[IRI] Diesel vs Electric locomotive | Shramjeevi SF Meet's Uttarakhand SK At Full Speed Near Dasna

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Channel: Mohd Arif · 2016 · Travel & Events

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GZB WAP4 #22690 with 12392 Shramjeevi SF Express going Towards Moradabad meet's  15036 Uttarakhand Sampark Kranti Express With with TKD shed WDP4D #40290 EMD Loco which is going towards Old Delhi , this video was captured near Dasna Railway Station , this is my first capture of Shramjeevi SF Express with electric loco , 

Few Info About Shramjeevi SF Express -:

     The Shramjeevi Express  is a daily superfast express train of Indian Railways, running between Rajgir, near Nalanda, Bihar, and New Delhi, the capital city of India. Previously it was running between Patna and New Delhi, later extended to Rajgir. this is fastest train (12392) between ghaziabad and moradabad covers journey only in 2 hours The name Shramjeevi signifies the employee/worker, dependent on physical/mental labour (Shram) for their livelihood (Jeevi).

    Train No. 12391 departs from Rajgir daily at 08:10 AM to arrive New Delhi at 05:10 AM next day; covering 1103 km in 21 hrs

    Train No. 12392 departs from New Delhi daily at 01:15 PM to arrive Rajgir at 10:10 AM next day; covering 1103 km in 20:55 hrs

It runs via Bakhtiyarpur, Patna, Mughalsarai, Varanasi, Sultanpur, Lucknow , Bareilly, Moradabad and Ghaziabad
    The train was first introduced between Patna Junction (PNBE) and New Delhi (NDLS)on 2 October 1991 (Gandhi Jayanti).
    Later Nalanda Express run in between Rajgir (RGD) and New Delhi (NDLS), which use to attach/detach with Shramjeevi Express at Patna Junction (PNBE).
    Now whole rake runs between Rajgir (RGD) and New Delhi (NDLS), as Shramjeevi Express.
    Earlier the train belonged to Northern Railway with serial no as 2401/2402, now Rake belongs to East Central Railway, with serial number exchanged with Magadh Express.
    One of the few Indian Railways train used to hauled by twin WDM-2 loco or WDP-4 ,now been replaced by  Electric locomotive (PNBE-NDLS)

Few Info About  Uttarakhand Sampark Kranti  :-

   Uttarakhand Sampark Kranti Express is a Sampark Kranti Express train which connects New Delhi Railway Station to Ramnagar and Kathgodam of Uttarakhand state in India. The train runs daily via Moradabad, then split into two trains, one is for Ramnagar and another for Kathgodam station.

Departure from Delhi: Train splits for two destination, Ramnagar and Kathgodam at Moradabad railway station junction.

Arrival to Delhi: Train start from Kathgodam station and connect to Ramnagar Delhi Link Express for New Delhi Railway Station.

Main Route-  OLD  Delhi Railway Station Jn., Ghaziabad, Amroha, Moradabad railway station Jn., Rampur Jn., Bilaspur Road, Rudrapur, Lalkuan Jn. Haldwani and Kathgodam.

Slip Route - OLD Delhi Railway Station Jn., Ghaziabad, Amroha, Moradabad railway station Jn., Kashipur Jn. and Ramnagar

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