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Parasnath Express

Overview

Service type

Superfast

First service

27 July 2003; 21 years ago (2003-07-27)

Current operator(s)

Western Railway

Route

Termini

Bhavnagar Terminus (BVC)
Asansol Junction (ASN)

Stops

Distance travelled

2,313 km (1,437 mi)

Average journey time

40 hours 20 minutes

Service frequency

Weekly

Train number(s)

12941 / 12942

On-board services

Class(es)

AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved

Seating arrangements

Yes

Sleeping arrangements

Yes

Catering facilities

On-board catering,
E-catering

Observation facilities

Large windows

Baggage facilities

Available

Other facilities

Below the seats

Technical

Rolling stock

LHB coaches

Track gauge

1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

Operating speed

130 km/h (81 mph) maximum,
57 km/h (35 mph) average including halts

Route map

The 12941 / 12942 Parasnath Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways Western Zone that runs between Bhavnagar Terminus and Asansol Junction in India. From 20 December, 2022, it runs with highly refurbished LHB coaches.

It operates as train number 12941 from Bhavnagar Terminus to Asansol and as train number 12942 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal.

History

It was originally running between Ahmedabad and Dhanbad. First it was extended from Dhanbad to Asansol and then it was extended from Ahmedabad to Bhavnagar Terminus.

Coaches

The 12941 / 42 Parasnath Express has 2 AC 2-tier, 6 AC 3-tier 8 sleeper class, four general unreserved, one EOG and one SLR (seating with luggage rake). It does not carry a pantry car coach.

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

Service

The 12941 Bhavnagar Terminus–Asansol Junction Parasnath Express covers the distance of 2,311 km (1,436 mi) in 40 hours 20 mins (57 km/h) and in 37 hours 35 mins as the 12942 Asansol Junction–Bhavnagar Terminus Parasnath Express (62 km/h).

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Route & halts

The 12941 / 12942 Parasnath Express runs from Bhavnagar Terminus via

to Asansol Junction.

Traction

It is hauled by a Vadodara Loco Shed-based WAP-5 / WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 22963/22964 Bandra Terminus–Bhavnagar Terminus Weekly Superfast Express.

References

"Change of Timing at Dhanbad Junction". Telegraph India. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014.
Parasnath Express gets new stoppage at nagda, bhaskar.com, 3 December 2014
"पारसनाथ एक्सप्रेस को रेलवे भेजती है भावनगर तक धनबाद मंडल रवाना करती है सिर्फ अहमदाबाद तक". bhaskar.com. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.

External links

12941 Parasnath Express at India Rail Info
12942 Parasnath Express at India Rail Info

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Monorail	Mumbai
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Defunct lines	Salsette–Trombay Railway Bhavnagar State Railway Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Cutch State Railway
Railway divisions	Bhusawal Pune
Railway companies	Central Railway Western Railway West Central Railway Konkan Railway Corporation Great Indian Peninsula Railway Saurashtra Railway Mumbai Port Trust Railway
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Metro	Bhopal Metro Indore Metro
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Zones & Divisions

Eastern	Asansol Howrah Malda Sealdah
East Central	Danapur Dhanbad Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Samastipur Sonpur
East Coast	Sambalpur Khurda Road Waltair
North Eastern	Varanasi
Northeast Frontier	Katihar Alipurduar
South Eastern	Adra Chakradharpur Kharagpur Ranchi

Production units/
workshops

Transit points
with Bangladesh

Active	Haldibari–Chilahati Singhabad–Rohanpur Radhikapur–Biral Gede–Darshana Petrapole–Benapole
Defunct	Mahisasan–Shahbajpur Changrabandha–Burimari New Gitaldaha–Mogalhat

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