Saurashtra Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Maharashtra, Gujarat
Current operator(s)	Western Railway
Route
Termini	Dadar Western Porbandar
Stops	55 as 19015 Saurashtra Express, 54 as 19016 Saurashtra Express
Distance travelled	947 km (588 mi)
Average journey time	20 hours 0 minutes as 19015 Saurashtra Express, 20 hours 40 minutes as 19016 Saurashtra Express
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	19015 / 19016
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	No pantry car attached
Technical
Rolling stock	Standard Indian Railways coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 43.74 km/h (27 mph), including halts
Route map

The 19015/19016 Saurashtra Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Dadar Western and Porbandar in India.

It operates as train number 19015 from Dadar Western to Porbandar and as train number 19016 in the reverse direction. It is named after Saurashtra region of Gujarat

On, 1 January 2018 the train number of Saurashtra Express was changed from 19215 / 19216 to 19015 / 19016.^[1]

Coaches

The 19015/19016 Saurashtra Express presently has 2 AC 3 tier, 2 AC 2 tier, 8 Sleeper Class, 4 General Unreserved & 2 seating cum luggage rake coaches. It also carries a Railway Mail Service Coach & a Milk Coach.

As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

19215 Saurashtra Express – AC 3 tier coach

Service

The 19015 Saurashtra Express covers the distance of 947 kilometres in 20 hours 0 mins (44.42 km/h) & in 20 hours 40 mins (43.08 km/h) as 19016 Saurashtra Express.^[2][3]

As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/h, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.

Route

The 19015 / 19016 Saurashtra Express runs from Dadar Western via Palghar, Surat, Vadodara Junction, Ahmedabad Junction, Rajkot Junction, Jamnagar to Porbandar and vice versa.

Schedule

Traction

Prior to Western Railways switching to AC system, the Saurashtra Express would be hauled by a WCAM-1 engine until Ahmedabad Junction after which a Vatva-based WDM-3A would take over.

As Western Railways switched over to AC system on 5 February 2012, it is now hauled by a WAP-4 engine from the Electric Loco Shed, Valsad from end to end .

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