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The 12919 / 12920 Malwa Express is a Superfast Express train service of the Indian Railways connecting Dr. Ambedkar Nagar of Madhya Pradesh and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra of Jammu and Kashmir. It is currently being operated with 12919/12920 train numbers on a daily basis.[1][2]

Malwa Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Punjab & Jammu & Kashmir
First service	2 April 1984; 38 years ago (1984-04-02)
Current operator(s)	Western Railways
Route
Termini	Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (DADN) Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK)
Stops	51
Distance travelled	1,641 km (1,020 mi)
Average journey time	30 hours 40 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12919 / 12920
On-board services
Class(es)	1st AC, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Operating speed	54 km/h (34 mph) average with halts
Route map

The name Malwa signifies the region of Madhya Pradesh where the city of Indore is located.

History

This train was originally introduced between Indore Junction and New Delhi and was then extended to Jammu Tawi. It was the first Indian train to reach Pakistan as a diplomatic gesture. In mid 1982 contemporaneous Member of Parliament from Indore Prakash Chandra Sethi became Railway Minister for a short time, Sectioned Indore New Delhi Express which is named Malwa Express.

On 22 October 1985, it terminated at Lahore in Pakistan running as Indore–Lahore Special, but the service was withdrawn after 55 days due to controversies.

In June 2017, Malwa Express was extended up to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra from Jammu Tawi.

It is the 5th train in India and Madhya Pradesh to get an ISO certificate, after the Bhopal Express, Rewanchal Express and Ahilyanagari Express.

In January 2019, Malwa Express was extended up to Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow) from Indore Junction.

In March 2020 it gets LHB coaches.

Coach composition

The train consists of 22 coaches: * 1 First AC

• 2 AC II Tier
• 6 AC III Tier
• 8 Sleeper class
• 1 Pantry car
• 2 General Unreserved
• 2 EOG

Service

• The 12919/Malwa Superfast Express has an average speed of 55 km/hr and covers 1641 km in 29 hrs 20 mins.[3]
• The 12920/Malwa Superfast Express has an average speed of 55 km/hr and covers 1641 km in 30 hrs 20 mins.[4]

Route & Halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Dr. Ambedkar Nagar
• Indore Junction
• Dewas Junction
• Ujjain Junction
• Maksi Junction
• Bhopal Junction
• Vidisha
• Bina Junction
• Lalitpur Junction
• Jhansi Junction
• Gwalior Junction
• Agra Cantonment
• Mathura Junction
• Hazrat Nizamuddin
• New Delhi
• Ambala Cantonment
• Sirhind
• Ludhiana Junction
• Jalandhar Cantonment
• Pathankot Cantonment
• Jammu Tawi
• Udhampur
• Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra

Schedule

Train number	Station code	Departure station	Departure time	Departure day	Arrival station	Arrival tme	Arrival dy
12919	DADN	Dr. Ambedkar Nagar	11:50 AM	Daily	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra	Second day 05:10 PM	Daily
12920	SVDK	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra	08:35 AM	Daily	Dr. Ambedkar Nagar	Second day 02:30 PM	Daily

Reversals

The train is reversed 2 times at:

• Ujjain Junction
• Bhopal Junction

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Vadodara based WAP-5 locomotive between Dr. Ambedkar Nagar and Bhopal Junction. After Bhopal Junction, both trains are hauled by a Itarsi based WAP-7 locomotive up to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and vice versa.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Indore–Jammu Tawi Weekly Superfast Express
• Indore–Chandigarh Weekly Express
• Indore–Dehradun Express
• Indore–Amritsar Express
• Indore–New Delhi Intercity Express

References

External links

• Train status

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