Ajmer Bandra Terminus Express

Ajmer Bandra Terminus Express

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Overview
Service type	Superfast
Current operator(s)	North Western Railways
Route
Start	Ajmer Junction
Stops	15
End	Bandra Terminus
Distance travelled	1,017 km (632 mi)
Service frequency	3 days a week. 22996 Ajmer Bandra Terminus Express – Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday. 22995 Bandra Terminus Ajmer Express – Wednesday, Friday & Sunday.
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 Coach
Technical
Rolling stock	Standard Indian Railway coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum ,56.76 km/h (35 mph), including halts

The 22996 / 95 Ajmer Bandra Terminus Express is a Superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways - North Western Railway zone that runs between Ajmer Junction and Bandra Terminus in India.

It operates as train number 22996 from Ajmer Junction to Bandra Terminus and as train number 22995 in the reverse direction serving the state of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat & Maharashtra.

Coaches

The 22996 / 95 Ajmer Bandra Terminus Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 4 AC 3 tier, 10 Sleeper Class, 5 General Unreserved & 2 sitting cum luggage rack coaches. It does not have a Pantry car coach.

As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 22996 Ajmer Bandra Terminus Express covers the distance of 1017 kilometres in 18 hours 00 mins (56.50 km/hr) & in 17 hours 50 mins as 22995 Bandra Terminus Ajmer Express (57.03 km/hr).

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/hr, as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

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Ajmer Bandra Terminus Express coach

Routeing

The 22996 / 95 Ajmer Bandra Terminus Express runs from Ajmer Junction via Chittaurgarh, Ratlam Junction, Vadodara Junction, Surat to Bandra Terminus.

The slip coaches of the 12995 / 96 Udaipur Bandra Terminus Express are attached / detached at Chittaurgarh.

Traction

As the route is partly electrified, a Bhagat Ki Kothi based WDP 4 or an Abu Road based WDM 3A hauls the train from Ajmer Junction to Vadodara Junction despite electrification of the 262 km stretch between Ratlam Junction & Vadodara Junction handing over to a WAP 4E locomotive from the Vadodara shed for the remainder of its entire journey.

Timings

22996 Ajmer Bandra Terminus Express leaves Ajmer Junction every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday at 20:30 hrs IST and reaches Bandra Terminus at 14:20 hrs IST the next day.

22995 Bandra Terminus Ajmer Express leaves Bandra Terminus every Wednesday, Friday & Sunday at 15:45 hrs IST and reaches Ajmer Junction at 09:45 hrs IST the next day.