The 12017/12018 Dehradun Shatabdi Express is a super fast express train of Shatabdi class belonging to Indian Railways that runs between New Delhi and Dehradun in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12017 from New Delhi to Dehradun and as train number 12018 in the reverse direction.
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Coaches
The Dehradun Shatabdi generally has two AC 1st Class coach, 10 AC Chair Car coaches, two luggage cum generator coaches. The train runs with the Linke-Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches. The number of coaches is changed as per the demand on the train. There is no pantry car but catering is arranged on board the train.
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Service
It is among the fastest train on the Delhi - Dehradun sector along with the 12205/06 Dehradun AC Express & 12055/56 Dehradun Jan Shatabdi Express. It covers the distance of 315 kilometres in 5 hours 50 mins as 12017 Shatabdi Express (63.00 km/hr) & 5 hours 45 mins as 12018 Shatabdi Express (63.78 km/hr) .
Loco link
It is hauled end to end by a WAP-5 engine from the Ghaziabad shed.
Time Table
The 12017 Dehradun Shatabdi Express leaves New Delhi every day at 06:50 hrs IST and reaches the Dehradun at 12:40 hrs IST.
On return, the 12018 Dehradun Shatabdi Express leaves Dehradun every day at 17:00 hrs IST and reaches the New Delhi at 22:45 hrs IST. Being a Shatabdi, it returns to its originating station, New Delhi, at the end of the day.
Routeing
The 12017/12018 Dehradun Shatabdi Express runs from New Delhi via Ghaziabad, Meerut City Junction, Muzaffarnagar Urban City, Saharanpur, Haridwar Junction to Dehradun.
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References
Source of article : Wikipedia