Avantika Express

Avantika Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast Express
First service	1 May 1985
Current operator(s)	Western Railways
Route
Start	Mumbai Central
Stops	19
End	Indore
Distance travelled	829 km (515 mi)
Average journey time	13 hours 55 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12961 / 12962
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	No Pantry Car
Observation facilities	Rake Sharing with 12927/28 Vadodara Express
Technical
Rolling stock	Standard Indian Railways coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 59.93 km/h (37 mph), including halts
Route map

The 12961/12962 Mumbai Central Indore Avantika Express (Hindi : अवंतिका एक्सप्रेस is a Superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai Central and Indore in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12961 from Mumbai Central to Indore and as train number 12962 in the reverse direction.

The name Avantika is from 'Avanti', the former name of Ujjain, a historical city located near Indore. This is one of the two superfast train connection between Indore and Mumbai, the other being Indore Duronto Express.

Coaches

The Avantika Express has 1 AC 1st Class cum AC 2 tier, 1 AC 2 tier, 5 AC 3 tier, 12 Sleeper class, 4 General class coaches. At times, it also carries a High Capacity Parcel Van. As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

It is a daily train & covers the distance of 829 kilometres in 13 hours 55 mins as 12961 Avantika Express (59.57 km/hr) & 13 hours 45 mins as 12962 Avantika Express (60.29 km/hr).

Traction

Western Railways completed DC Electric Conversion to AC on 5 February 2012. It is now regularly hauled by a Vadodara based WAP 5 or WAP 4E locomotive.

Time Table

12961 Mumbai Central Indore Avantika Express leaves Mumbai Central on a daily basis and reaches Indore the next day.

12962 Indore Mumbai Central Avantika Express leaves Indore on a daily basis and reaches the Mumbai Central the next day.

Gallery

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  Avantika Express - AC 1st Class cum AC 2 tier coach

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  Avantika Express - Sleeper coach

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  Avantika Express sheltering at Indore

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  12961 Avantika Express

External links

• Avantika Express
• https://expresstrainroute.com/trains/12961-avantika-sf-express

