Jaipur–Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Double Decker Express

Jaipur – Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Double Decker Express
Overview
Service type	Double Decker Express
Status	Operational
Locale	Rajasthan, Haryana & Delhi
First service	August 24, 2012 (2012-08-24)
Current operator(s)	North Western Railways
Route
Termini	Jaipur Junction (JPR) Delhi Sarai Rohilla (DEE)
Stops	2
Distance travelled	303 km (188 mi)
Average journey time	4 hours 25 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12985 / 12986
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car executive chair car coach
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	On-board Catering, E-Catering
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB Double Decker
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	160 km/h (99 mph) maximum, 98.33 km/h (61 mph) average including halts

The 12985 / 12986 Jaipur–Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Double Decker Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways – North Western Railway zone that runs between Jaipur Junction and Delhi Sarai Rohilla in India.

It operates as train number 12985 from Alwar Junction to Delhi Sarai Rohilla and as train number 12986 in the reverse direction

Coaches

The 12985/86 Jaipur–Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Double Decker Express presently has 1 Executive Class and 13 AC Chair Car Coaches in addition to 2 EOG coaches.

As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
12985		EOG	E1	C1	C2	C3	C4	C5	C6	C7	C8	C9	C10	C11	C12	C13	EOG
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
12986		EOG	C13	C12	C11	C10	C9	C8	C7	C6	C5	C4	C3	C2	C1	E1	EOG

Service

The 12985/86 Jaipur–Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Double Decker Express covers the distance of 303 kilometers in 4 hours 25  mins (67.33 km/h) in both directions.

As the average speed of the train is above 98 km/h, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Routeing

The 12985/12986 Jaipur –Delhi Sarai Rohilla Double Decker Express runs from Jaipur via, Gandhinagar-Jaipur, Dausa, Alwar, Gurgaon, Delhi Cantt to Delhi Sarai Rohilla and vice versa.

Traction

A Tughlakabad(DLS) based WAP 7 locomotive hauls the train for the entire route.

Time table

12985 Jaipur–Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Double Decker Express leaves Alwar Junction on a daily basis and reaches Delhi Sarai Rohilla the same day. Leaving at 06:00 AM from Jaipur, it reaches Sarai Rohilla at 10:25 AM, after journey period of four and a half hours.

12986 Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Jaipur AC Double Decker Express leaves Delhi Sarai Rohilla on a daily basis and reaches Jaipur Junction the same day. Starts at 05:35 PM from Sarai and reaches Jaipur at 10.00 PM, after journey period of four and a half hours.

The schedule of this 12985/12986 Jaipur - Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Double Decker Express is given below:-

AWR - DEE - AWR AC Double Decker Express
12985		Stations	12986
Arrival	Departure		Arrival	Departure
-NIL-	07:43	Jaipur Junction	19:51	-NIL-
09:36	09:38	Gurgaon	18:08	18:10
09:53	09:55	Delhi Cantt.	17:50	17:52
10:25	-NIL-	Delhi Sarai Rohilla	-NIL-	17:35

External links

• "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• "IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 May 2014.

References

• "Jaipur 'AC double-decker' train to be flagged off on August 16". Indian Express. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• "New Double Decker Delhi–Jaipur Train". goindia.about.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• "AC double-decker train for Jaipur; Duronto for Mumbai, Ajmer | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014.