Ahimsa Express

Ahimsa Express
Overview

Service type	Express
Current operator(s)	Central Railway
Route
Start	Pune Junction
Stops	16 as 11096 Ahimsa Express, 17 as 11095 Ahimsa Express
End	Ahmedabad Junction
Distance travelled	635 km (395 mi)
Service frequency	Weekly service. 11096 Ahimsa Express on Wednesday, 11095 Ahimsa Express on Thursday
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st Class, AC 2-tier, AC 3-tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Pantry Car attached
Observation facilities	Rake Sharing with 11097/98 Poorna Express.
Technical
Rolling stock	Standard Indian Railway coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 52.37 km/h (33 mph), including halts

The 11095/11096 Ahimsa Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Pune Junction and Ahmedabad Junction in India. It operates as train number 11096 from Pune Junction to Ahmedabad Junction and as train number 11095 in the reverse direction. The word Ahimsa means non-violent in Devangiri.

Coaches

The 11095/11096 Ahimsa Express presently has one AC First Class, one AC 2-tier, three AC 3-tier, ten Sleeper Class, one Pantry Car and four General Unreserved coaches. It also has a pantry car coach. As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways, depending on demand.

11095 Ahimsa Express coach

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
	SLR	UR	S10	S9	S8	S7	PC	S6	S5	S4	S3	S2	S1	A1	H1	B3	B2	B1	UR	SLR

Service

The 11095 Ahimsa Express covers the distance of 635 kilometres in 12 hours, 20 minutes (51.49 km/hr) and in 11 hours, 55 minutes as 11096 Ahimsa Express (53.29 km/hr).

As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/hr, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.

Traction

As the entire route between Pune Junction and Ahmedabad Junction is completely electrified, it is hauled by a WCAM 2/2P engine from the Kalyan shed. After DC-AC conversion of Mumbai, it is hauled by a Vadodara based WAP 5 or WAP 4E locomotive end-to-end.

Time Table

11096 Ahimsa Express leaves Pune Junction every Wednesday at 19:50 hrs IST and reaches Ahmedabad Junction at 07:45 hrs IST the next day.

11095 Ahimsa Express leaves Ahmedabad Junction every Thursday at 16:25 hrs IST and reaches Pune Junction at 04:45 hrs IST the next day.

Station Code	Station Name	11096 - Pune Junction to Ahmedabad Junction^[1]		Distance from Source in km	Day	11095 - Ahmedabad Junction to Pune Junction^[2]		Distance from Source in km	Day
Station Code	Station Name	Arrival	Departure	Distance from Source in km	Day	Arrival	Departure	Distance from Source in km	Day
Pune	Pune Junction	Source	19:50	0	1	04:45	Destination	635	2
SVJR	Shivajinagar	No Halt	No Halt	xxx	1	04:18	04:20	632	2
LNL	Lonavala	20:43	20:45	64	1	03:23	03:25	571	2
KJT	Karjat	21:28	21:30	92	1	02:28	02:30	543	2
KYN	Kalyan Junction	22:20	22:25	139	1	01:45	01:50	496	2
BIRD	Bhiwandi Road	22:48	22:50	164	1	00:53	00:55	471	2
BSR	Vasai Road	23:45	23:50	191	1	00:10	00 :15	444	2
DRD	Dahanu Road	01:08	01:10	263	2	22:26	22:28	372	1
VAPI	Vapi	01:44	01:46	314	2	21:46	21:48	322	1
BL	Valsad	02:11	02:13	338	1	21:21	21:23	298	1
NVS	Navsari	03:02	03:04	377	2	20:43	20:45	259	1
ST	Surat	03:50	03:55	406	2	20:10	20:20	229	1
BH	Bharuch Junction	04:42	04:44	465	2	19:08	19:10	170	1
BRC	Vadodara Junction	05:45	05:50	535	2	18:15	18:20	100	1
ANND	Anand Junction	06:24	06:26	571	2	17:25	17:27	64	1
ND	Nadiad Junction	06:44	06:46	589	2	17:05	17:07	46	1
ADI	Ahmedabad Junction	07:45	Destination	635	2	Source	16:25	0	1

External links

References

↑ "Ahimsa Express-11096". Retrieved 3 Sep 2012.
↑ "Ahimsa Express 11095". Retrieved 18 Oct 2012.

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