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National network / trunk lines	New Delhi–Mumbai main line Konkan Railway Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line Mumbai–Chennai line Jaipur–Ahmedabad line Ahmedabad–Mumbai Main Line
Branch lines / sections	Mathura–Vadodara Section Ahmedabad–Viramgam section Bhusawal–Kalyan section Gandhidham–Ahmedabad main line Gandhidham–Bhuj section Gandhidham–Kandla Port section Gandhidham–Palanpur section Gandhidham–Samakhiali section Jodhpur–Bathinda line Maliya Miyana–Wankaner section Marwar Junction–Munabao line Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section Nagpur–Bhusawal section Samakhiali–Maliya Miyana section Solapur–Guntakal section Surendranagar–Bhavnagar line Viramgam–Mahesana section Viramgam–Maliya Miyana section Viramgam–Okha line Viramgam–Surendra Nagar section Wankaner–Surendra Nagar section
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Defunct lines revived / under revival	Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway Barsi Light Railway
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Railway divisions	Bhusawal Railway Division Pune Railway Division
Railway companies	Central Railway Western Railway West Central Railway Konkan Railway Corporation Great Indian Peninsula Railway Saurashtra Railway Mumbai Port Trust Railway
See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) Suburban rail in India Mumbai Suburban Railway Pune Suburban Railway Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor Bhor Ghat
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Branch lines /sections	Bina–Katni rail route Katni–Bilaspur line Satpura narrow gauge lines Tatanagar–Bilaspur section Bilaspur–Nagpur section Nagpur–Bhusawal section Allahabad–Jabalpur section Jabalpur–Bhusaval section Agra–Bhopal section Bhopal–Nagpur section Nagpur–Hyderabad line Narkhed–Amravati Railway
Monorail	Indore Monorail
Defunct lines revived/under revival	Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway
Defunct lines	Rajputana–Malwa Railway
Named trains	Ahilya Nagari Express Ajmer–Hyderabad Meenakshi Express Amarkantak Express Avantika Express Azad Hind Express Bhopal Bharat Teerth Express Bhopal Jan Shatabdi Express Bhopal Janata Express Bhopal Rajya Rani Express Bhopal–Indore Intercity Express Bhopal–Indore Passenger Bhopal–Jabalpur Intercity Express Bhopal–Mumbai Express Bhopal–Ujjain Passenger Bhopal–Bilaspur Express Bhopal–Bina Passenger Bhopal–Gwalior Intercity Express Bhopal–Howrah Express Bhopal–Indore AC Double Decker Intercity Express Bhopal–Indore AC Double Decker Non-Stop Express Bhopal–Indore Passenger Bhopal–Jaipur Express Bhopal–Jodhpur Passenger Bhopal–Lucknow Express Bhopal–Lucknow–Pratapgarh Express Bhopal–Pratapgarh Express Bina – Katni 505 Passenger Coimbatore Express Chambal Express Chhattisgarh Express Chhindwara - Amritsar Chhattisgarh Express Chitrakoot Express Damoh–Kota Passenger Dayodaya Express Durgavati Express Gondwana Express Grand Trunk Express Gwalior–Chhindwara Express Hazrat Nizamuddin – Indore Express Hazrat Nizamuddin – Jabalpur Express Hazrat Nizamuddin–Bhopal Express Hazrat Nizamuddin–Gwalior Express Himsagar Express Indore–Jaipur Express via Ajmer Indore Express Indore–Bandra Express Indore–Rewa Express Indore Express Indore Tri Shatabdi Indore–Dehradun Express Indore–Hazrat Nizamuddin Express Indore–Maksi Passenger Indore – Nagda Passenger Indore–Nagpur Express Indore–Patna Express Indore – Rajendra Nagar Via. Faizabad Express Indore–Ujjain Passenger Indore–Ajmer Express Indore–Ajmer Link Express Indore–Amritsar Express Indore–Bandra Express Indore–Bhind Express Indore–Bhopal Non-Stop Express Indore Duronto Express Indore–Gwalior Intercity Express Indore–Jabalpur Express Indore–Jabalpur Intercity Express Indore–Jaipur Express Indore–Kota Intercity Express Indore–Pune Express Indore–Rewa Express Indore–Surat Express Indore–Udaipur City Express Indore–Yesvantpur Express Intercity Express – Agra Jabalpur–Indore Intercity Express Jabalpur–Ambikapur Express Jabalpur – Mumbai Central Garib Rath Special Express Jabalpur–Mumbai Garibrath Express Jabalpur–Amravati Express Jabalpur–Bhopal Express Via. Bina Jabalpur–Bhopal Intercity Express Jabalpur Habibganj Jan Shatabdi Express Jabalpur–Indore Express Jabalpur–Jammu Tawi Express Jabalpur–Nagpur Express Jabalpur–New Delhi Express Jabalpur–Rewa Intercity Express Jabalpur Somnath Express Jaipur Superfast Express Lashkar Express Lucknow Bhopal Garibrath Express Madhya Pradesh Sampark Kranti Mahakoshal Express Mahanadi Express Malwa Express Nagpur – Indore Tri Shatabdi Express Narmada Express New Delhi Habibganj Shatabdi Express Panchvalley Express Patalkot Express Rajendra Nagar Patna – Indore Express Ranthambore Express Rewa – Delhi Anand Vihar Express Rewanchal Express Sarguja Express Satpura Express Shaan-e-Bhopal Express Shaktipunj Express Shanti Express Shipra Express Shramik express Surat Bhagalpur Express Surat–Muzaffarpur Express Taj Express Tapti Ganga Express Thiruvananthapuram–Indore Express Udhna Varanasi Express Ujjaini Express Vindhyachal Express
Railway companies	Bengal Nagpur Railway Great Indian Peninsula Railway South East Central Railway Central Railway Western Railway West Central Railway
See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) Datia rail accident Akola–Ratlam (metre gauge trains) Indore–Ajmer metre-gauge trains Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh Dalli-Rajhara–Jagdalpur rail line
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