Dr. Ambedkar Nagar - Kalakund Heritage Train

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Template:Infobox rail service Dr. Ambedkar Nagar - Kalakund Heritage Train is a metre-gauge passenger train of the Indian Railways, which runs between Dr. Ambedkar Nagar railway station, Mhow in Madhya Pradesh and Sanawad railway station in Madhya Pradesh. It is being operated with 52965/52966 train numbers, which runs once times in a day.[1][2][3][4][5] This is the last surviving metre-gauge train of the Akola–Ratlam line.[6][7][8] [9][10][11] [12][13]

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Average speed and frequency

The Dr. Ambedkar Nagar - Kalakund Heritage Train with an average speed of 6 km/h and completes 15 km in 2 hours 20 minutes. The 52966/Kalakund - Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Heritage Train runs with an average speed of 16 km/h and completes 15 km in 56 minutes.

Train Number Station Code Departure Station Departure Time Departure Day Arrival Station Arrival Time Arrival Day
52965 DADN Template:Rws 11:05 Daily Template:Rws 13:25 Daily
52966 INDB Template:Rws 15:34 Daily Template:Rws 16:30 Daily

Coach composite

The train consist of 4 coaches :

  • 2 GS + SLR + Spl. Heritage Coach due to more tourist traffic now the number Of coaches are 4)
Loco 1 2 3 4
GS SLR GS C

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Mhow Loco Shed based YDM-4 diesel locomotive from Dr. Ambedkar Nagar to Kalakund and vice versa. Banker locomotive is attached from Kalakund to Patalpani due to steep incline .

See also

Notes

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References

  1. Patalpani-Kalakund heritage train: Take this cool Indian Railways ride through several tunnels, 42 bridges!. The Financial Express(2019-01-08). Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  2. Most affordable IRCTC tour package: Travel on a Heritage Train for just Rs 530; on-board meals, accommodation included, Mehrotra, Vani. www.indiatvnews.com(2019-06-26). Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  3. Special Patalpani-Kalakund heritage train introduced! Get spectacular view of waterfalls and mountains. The Financial Express(2018-12-26). Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  4. Lok Sabha Speaker inaugurates a weekly train to Delhi
  5. Indore: Heritage train likely to run in morning hours | Indore News - Times of India, Mar 8, TNN |. The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  6. The tunnel will be 11 kilometers between Mhow barwaha 351209. naidunia.jagran.com.
  7. सनावद-खंडवा ट्रैक बंद होने से महू-अकोला के बीच चलने वाली दो ट्रेन रद्द. Nai Dunia(2016-12-28). Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  8. महू से सनावद के बीच चलती रहेगी ट्रेन. Nai Dunia(2016-12-18). Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  9. नए ट्रैक को ब्रॉडगेज से जोड़ने की बनाई रूपरेखा. Nai Dunia(2016-12-24). Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  10. People accord emotional farewell to Khandwa-Mhow train. Hindustan Times(2017-01-02). Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  11. Indore: Sanawad-Khandwa section to be closed from January 1. Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  12. Mhow station to be made satellite of Indore station. Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  13. Mhow-Kalakund track on Ratlam Division to get Heritage Status – RailNews Media India Ltd. railnews.in.

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