The 12925 / 12926 Paschim Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Bandra Terminus in Mumbai (Maharashtra) and Amritsar in Punjab and Kalka in Haryana. Western Railway said that it will run with highly refurbished LHB coaches from Bandra Terminus on 15 October 2020 and from Amritsar & Kalka from 17 October 2020.

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Paschim Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast
Locale	Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Chandigarh & Punjab
First service	24 December 1956; 65 years ago (1956-12-24)
Current operator(s)	Western Railways
Route
Termini	Bandra Terminus (BDTS) Amritsar Junction (ASR) Kalka (KLK)
Stops	40
Distance travelled	1,821 km (1,132 mi)
Average journey time	31 hours 10 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12925 / 12926
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	No rake sharing but maintains 4 separate rakes for service
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	61 km/h (38 mph) average including halts
Route map

It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12925 / 22925 from Bandra Terminus to Amritsar / Kalka and as train number 12926 / 22926 in the reverse direction.

Route & Halts

• Bandra Terminus
• Borivali
• Vapi
• Valsad
• Navsari
• Surat
• Vadodara Junction
• Ratlam Junction
• Nagda
• Kota Junction
• Gangapur City
• Bharatpur Junction
• Mathura Junction
• Hazrat Nizamuddin
• New Delhi
• Panipat
• Karnal
• Ambala Cantonment
• Chandigarh
• Ludhiana
• Jalandhar City
• Beas Junction
• Amritsar

Traction

It is hauled by a Vadodara Loco Shed based WAP-7 locomotive from end to end.

References