The Gujarat Sampark Kranti Express (Train Codes: 2917/2918) is one of the Sampark Kranti Expresses, a train

Train

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 on India's broad gauge

Broad gauge

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 network, connecting Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...

 (code: ADI) and Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin

Nizamuddin Railway Station

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 (code: NZM), a distance of approximately 1085 km. The train runs on Indian Railways

Indian Railways

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 broad gauge

Broad gauge

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 track network and was introduced in 2008 to provide quicker connectivity from India

India

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's capital New Delhi

New Delhi

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 to locations in Gujarat.

Schedule and route

The Gujarat Sampark Kranti Express runs three days a week. As of November 1, 2009, 2917 departs ADI every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1720 and arrives at NZM at 1040 on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, averaging 65 km/h speed during its run. 2918 departs NZM every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 1405 and arrives at ADI at 630 on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, averaging 69 km/h speed. In its journey, the train passes through the Indian states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

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, Rajasthan

Rajasthan

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, Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

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, Haryana

Haryana

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 and Delhi

Delhi

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. Some cities where the Gujarat Sampark Kranti Express halts en route are Anand

Anand, Gujarat

]]Anand is the administrative centre of Anand District in the state of Gujarat, India. It is administered by Anand Municipality. It is part of the region known as Charotar, consisting of Anand and Kheda Districts....

, Vadodara

Vadodara

Vadodara formerly known as Baroda is the third most populated city in the Indian State of Gujarat . It is one of the four cities with the population of over 1 million...

, Dahod

Dahod

Dahod,on the banks of river Dudhimati, is a towncity with a municipality in Dahod District within the State of Gujarat, India. The city serves as District Headquarters for Dahod District. It is approx. 200 km away from Ahmedabad and 150 km away from Vadodara...

, Ratlam

Ratlam

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, Kota

Kota, Rajasthan

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 and Mathura. The entire route of the train is on double-line electrified track section of Indian Railways. The train experiences a reversal at Vadodara station and the locomotive hauling it is brought around to the other end of the train to take it towards Ahmedabad or Delhi.

Rake and locomotive

The Gujarat Sampark Kranti Express usually has around 18 carriages in standard Indian Railways livery. It is usually hauled by an Indian locomotive class WAP-4

Indian locomotive class WAP-4

WAP-4 is one of the most important electric locomotives used in India. It is a very powerful class capable of hauling 26 coaches at a speed of 140 km/h...

 electric locomotive, which is often sourced from multiple loco sheds. The train's rake is split into at least three classes of reserved travel: AC 2 Tier (code: A/2A), AC 3 Tier (code:B/3A) and non air-conditioned reserved sleeper (SL). As it is a Sampark Kranti train, between 2 to 6 carriages requiring no previous travel reservation (code: General) are included.

Other details

The passenger fare between ADI and NZM varies from INR (Indian rupee

Indian rupee

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) 1400 (A/2A) to INR 190 (General). Though its route is 150 km longer than the Ashram Express

Ashram Express

The Ashram Express is a superfast express train on India's broad gauge network, connecting Ahmedabad and Old Delhi , a distance of approximately 933 km. The train is named after the famous Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad. The train runs on Indian Railways broad gauge line...

, the Gujarat Sampark Kranti averages a higher speed and takes 15 minutes less than the Ashram Express to travel from Delhi to Ahmedabad. This is attributable to the fact that the Samprak Kranti Express gets the benefit of electric traction, double line track and almost no stops outside Gujarat on its entire route. Gujarat Sampark Kranti Express is designated as a superfast train, which denotes that it gets priority over local (commuter) trains, standard express and passenger trains and most freight trains.