Bhuj Dadar Superfast Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast Express
Locale	Maharashtra, Gujarat
First service	12 November 2011
Current operator(s)	Western Railways
Route
Termini	Bhuj Dadar
Stops	18
Distance travelled	977 km (607 mi)
Average journey time	17 hours 45 minutes
Service frequency	12960 Bhuj–Dadar Superfast Express – Monday & Thursday, 12959 Dadar–Bhuj Superfast Express – Wednesday & Saturday
Train number(s)	12959 / 12960
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	No pantry car but available
Observation facilities	No rake sharing
Technical
Rolling stock	Standard Indian Railways coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 55.43 km/h (34 mph), including halts
Route map

The 12959/12960 Bhuj Dadar Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Bhuj and Mumbai in India. It is a 2 days a week service. It operates as train number 12959 from Dadar Western to Bhuj and as train number 12960 in the reverse direction.

Coaches

The 12959/60 Bhuj–Dadar Superfast Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 2 AC 3 tier, 6 Sleeper class & 6 General Unreserved coaches. As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 12959/60 Bhuj–Dadar Superfast Express was first introduced on 12 November 2011. Presently it is a bi-weekly service. It operates via the newly constructed Palanpur line on the Mumbai–Bhuj route.

It covers the distance of 977 kilometres in 17 hours 45 mins as 12959 Dadar–Bhuj Superfast Express (55.04 km/h) and 17 hours 30 mins as 12960 Bhuj–Dadar Superfast Express (55.83 km/h). As its average speed in both directions is above 55 km/h as per Indian Railways rules, it has a Superfast surcharge.

12959 Dadar–Bhuj Superfast Express – AC 2 tier coach

12959 Dadar–Bhuj Superfast Express – Sleeper coach

Traction

Dual-traction WCAM-1 OR WCAM-2/2P locos would haul the train until Ahmedabad Junction after which a Vatva or Ratlam-based WDM-3A would take over until Bhuj.

As Western Railways switched over to AC system in February 2012, it is now hauled by a WAP-4 or WAP-5 engine from the Vadodara shed from Dadar to Bhuj.

It reverses direction twice on its run. These reversals occur at Palanpur Junction & Gandhidham Junction

Time table

12960 Bhuj–Dadar Superfast Express leaves Bhuj every Monday & Thursday at 18:30 hrs IST and reaches Dadar at 12:00 hrs IST the next day.

On return, the 12959 Dadar–Bhuj Superfast Express leaves Dadar every Wednesday & Saturday at 00:05 hrs IST and reaches Bhuj at 17:45 hrs IST the same day.

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