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{{Infobox rail service
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| name = Gatimaan Express
| color = 6495ed
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| image = Gatimaan express.jpg
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| caption = A WAP 5 hauled Gatimaan express at New Delhi Railway Station
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| status = Active
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| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|2016|4|5}} ({{small|Inaugural run}}) {{start date and age|df=yes|2018|4|1}} ({{small|Extended to [[Jhansi Junction]]}}) 
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| operator = [[Indian Railways]] [[IRCTC]]
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| website = http://indianrail.gov.in
| start = [[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station|Hazrat Nizamuddin]] '''(NZM)'''
| stops = [[Agra]] & [[Gwalior]]
| end = [[Jhansi Junction]] '''(JHS)'''
| distance = {{convert|403|km|miles|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 4h 25m
| frequency = Except Friday
| trainnumber = 12049<ref>{{cite web|url=http://railenquiry.in/schedule/12049/|title=12049 Schedule / Time Table|access-date=16 March 2017|publisher=railenquiry.in}}</ref> / 12050<ref>{{cite web|url=http://railenquiry.in/schedule/12050/|title=12050 Schedule / Time Table|access-date=16 March 2017|publisher=railenquiry.in}}</ref>
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| class = Executive Class
Premium Class
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| seating = Yes
| sleeping = No
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| catering = On-board catering
| observation = Large windows in all carriages
| baggage = Overhead racks
| otherfacilities = Smoke Alarms Passenger Information System
| stock = [[LHB Coaches]]
| gauge = [[5 ft 6 in gauge railway|Indian Gauge]] {{RailGauge|1676mm|allk=on}}
| el = Yes
| speed = Max: {{convert|160|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}} Avg: {{convert|91|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}
| owners = [[Indian Railways]]
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'''Gatimaan Express''' is India's first [[Higher-speed rail|semi-high speed train]] that runs between [[Delhi]] and [[Jhansi]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://trainsofindia.travel.blog/2020/07/07/gatiman-express/|title=Gatiman Express |work=[[Trains Of India]]|access-date=7 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhiagra-semihigh-speed-train-to-be-named-gatimaan-express/article6493500.ece |title=Train to be named Gatimaan Express |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2016-04-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/delhi/delhi-agra-semi-high-speed-train-to-be-named-gatimaan-express_1483356.html |title=Delhi-Agra semi-high speed train to be named Gatimaan Express|work=[[Zee News]]|access-date=5 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/delhi-to-agra-in-100-minutes-indias-semi-bullet-train-hits-tracks-next-week/|title=Delhi To Agra In 100 Minutes: Gatimaan Express hits tracks next week |newspaper=[[Indian Express]] |access-date=2016-04-05}}</ref> The train takes 265 minutes to cover the {{convert|403|km|mi|abbr=on}} journey from [[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station|Hazrat Nizamuddin]] to [[Jhansi Junction railway station|Jhansi Junction]] railway stations with an average speed of {{convert|91|km/h|abbr=on}}.

The top operating speed of Gatimaan Express is up to 160 km/h, which makes it the fastest regularly scheduled train service in India. Trial runs of other trains have been faster, and if the rail infrastructure on [[Vande Bharat Express]] routes were to be improved, it could also go as fast as the Gatiman Express.

==History==
In October 2014, the [[Indian Railways|railways]] applied for safety certificate from [[Commission of Railway Safety]] to start the service.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/delhi-agra-semi-high-speed-train-gatimaan-express/1/395346.html |title=Delhi-Agra semi-high speed train to be named Gatimaan Express |work=[[India Today]] |access-date=2016-04-05}}</ref> In June 2015, the train was officially announced. The train was launched on 5 April 2016 and completed its maiden journey between Nizamuddin and Agra Cantt within 100 minutes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/gatimaan-express-indias-fastest-train-to-debut-on-tuesday-1308845 |title=Gatimaan Express, India's Fastest Train, To Debut On Tuesday |work=[[NDTV]]|access-date=2016-04-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gatimaan Express reaches Agra within targeted 100 minutes |work=[[India Today]] |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/gatimaan-express-reaches-agra-in-targeted-99-minutes/1/635554.html |date=2016-04-05|access-date=2016-04-05}}</ref> But due to low occupancy, Indian Railways first extended this train from Agra to [[Gwalior]] on 19 February 2018 and then to [[Jhansi]] on 1 April 2018.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}

==Loco link==
Gatimaan Express is regularly hauled by a [[Indian locomotive class WAP-5|WAP 5]] electric locomotive from [[Electric Loco Shed, Ghaziabad|the Ghaziabad Loco Shed]]. Four dedicated WAP-5 locomotives 30007, 30140 & 30120 from the Ghaziabad (GZB) Electric locomotive Shed are used to haul this train in both directions. These locomotives are equipped with TPWS (Train Protection and Warning System).{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}

==Speed==
The maximum permissible speed is 160 kmph but not for the whole journey. The maximum permissible speed is 120 kmph between H. Nizamuddin and Tughlakabad. Railway is trying to increase the maximum permissible speed of H. Nizamuddin - Tughlakabad route up to 130 kmph from 120 kmph and for this reason, maximum permissible speed of this train will be increased to 130 kmph between H. Nizamuddin and Tughlakabad. The maximum permissible speed is 160 kmph between Tughlakabad and Agra Cant and speed of this part makes it the train having highest speed in the country, the maximum permissible speed is 130 kmph between Agra Cant and Jhansi. Railway is planning to increase its speed to 160 kmph beyond Agra Cant.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=AgraMay 25|first1=Siraj Qureshi|last2=May 25|first2=2018UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2018 23:48|title=Gatimaan Express to soon run at 160 kmph, may be extended from Jhansi to Bhopal|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/gatimaan-express-to-soon-run-at-160-kmph-may-be-extended-from-jhansi-to-bhopal-1241897-2018-05-25|access-date=2021-07-10|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>{{Verification needed|date=July 2021}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Raising of sectionl speed to 130 kmph|url=https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/civil_engg/CE_II/2019/Raising%20of%20sectionl%20speed%20to%20130%20kmph%20%20(dated%2017_12_2019).pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Verification needed|date=July 2021}}<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-04-05|title=Gatimaan Express, India's fastest train, launched on the Delhi-Agra route|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/gatimaan-express-indias-fastest-train-flag-off-today/|access-date=2021-07-10|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>{{Verify source|date=July 2021}}

==See also==
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
* [[AC Express (Indian Railways)|AC Superfast Express]]
* [[Mumbai - Ahmedabad Bullet Train|Bullet train (Mumbai-Ahmedabad)]]
* [[Vande Bharat Express]]
* [[Tejas Express]]
* [[Humsafar Express]]
* [[Mahamana Express]]
* [[Double Decker Express]]
* [[Duronto Express]]
* [[Rajdhani Express]]
* [[Shatabdi Express]]
* [[Jan Shatabdi Express]]
* [[Garib Rath Express]]
* [[Ramayana Express]]
* [[Antyodaya Express]]
* [[Uday Express]]
* [[Yuva Express]]
* [[Train 20]]
}}

== References ==
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{{Indian Railways}}
{{Greater Delhi transit}}
{{Higher-speed rail}}

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[[Category:Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Delhi]]
[[Category:Railway services introduced in 2016]]
[[Category:Transport in Delhi]]
[[Category:Named passenger trains of India]]

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