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| Amritsar Junction - Haridwar Jan Shatabdi Express | |
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| Overview | |
| Service type | Superfast Express,Jan Shatabdi Express |
| First service | 27 September 2006; 19 years ago (27 September 2006) |
| Current operator | Northern Railways (NR) |
| Route | |
| Termini | Amritsar(ASR) Haridwar(HW) |
| Stops | 9 |
| Distance travelled | 407 km (253 mi) |
| Average journey time | 7 hours 20 minutes as 12053 Haridwar–Amritsar Jan Shatabdi Express, 7 hours 00 minutes as 12054 Amritsar–Haridwar Jan Shatabdi Express |
| Service frequency | Six days a week[a] |
| Train number | 12053 / 12054 |
| On-board services | |
| Classes | AC Chair Car, Second Class seating |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | No |
| Catering facilities | Nopantry car attached |
| Observation facilities | Runs with slip coaches of 12063/12064Una Jan Shatabdi Express |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | ICF coach |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum, 55.82 km/h (35 mph) average including halts |
The 12054 / 12053Amritsar–HaridwarJan Shatabdi Express is aSuperfast Express train belonging toIndian Railways –Northern Railway zone that runs betweenAmritsar Junction andHaridwar Junction in India, serving the states ofPunjab,Haryana,Uttar Pradesh &Uttarakhand.
It operates as train number 12054 from Amritsar Junction to Haridwar Junction and as train number 12053 in the reverse direction.
For 3 days a week, the slip coaches of 12057/58Una Jan Shatabdi Express are attached / detached to the train atAmbala Cantonment Junction.
The 12054 / 53 Amritsar–Haridwar Jan Shatabdi Express presently has 1 AC Chair Car & 7 Second Class Jan Shatabdi seating coaches.
As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
The 12054 / 53 Amritsar–Haridwar Jan Shatabdi Express covers the distance of 407 kilometres in 7 hours 00 mins (58.14 km/h) and in 7 hours 35 mins (53.67 km/h) as 12053 Haridwar–Amritsar Jan Shatabdi Express.
As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes aSuperfast Express surcharge.
The 12054 / 53 Amritsar–Haridwar Jan Shatabdi Express runs from Amritsar Junction viaJalandhar City,Ludhiana,Sirhind,Ambala Cantonment JunctionSaharanpur Junction to Haridwar Junction.
Despite electrification of the 250 km stretch between Amritsar Junction &Ambala Cantonment Junction, aGhaziabad-basedWAP-7 orWAP-5 locomotive powers the train for its entire run.
