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{{Infobox rail service
| name = Jhelum Express
| image =
| image caption = Jhelum Express train board
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express]]
| status = 
| first  = {{start date and age|df=yes|1979|04|01}}
| operator = [[Central Railway zone|Central Railways]] 
| start = {{stnlnk|Pune}} (PUNE)
| stops = 63
| end = {{stnlnk|Jammu Tawi}} (JAT)
| distance = {{convert|2177|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 40 hrs 50 minutes
| frequency = Daily
| class = AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| catering = Available 
| observation = 
| otherfacilities = Below the seats
| baggage = Available
| stock = [[ICF coaches]]
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}} <br> [[broad gauge]]
| trainnumber = 11077 / 11078
| speed = {{convert|54.57|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts
| map = [[File:Jhelum Express Route map.png|300px|Jhelum Express route map]]
}}

The 11077 / 11078 '''Jhelum Express''' is a daily train on the [[Indian Railways]]. It runs from [[Pune]], the cultural capital of [[Maharashtra]], to [[Jammu Tawi]], the winter capital of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], in [[North India]].

The train is strategically important, as it connects the headquarters of the [[Southern Command (India)|Southern Command]] of the Indian Army, Pune, with an important border city. And Military Reserved compartment.

==History==

The Jhelum Express is one of the oldest trains originating from Pune. Started in 1979,<ref>http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,1191,1192,1394,1396,1418</ref> it was the first train connecting Pune to the capital city of [[New Delhi]]. The train was initially started for the Army.

==Number and nomenclature==
The train was named for the [[River Jhelum]], a notable river in Jammu and Kashmir. The Up train, Pune–Jammu Tawi, has the number 11077,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleartrip.com/trains/11077 |title=Jhelum Express 11077 Time Table |publisher=cleartrip.com |date= |accessdate=30 August 2016}}</ref> while the Down train, Jammu Tawi–Pune, is numbered 11078.

==Route & Halts==

The 11077 / 11078 Jhelum Express runs from {{stnlnk|Pune Junction}} via {{stnlnk|Daund Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Manmad}}, {{stnlnk|Bhusawal}}, {{stnlnk|Khandwa}}, {{stnlnk|Itarsi Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Bhopal Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Bina}}, {{stnlnk|Jhansi Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Gwalior}}, {{stnlnk|Agra Cantonment}}, {{stnlnk|Mathura Junction}}, {{stnlnk|New Delhi}}, {{stnlnk|Narela}}, {{stnlnk|Sonipat Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Panipat}}, {{stnlnk|Kurukshetra Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Ambala Cantonment}}, {{stnlnk|Sirhind}}, {{stnlnk|Ludhiana}}, {{stnlnk|Jalandhar Cantonment}}, {{stnlnk|Pathankot Cantonment}}, {{stnlnk|Kathua}} to {{stnlnk|Jammu Tawi}}.

==Future prospects==
With the doubling and electrification of the [[Daund]]–[[Manmad]] section and the [[Jalandhar]]–[[Pathankot]]–Jammu Tawi section, the Jhelum Express is expected to run faster, with comparatively less running time. Moreover, with the completion of [[Katra, Jammu and Kashmir|Katra]]–[[Banihal]] section in 2018 December, the train is also expected to be extended to [[Srinagar]], linking the important army setups in Kashmir with [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]] headquarters in [[Udhampur]] and [[Southern Command (India)|Southern Command]] headquarters in Pune.

==Traction==

Initially it was hauled by [[Diesel Loco Shed, Pune|Pune]]-based twin [[Indian locomotive class WDM-3A|WDM-3A]] or a single [[WDP-4]] from Pune Junction till {{stnlnk|Manmad Junction}} after which it was hauled by a [[Electric Loco Shed, Bhusawal|Bhusawal]]-based [[WAP-4]] or [[Electric Loco Shed, Ghaziabad|Ghaziabad]]-based [[WAP-7]] or [[WAP-4]] until [[Jalandhar City railway station|Jalandhar]] after which it was hauled by a [[Diesel Loco Shed, Ludhiana|Ludhiana]]-based [[Indian locomotive class WDM-3A|WDM-3A]] till Jammu Tawi.

With the electrification of the Jalandhar–Pathankot-Jammu Tawi section in 2014 and Pune–Daund-Manmad section in 2016, it is hauled from end-to-end by a [[Electric Loco Shed, Ghaziabad|Ghaziabad]]- based [[WAP-7]] locomotive.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:11077 Jhelum Express - AC 2 tier coach.jpg|11077 Jhelum Express – AC 2 tier coach
File:11077 Jhelum Express at Pune Junction.jpg|11077 Jhelum Express at Pune Junction
File:11077 Jhelum Express - Sleeper coach.jpg|11077 Jhelum Express – Sleeper coach
</gallery>

==See also==

* [[Shalimar Express]]
* [[Malwa Express]]
* [[Goa Express]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.indianrail.gov.in]

[[Category:Named passenger trains of India]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Transport in Jammu]]
[[Category:Transport in Pune]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Express trains in India]]