Firozpur Janata Express
 Firozpur Janta Express trainboard | |||||
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Express | ||||
| Locale | Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Punjab | ||||
| First service | 1 October 1956 | ||||
| Last service | Permanently cancelled from 13 August 2020 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Western Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Mumbai Central (MMCT) Firozpur Cantonment (FZR) | ||||
| Stops | 92 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,772 km (1,101 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 38 hours 50 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 19023 / 19024 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | Sleeper class, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | On-board catering, E-catering | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
| Other facilities | Below the seats | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | ICF coach | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum, 45.46 km/h (28 mph) average including halts | ||||
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The 19023 / 19024 Firozpur Janta Express was an Express train belonging to Indian Railways that ran between Mumbai Central and Firozpur Cantonment in India.
It operated as train number 19023 from Mumbai Central to Firozpur Cantonment and as train number 19024 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi & Punjab.
It was one of the Janta series of trains thus it had only non-air-conditioned coaches. Janata means "common people" in Devanagari.
Coaches
[edit]The 19023/19024 Firozpur Janta Express had 8 Sleeper class & 6 General Unreserved coaches. It frequently carried a couple of High Capacity Parcel Van coaches.
As with most train services in India, coach composition was amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
[edit]The 19023 Firozpur Janta Express covered the distance of 1772 kilometres in 38 hours 55 mins (45.53 km/h) and 39 hours as 19024 Firozpur Janta Express (45.38 km/h).
Timetable
[edit]- 19023 Firozpur Janta Express left Mumbai Central every day at 07:25 hrs IST and reaches Firozpur Cantonment at 22:20 hrs IST the next day.
- 19024 Firozpur Janta Express left Firozpur Cantonment every day at 05:00 hrs IST and reaches Mumbai Central at 19:35 hrs IST the next day.
| Station code | Station name |
19023 – Mumbai Central to Firozpur Cantonment[1] |
Distance from source in km |
Day |
19024 – Firozpur Cantonment to Mumbai Central[2] |
Distance from source in km |
Day | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | ||||||
| MMCT | Mumbai Central | Source | 07:25 | 0 | 1 | 19:35 | Destination | 1770 | 2 |
| DDR | Dadar | 07:35 | 07:37 | 6 | 1 | 19:08 | 19:12 | 1764 | 2 |
| BVI | Borivali | 08:05 | 08:07 | 30 | 1 | 18:36 | 18:40 | 1740 | 2 |
| PLG | Palghar | 09:14 | 09:16 | 86 | 1 | 17:30 | 17:33 | 1688 | 2 |
| ST | Surat | 13:27 | 13:37 | 263 | 1 | 13:30 | 13:35 | 1507 | 2 |
| BRC | Vadodara Junction | 15:56 | 16:06 | 392 | 1 | 10:19 | 10:29 | 1379 | 2 |
| RTM | Ratlam Junction | 20:45 | 20:55 | 653 | 1 | 05:35 | 05:45 | 1117 | 2 |
| KOTA | Kota Junction | 01:25 | 01:35 | 920 | 2 | 23:10 | 23:20 | 851 | 1 |
| GGC | Gangapur City | 05:40 | 05:45 | 1092 | 2 | 19:40 | 19:45 | 679 | 1 |
| MTJ | Mathura Junction | 09:35 | 09:45 | 1244 | 2 | 17:00 | 17:05 | 527 | 1 |
| NDLS | New Delhi | 12:45 | 13:15 | 1384 | 2 | 13:05 | 13:35 | 386 | 1 |
| ROK | Rohtak Junction | 15:10 | 15:15 | 1457 | 2 | 11:05 | 11:08 | 315 | 1 |
| BTI | Bathinda Junction | 19:50 | 20:00 | 1684 | 2 | 06:55 | 07:05 | 88 | 1 |
| FZR | Firozpur Cantonment | 22:45 | Destination | 1772 | 2 | Source | 05:00 | 0 | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Janata Express – 19023". Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ "Janatai Express 19024". Retrieved 18 October 2012.