The 11031/11032 Panvel–Alipurduar Amrit Bharat Express is India's 17th non-AC Superfast Amrit Bharat Express train, which runs across the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal by connecting the Gateway of Konkan city with , the Bhutan Gateway city in West Bengal.
Overview The Panvel–Alipurduar Amrit Bharat Express was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi through video conferencing. The inaugural run of the train took place between Siliguri and Panvel on 18 January, instead of operating between Alipurduar Junction and Panvel as originally planned. The commercial operation of the train was delayed by nearly one month due to rake maintenance issues at the Panvel Coaching Depot. Bookings for train nos. 11031/11032 commenced on 19 February. The first commercial service departed from Panvel on 22 February and from Alipurduar Junction on 26 February.
Schedule 11031 / 11032 Panvel–Alipurduar Amrit Bharat Express Train type Amrit Bharat Express Distance 2660 km (11031) / 2660 km (11032) Average speed ~55 km/h Journey time (PNVL → APDJ) ~50 hrs 00 min Journey time (APDJ → PNVL) ~48 hrs 45 min Classes available Sleeper (SL), General (GS) Operating days Weekly Operator Indian Railways
Route and halts +11031 / 11032 Panvel–Alipurduar Amrit Bharat Express Schedule Sr. 11031 PNVL → APDJ 11032 APDJ → PNVL Station Day Arr. Dep. Station Day Arr. Dep. 1 1 — 11:50 1 — 04:45 2 1 12:22 12:25 1 05:35 05:37 3 1 14:20 14:25 1 06:10 06:12 4 1 15:10 15:13 1 08:10 08:12 5 1 18:22 18:24 1 08:35 08:45 6 1 19:00 19:05 1 09:33 09:35 7 1 23:45 23:55 1 10:00 10:02 8 2 00:44 00:46 1 10:45 10:47 9 2 03:10 03:20 1 12:50 13:00 10 2 04:38 04:40 1 13:55 13:57 11 2 05:50 05:55 1 15:07 15:09 12 2 08:30 08:32 1 15:25 15:27 13 Bargarh 2 09:00 09:02 Hasanpur Road Junction 1 16:00 16:02 14 2 10:25 10:30 1 16:50 16:55 15 Meja Road 2 10:53 10:55 1 18:40 18:45 16 2 11:35 11:37 1 19:30 19:35 17 2 14:58 15:05 1 19:45 19:47 18 2 16:13 16:15 1 20:35 20:40 19 2 16:58 17:00 1 20:55 20:57 20 2 17:43 17:45 1 21:27 21:29 21 2 18:25 18:35 1 22:09 22:11 22 2 19:38 19:40 2 00:13 00:20 23 2 19:50 19:55 2 01:10 01:12 24 2 21:35 21:40 Meja Road 2 01:50 01:52 25 2 22:45 22:50 2 03:10 03:15 26 Hasanpur Road 2 23:32 23:34 Bargarh 2 04:20 04:22 27 3 00:23 00:25 2 05:43 05:45 28 3 00:36 00:38 2 06:55 07:00 29 3 01:37 01:39 2 08:18 08:20 30 3 03:20 03:30 2 10:05 10:15 31 3 04:05 04:07 2 11:58 12:00 32 3 05:03 05:05 2 13:25 13:35 33 3 05:28 05:30 2 18:45 18:50 34 3 06:40 06:50 2 19:25 19:28 35 3 07:13 07:15 2 23:35 23:38 36 3 10:20 10:22 3 00:30 01:25 37 3 12:08 12:10 3 03:20 03:22 38 3 13:50 — 3 05:30 —
Coach composition Coach Composition Category Coaches Total SLRD (Divyangjan Coach) SLRD, SLRD 2 General Unreserved (GEN) GEN1, GEN2, GEN3, GEN4, GEN5, GEN6, GEN7 7 Sleeper class (SL) S8, S7, S6, S5, S4, S3, S2, S1 8 Pantry car (PC) PC 1 General Unreserved (GEN) GEN8, GEN9, GEN10, GEN11, GEN12 5 SLRD (Divyangjan Coach) SLRD 1 Total Coaches 22 Primary Maintenance – Panvel Coaching Depot Secondary Maintenance – Alipurduar Coaching Depot
Rakes It is the 17th Amrit Bharat 2.0 Express train in which the locomotives were designed by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) at Chittaranjan, West Bengal and the coaches were designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India initiative.
See also Amrit Bharat Express Vande Bharat Express Vande Bharat Slepper
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