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The 14311 / 14312 Ala Hazrat Express (via Ahmedabad) had been started in the memory of Ala Hazrat Ahmed Raza Khan,a reformer of the 19th century.

Ala Hazrat Express

Ala Hazrat Express train board
Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Gujarat, Rajasthan, Hariyana, Delhi & Uttar Pradesh
Current operator(s)	Northern Railways
Route
Termini	Bareilly (BE) Bhuj (BHUJ)
Stops	41
Distance travelled	1,543 km (959 mi)
Average journey time	31h 50m
Service frequency	3 Days a week
Train number(s)	14311 / 14312
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available but No Pantry Car
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	52.71 km/h (33 mph) average including halts
Rake sharing	14321/14322 Ala Hazrat Express (via Bhildi)
Route map

About the Train

Ala Hazrat Express The 14311/14312 Via Ahmedabad & 14321/14322 Via Bhildi Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Bareilly and Bhuj in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 14311/14321 from Bareilly to Bhuj and as train number 14312/14322 in the reverse direction.[1]

Coaches

The Ala Hazrat has both 15 reserved( 11 Sleeper, 3 3AC and 1 2AC coach) and 5 unreserved coaches and is led by WDM-3D of IZN Loco Shed. As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand. The coach composition at present is EN-GN-GN-S1-S2-S3-S4-S5-S6-S7-S8-S9-S10-S11-B1-B2-B3-A1-GN-GN-GN

Service

The Ala Hazrat Express covers the distance of 1543 km in 32 hours as 14312/14311 & 1410 km in 28 hours 10 mins as 14322/14321.

Route & Halts

The important stops of the train include:

• Bareilly
• Moradabad
• Ghaziabad
• Old Delhi
• Delhi Cantonment
• Gurgaon
• Rewari
• Alwar
• Bandikui Junction
• Jaipur Junction
• Phulera Junction
• Ajmer Junction
• Marwar Junction
• Abu Road
• Palanpur
• ChandlodiyaB (Ahmedabad)
• Viramgam
• Bhachau
• Gandhidham Junction
• Anjar
• Bhuj

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Vatva Loco Shed based WDM-3D locomotive from Bhuj up to Ahmedabad after which a Ghaziabad Loco Shed based WAP-5 / WAP-7 locomotive hauls the train towards remaining of the journey till Bareilly.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 14321/14322 Ala Hazrat Express (via Bhildi).

Direction reversal

It reverses one time at,

• Gandhidham Junction.

Arrival and departure time

Ala Hazrat Express 14311 leaves from its source point, Bareilly (BE) at 06:35 AM and reach its destination Bhuj at 02:00 PM next day. Ala Hazrat Express 14312 leaves Bhuj at 12.25 PM and reach Bareilly (BE)at 08:30 PM next day. During its journey it travels via 42 stations before reaching its destination.[2]

See also

• Bareilly Junction railway station
• Bhuj railway station
• Ala Hazrat Express (via Bhildi)

References

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