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The 19165 / 19166 Ahmedabad–Darbhanga Sabarmati Express is an Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Ahmedabad Junction in Gujarat and Darbhanga Junction in Bihar. It is currently being operated with 19165/19166 train numbers on three days in week.

Ahmedabad–Darbhanga Sabarmati Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh & Bihar
Current operator(s)	Western Railways
Route
Termini	Ahmedabad Junction (ADI) Darbhanga Junction (DBG)
Stops	15
Distance travelled	1,946 km (1,209 mi)
Average journey time	46h 25m
Service frequency	3 days a week
Train number(s)	19165 / 19166
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper 3 Tier, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	E-catering
Observation facilities	Rake sharing with 19167/19168 Sabarmati Express
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	44 km/h (27 mph) average including halts

Service

It averages 42 km/hr as 19165 Sabarmati Express and covers 1946 km in 46 hrs 25 mins & 41 km/hr as 19166 Sabarmati Express and covers 1946 km in 47 hrs 50 mins.

Schedule

Train number	Station code	Departure station	Departure time	Departure day	Arrival station	Arrival time	Arrival day
19165	ADI	Ahmedabad Junction	8:50 PM	SUN WED FRI	Darbhanga Junction	5:15 PM	TUE FRI SUN
19166	DBG	Darbhanga Junction	4:35 AM	MON WED SAT	Ahmedabad Junction	3:45 AM	WED FRI MON

Route & halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Ahmedabad Junction
• Maninagar
• Nadiad Junction
• Anand Junction
• Chhayapuri (Vadodara)
• Godhra Junction
• Dahod
• Ratlam Junction
• Ujjain Junction
• Ruthiyai Junction
• Guna Junction
• Bina Junction
• Jhansi Junction
• Kanpur Central
• Lucknow Charbagh
• Faizabad Junction
• Ayodhya Junction
• Goshainganj
• Akbarpur Junction
• Malipur
• Shahganj Junction
• Azamgarh
• Mau Junction
• Ballia
• Chhapra Junction
• Muzaffarpur Junction
• Samastipur Junction
• Darbhanga Junction

Coach composition

The train consists of 22 coaches:

• 1 AC II Tier
• 2 AC III Tier
• 13 Sleeper coaches
• 4 General
• 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van

Traction

As the route is yet to be fully electrified, it is hauled by a Vadodara Electric Loco Shed-based WAP-4E / WAP-5 locomotive from Ahmedabad Junction up to Ratlam Junction handing over to a Ratlam Diesel Loco Shed-based WDM-3A / WDM-3D locomotive for the remainder of the journey until Darbhanga Junction.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 3 times at:

• Samastipur Junction
• Shahganj Junction
• Bina Junction

Rake sharing

The train sharing ita rake with 19167/19168 Sabarmati Express

See also

• Sabarmati Express
• Darbhanga–Ahmedabad Antyodaya Express

References

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