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The 12049 / 12050 Gatiman Express is an express train run by Indian Railways. [3] It connects Hazrat Nizamuddin in Delhi and Jhansi railway stations. [4]The train is equipped with a 5,400HP electric locomotive and has 12 coaches which covers the 403 km (250 mi) journey in 4 hours 25 minutes at an average speed of 91 km/h (57 mph). [5]
Following which Gatimaan Express was launched two years later in 2016 attaining the maximum speed on 174 km (108 mi) of the route between Tughlakabad and Agra Cantonment stations in Delhi and Agra respectively.
The Golden Triangle is now a well-traveled route, providing a good spectrum of the country's different landscapes. The circuit is about 720 km by road. Each leg is about 4 to 6 hours of driving. The Shatabdi Express, Vande Bharat Express, and Gatimaan Express trains also connect New Delhi with Agra and Jaipur. [1]
The Grand Trunk express commenced operating as a dedicated daily train between Madras and Delhi from 1 September 1930. [12] WDM-1 , the first diesel locomotive introduced in 1957 was capable of speeds of up to 104 km/h (65 mph). [ 13 ]
The 14211 Agra Cantt New Delhi Intercity Express covers the distance of 195 kilometres in 4 hours 20 mins (45.00 km/h) and in 4 hours 25 mins as 14212 New Delhi Agra Cantt Intercity Express (44.15 km/h). As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railways rules, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.
A 174 km (108 mi) segment of track in the Tughlakabad–Agra Cantonment section supports semi-high speeds of up to 160 km/h (100 mph). [55] [56] As of 2023, the maximum operational speed of 160 km/h (100 mph) is achieved by Gatimaan Express and Vande Bharat Express on the above section. [57] [58] Track upgrades
On 5 April 2016, Gatimaan Express, then India's fastest train with a maximum speed of 160 km/h (99 mph), made its first run from New Delhi to Agra Cantonment. [68] The central government approved the merger of the Rail and General budgets from 2017. [69]
12050/12049 Jhansi–Nizamuddin Gatimaan Express; 12279/12280 Jhansi–New Delhi Taj Express. 11109/11110 Jhansi–Lucknow Intercity Express; 11103/11104 Jhansi–Bandra Terminus Express (via Gwalior, Ujjain, Ratlam, Surat; 11105/11106 Jhansi Kolkata Pratham Swatrantata Sangram Express (via Kanpur, Patna) 11801/11802 Jhansi–Etawah Link Express