Delhi the same day.

Halts & schedule

12055

Station code	Departure station	Time (IST)	Distance (km)	Day
NDLS	New Delhi	3:20 PM	0 (Source)	Day 1
GZB	Ghaziabad Junction	4:00 PM	26	Day 1
MTC	Meerut City	4:41 PM	73	Day 1
MOZ	Muzaffarnagar	5:25 PM	129	Day 1
DBD	Deoband railway Station	5:43 PM	153	Day 1
TPZ	Tapri railway station	6:12 PM	180	Day 1
RK	Roorkee	6:45 PM	212	Day 1
HW	Haridwar Junction	7:33 PM	253	Day 1
DDN	Dehradun	9:10 PM	305 (Destination)	Day 1

12056

Station code	Departure station	Time (IST)	Distance (km)	Day
DDN	Dehradun	5:00 AM	0 (Source)	Day 1
HW	Haridwar Junction	6:33 AM	52	Day 1
RK	Roorkee	7:08 AM	93	Day 1
TPZ	Tapri railway station	7:54 AM	125	Day 1
DBD	Deoband railway Station	8:16 AM	153	Day 1
MOZ	Muzaffarnagar	8:36 AM	177	Day 1
MTC	Meerut City	9:35 AM	232	Day 1
GZB	Ghaziabad Junction	10:28 AM	280	Day 1
TKJ	Tilak Bridge	10:58 AM	303	Day 1
NDLS	New Delhi	11:15 AM	305 (Destination)	Day 1

Routeing

The train runs from New Delhi via Ghaziabad, Meerut City, Haridwar Junction to Dehradun.

External links

• Jan Shatabdi Express