Haridwar–Amritsar Jan Shatabdi Express

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Amritsar - Haridwar Jan Shatabdi Express
Overview
Service type	Superfast Express, Jan Shatabdi Express
First service	27 September 2006; 18 years ago (27 September 2006)
Current operator(s)	Northern Railways (NR)
Route
Termini	Amritsar (ASR) Haridwar (HW)
Stops	9
Distance travelled	407 km (253 mi)
Average journey time	7 hours 20 minutes as 12053 Haridwar–Amritsar Jan Shatabdi Express, 7 hours 00 minutes as 12054 Amritsar–Haridwar Jan Shatabdi Express
Service frequency	Six days a week [a]
Train number(s)	12053 / 12054
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, Second Class seating
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	No pantry car attached
Observation facilities	Runs with slip coaches of 12063/12064 Una Jan Shatabdi Express
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum, 55.82 km/h (35 mph) average including halts
Route map Legend 12053 ↓ Haridwar Roorkee Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh border Saharanpur Junction Uttar Pradesh Haryana border Yamunanagar Jagadhri Ambala Cantonment Junction Haryana Punjab border Sirhind Ludhiana Junction Phagwara Junction Jalandhar City Junction Beas Junction 12054 ↑ Amritsar Junction

The 12054 / 12053 Amritsar–Haridwar Jan Shatabdi Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Northern Railway zone that runs between Amritsar Junction and Haridwar Junction in India, serving the states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand.

It operates as train number 12054 from Amritsar Junction to Haridwar Junction and as train number 12053 in the reverse direction.

For 3 days a week, the slip coaches of 12057/58 Una Jan Shatabdi Express are attached / detached to the train at Ambala Cantonment Junction.

The 12054 / 53 Amritsar–Haridwar Jan Shatabdi Express presently has 1 AC Chair Car & 7 Second Class Jan Shatabdi seating coaches.

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

The 12054 / 53 Amritsar–Haridwar Jan Shatabdi Express covers the distance of 407 kilometres in 7 hours 00 mins (58.14 km/h) and in 7 hours 35 mins (53.67 km/h) as 12053 Haridwar–Amritsar Jan Shatabdi Express.

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast Express surcharge.

The 12054 / 53 Amritsar–Haridwar Jan Shatabdi Express runs from Amritsar Junction via Jalandhar City, Ludhiana, Sirhind, Ambala Cantonment Junction Saharanpur Junction to Haridwar Junction.

Despite electrification of the 250 km stretch between Amritsar Junction & Ambala Cantonment Junction, a Ghaziabad-based WAP-7 or WAP-5 locomotive powers the train for its entire run.

• 12054 Amritsar–Haridwar Jan Shatabdi Express leaves Amritsar Junction every day except Thursday at 06:55 hrs IST and reaches Haridwar Junction at 13:55 hrs IST on the same day.
• 12053 Haridwar–Amritsar Jan Shatabdi Express leaves Haridwar Junction every day except Thursday at 14:30 hrs IST and reaches Amritsar Junction at 22:05 hrs IST on the same day.

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