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Gatiman Express
Semi-high speed train by Indian Railways From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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] As of 2024[update], the train achieves the maximum operational speed achieved by any operating train in India with a speed of 160 km/h (99 mph) on the Tughlakabad–Agra section.[6][7] The train runs six days a week.[8]
In October 2014, Indian Railways applied for a safety certificate from the Commission of Railway Safety to start the service and the train was officially announced in June 2015.[9] The first service ran on 5 April 2016 from Hazrat Nizamuddin and Agra Cantonment.[10][11] The train was extended from Agra to Gwalior on 19 February 2018 and then to Virangana Lakshmibai junction on 1 April 2018.[12]
In 2024, the loco pilot and assistant loco pilot of the train violated the advisory speed limits between Jajau and Mania railway stations.[13] In June 2024, the maximum speed of the train was reduced from 160 km/h to 130 km/h until the installation of the Kavach autonomous train protection system on the route.[14][15]
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