Ranakpur Express
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| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Express | ||||
| First service | 15 August 1998 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | North Western Railway | ||||
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| Start | Bikaner | ||||
| Stops | 33 | ||||
| End | Bandra Terminus | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,212 km (753 mi) as 14707 Ranakpur Express, 1,213 km (754 mi) as 14708 Ranakpur Express | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | No Pantry Car attached | ||||
| Observation facilities | No Rake Sharing | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Standard Indian Railway coaches | |||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 49.83 km/h (31 mph), including halts |
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The 14707/14708 Ranakpur Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways that run between Bikaner and Mumbai in India. It operates as train number 14707 from Bikaner to Bandra Terminus and as train number 14708 in the reverse direction.
It is named after the village of Ranakpur which is located in the Pali district of Rajasthan.
The 14707/14708 Ranakpur Express presently has 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 14707 Ranakpur Express covers the distance of 1212 kilometres in 24 hours 10 mins (50.15 km/hr) & 1213 kilometres in 24 hours 30 mins as 14708 Ranakpur Express (49.51 km/hr).
As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/hr, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.
Prior to Western Railway switching to the AC traction, it would be hauled by a WCAM 1 engine until Valsad after which a Vadodara based WAP 4 and [ WAP 5] would haul the train until Ahmedabad Junction following which it would get a WDP 4 from the Bhagat ki Kothi shed until Bikaner.
Since Western Railway switched over to AC traction in February 2012, it is now hauled by a WAP 5 or WAP 4E from the Vadodara shed until Ahmedabad Junction after which a WDP 4 from the Bhagat ki Kothi shed takes over until Bikaner.
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