Kalka Shatabdi Express

Kalka Shatabdi Express
Overview
Service type	Shatabdi Express
Locale	Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh
Current operator(s)	Northern Railway
Route
Termini	New Delhi Station Kalka
Stops	4
Distance travelled	269 km (167 mi)
Average journey time	4 hours
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12011 / 12012
Line(s) used	New Delhi–Kalka
On-board services
Class(es)	Executive Chair Car, AC Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	Yes, no pantry car
Observation facilities	LHB rakes
Entertainment facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph) maximum 67 km/h (42 mph), including halts
Route map 12006 / 12012 ↓ Kalka Haryana Chandigarh border Chandigarh Junction Chandigarh Haryana border Ambala Cantt. Jn Kurukshetra Junction Panipat Junction Haryana New Delhi border 12005 / 12011 ↑ New Delhi 12006/12012 - Kalka → New Delhi 12005/12011 - New Delhi → Kalka

The 12011/12012 Kalka Shatabdi Express is a Superfast Express train of Shatabdi class belonging to Indian Railways that runs between New Delhi and Kalka in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12011 from New Delhi railway station to Kalka railway station and as train number 12012 in the reverse direction. The train is mostly used by tourists, along with Netaji Express, en route to Shimla. Thus, gaining its international patronage.

Service

It is the fastest train on the Delhi–Kalka sector. It shares this distinction with its sister train 12005/06 Kalka Shatabdi Express. It covers the distance of 269 kilometers in 4 hours as 12011 Shatabdi Express (67 km/h) and 4 hours 5 mins as 12012 Shatabdi Express (66 km/h).

Loco link

It is regularly hauled by a WAP-7 locomotive with HOG capability from the Ghaziabad Shed. It receives banker engines between Chandigarh & Kalka. Generally, these are WAP-4 or WAP-5.