Kutch Express
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| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Express train | ||||
| First service | 2 October 1984 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Western Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Bandra Terminus | ||||
| Stops | 22 | ||||
| End | Bhuj | ||||
| Distance travelled | 839 km (521 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 15 hours 55 minutes (average) | ||||
| Service frequency | daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 22955/22956 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | Available, No Pantry Car | ||||
| Observation facilities | Standard Indian Railway coaches | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rake sharing with 19115/19116 Sayajinagari Express | |||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 52.71 km/h (33 mph), including halts |
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The 22955/22956 Bandra (T) Bhuj Kutch Express is a express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Bandra Terminus and Bhuj It is a daily service. It operates as train number 22955 from Bandra Terminus to Bhuj and as train number 22956 in the reverse direction.
Initially it ran to/from Mumbai Central later it was amended to Bandra Terminus.
The Bandra (T) Bhuj Kutch Express has 1 AC 1st Class, 1 AC 2 tier, 3 AC 3 tier, 13 Sleeper class & 6 General unreserved coaches.
As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
The Bandra (T) Bhuj Kutch Express covers the distance of 839 km in 15 hours 05 mins as 22955 Bandra (T) Bhuj Kutch Express averaging 55.48 km/hr & 15 hours 10 mins as 22956 Bhuj Bandra (T) Kutch Express averaging 55.19 km/hr.
As the average speed of the train in both directions is above 55 km/hr, it does carry a superfast surcharge.
The Kutch Express runs from Bandra Terminus via Surat, Vadodara Junction, Ahmedabad Junction, Gandhidham Junction to Bhuj.
Initially it would be hauled by a WCAM 1 engine until Ahmedabad. As Western Railway switched over to AC system in February 2012, it is hauled by a WAP 5 or WAP 4E engine from the Vadodara shed until Ahmedabad Junction after which a Ratlam based WDM 3A takes over until Bhuj. Occasionally a Vatva-based WDM 3A may be used. It reverses direction at Gandhidham Junction.
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