Yoga Express
The 19031/19032 Ahmedabad Rishikesh Yoga Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Ahmedabad and Rishikesh in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 19031 from Ahmedabad to Rishikesh and as train number 19032 in the reverse direction.
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Express | ||||
| Locale | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Western Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Ahmedabad(ADI) Rishikesh(YNRK) | ||||
| Stops | 40 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,208 km (751 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 25 hours 40 minutes as 19031, 24 hours 50 mins as 19032 | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 19031 / 19032 | ||||
| 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 | Available but No Pantry Car | ||||
| Observation facilities | Rake Sharing with 19143/44 Lok Shakti Express | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 47 km/h (29 mph), including halts | ||||
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Coaches
As it shares rakes with the Lok Shakti Express, it has 1 AC 1st Class cum AC 2 tier, 1 AC 2 tier, 5 AC 3 tier, 10 Sleeper class, 4 General class coaches. As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand. It also carries a Railway Mail coach thus earning it the title of "Mail" in its name when it ran as Haridwar Mail.
Service
It is a daily train & covers the distance of 1280 kilometres in 26 hours 05 mins as 19031 Yoga Express (46.31 km/h) & 1207 kilometres 25 hours 45 mins as 19032 Yoga Express (46.87 km/h). As its average speed is below 55 km/h, it does not have a superfast charge on its fare.

Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
- Ahmedabad Junction
- Sabarmati Junction
- Gandhinagar Capital
- Kalol Junction
- Mahesana Junction
- Unjha
- Palanpur Junction
- Abu Road
- Pindwara
- Jawai Bandh
- Falna
- Rani railway
- Marwar Junction
- Sojat Road
- Haripur
- Beawar
- Ajmer Junction
- Kishangarh
- Phulera Junction
- Jaipur Junction
- Gandhi Nagar Jaipur
- Bandikui Junction
- Alwar Junction
- Kairthal railway station
- Rewari Junction
- Pataudi Road
- Gurgaon
- Delhi Cantonment
- Old Delhi
- Delhi Shahdara Junction
- Ghaziabad Junction
- Naya Ghaziabad
- Modinagar
- Meerut Cantonment
- Meerut City Junction
- Sakhoti Tanda
- khatauli
- Muzaffarnagar
- Deoband
- Tapri Junction
- Roorkee
- Haridwar
- Yog Nagari Rishikesh
Traction
As the route is now fully electrified, It is being hauled by a Vadodara Loco Shed based WAP-7 / Vatva Loco Shed based WAP-4 electric locomotive on its entire journey.
Gallery
19031 Yoga Express
19031 Yoga Express - General/Unreserved coach
19031 Yoga Express - Sleeper Class coach
19031 Yoga Express - AC 3 tier coach
19031 Yoga Express - AC 2 tier coach
19031 Yoga Express - AC 1st Class cum AC 2 tier coach
References
External links
- Haridwar Mail Indian Railways
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