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The Hazur Sahib Nanded–Shri Ganganagar Weekly Express is an Express train belonging to South Central Railway zone that runs between Hazur Sahib Nanded and Shri Ganganagar Junction railway station in India. It is currently being operated with 17623/17624 train numbers on a weekly basis.[1][2][3]

Hazur Sahib Nanded–Shri Ganganagar Weekly Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	19 February 2015; 7 years ago (2015-02-19)
Current operator(s)	South Central Railway zone
Route
Termini	Hazur Sahib Nanded (NED) Shri Ganganagar Junction (SGNR)
Stops	32
Distance travelled	1,992 km (1,238 mi)
Average journey time	39h 25m
Service frequency	Weekly [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)	17623/17624
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering E-catering
Observation facilities	ICF coaches
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	48 km/h (30 mph), including halts

Service

The 17623/Hazur Sahib Nanded–Shri Ganganagar Weekly Express has an average speed of 50.5 km/hr and covers 1992 km in 39h 25m.

The 17624/Shri Ganganagar–Hazur Sahib Nanded Weekly Express has an average speed of 50.5 km/hr and covers 1992 km in 40h 30m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Hazur Sahib Nanded
• Purna Junction
• Akola Junction
• Malkapur
• Bhusaval Junction
• Jalgaon Junction
• Nandurbar
• Surat
• Vadodara Junction
• Ahmedabad Junction
• Abu Road
• Marwar Junction
• Pali Marwar
• Jodhpur Junction
• Merta Road Junction
• Nagaur
• Bikaner Junction
• Shri Ganganagar Junction

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 18 coaches:

• 1 AC II Tier
• 2 AC III Tier
• 7 Sleeper coaches
• 6 General Unreserved
• 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Diesel Loco Shed, Moula Ali WDP-4D diesel locomotive from Nanded to Bikaner and vice versa.

Direction reversal

Train reverses its direction 1 times:

• Purna Junction

See also

• Hazur Sahib Nanded railway station
• Shri Ganganagar Junction railway station

Notes

References

External links

• 17623/Hazur Sahib Nanded–Shri Ganganagar Weekly Express India Rail Info
• 17624/Shri Ganganagar–Hazur Sahib Nanded Weekly Express India Rail Info

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