Ahmedabad Mumbai Central Double Decker Express
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| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Superfast | ||||
| First service | September 19, 2012 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Western Railway zone | ||||
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| Start | Mumbai Central | ||||
| End | Ahmedabad Junction | ||||
| Distance travelled | 491 km (305 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 7 hours | ||||
| Service frequency | once daily, except Sundays | ||||
| Train number(s) | 12931 / 12932 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC Chair Car | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | No | ||||
| Catering facilities | No | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large Windows | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| LHB double decker rakes | |||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 130 km/h (81 mph) maximum 68.51 km/h (43 mph), excluding halts |
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The 12931 / 12932 Mumbai Central Ahmedabad Double Decker Express is a Superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai Central and Ahmedabad Junction in India. It runs once a day, 6 days a week. It operates as train number 12931 from Mumbai Central to Ahmedabad Junction and the train number 12932 in the reverse direction.
On 20 March 2017, the exteriors of the train departing Mumbai Central were covered with vinyl wrapping advertisements becoming the Indian Railways' first "branded" train. The advertisements were for soap brand Savlon, as part of its Savlon Swasth India Mission, a social awareness initiative for promoting hand hygiene.
The 12931 / 12932 Mumbai Central = Ahmedabad Double Decker Express as of 2015[update] had 12 AC Chair Car & 2 EOG cars. As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended depending on demand.
The 12931 / 12932 Mumbai Central = Ahmedabad Double Decker Express was first introduced on 19 September 2012. As of 2015[update] it ran once a day except Sundays.
It covers the distance of 491 kilometres in 7 hours 20 mins as 12931 Mumbai Central Ahmedabad Double Decker Express (66.95 km/hr) & 7 hours as 12932 Ahmedabad Mumbai Central Double Decker Express (70.14 km/hr).
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