Marusagar Express
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| Marusagar Express | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Service type | Superfast | ||||
| Status | Active | ||||
| Locale | Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan | ||||
| First service | 4 September 2004 | ||||
| Current operator | North Western Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Ernakulam Junction (ERS) Ajmer Junction (AII) | ||||
| Stops | 33 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 2,554 km (1,587 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 43h 0m | ||||
| Service frequency | Weekly | ||||
| Train number | 12977 / 12978 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Classes | AC 1 tier, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, AC 3 tier Economy, Sleeper class, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | Available | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
| Baggage facilities | No | ||||
| Other facilities | Below the seats | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 59 km/h (37 mph) average including halts. | ||||
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The 12977 / 12978 Marusagar Express is an Superfast Express train belonging to North Western Railway zone that runs between Ernakulam Junction and Ajmer Junction in India.[1][2]
The service of this train was proposed in year 1999 rail budget from Indore Junction railway station of Indore, Madhya Pradesh as Indore–Mangalore Weekly Express but due to non-availability of the rake and traction and delay in the service at Mangalore, the erstwhile Indore–Chennai Ahilyanagari Express got extended to Cochin & Trivandrum Central via Ernakulam. A weekly train was also started from Indore Junction to Kochuveli via Mangalore. Later after several demands the train was started on 4 September 2002 from Ratlam Junction, Madhya Pradesh to Mangalore Junction as 'Ratlam–Mangalore Superfast Express' with 10 AC coaches, 10 Sleeper, 2 General and 2 SLR coaches. Since, Ratlam was an intermediate station for Jaipur and Vadodara respectively and to avoid the changes made in the route of Ratlam–Mangalore Express, Later in year 2003 it got extended to Jaipur on one side and to Ernakulam on other side. From 2009 September onwards, the service of this train was extended up to Ajmer Junction. It is the fourth fastest train of North Western Railways after 12973/12974 Indore–Jaipur Express, 12181/12182 Jaipur–Jabalpur Super Fast Express & 12465/12466 Jodhpur–Indore Intercity Express. This train is in the "Superfast" category, and so has more importance than normal passenger and express train.
Origin of name
The word "MaruSagar" essentially means "Desert-Ocean". The word "Maru" refers to the Thar Desert in Rajasthan and the word "Sagar" refers to the ocean (the Arabian Sea). Thus, the train connects the desert state of Rajasthan to the Arabian Sea coast in the West. It travels from Ajmer in Rajasthan to Kochi, in Kerala, passing through the towns of Jaipur, Sawai Madhopur, Kota, Nagda, Ratlam Junction, Vadodara, Panvel, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Goa, Mangalore, Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode, Tirur, Shoranur Junction and Thrissur on the way. After Vadodara, the train travels along the western coast of India beside the Arabian Sea.
Train details
Train composition
LOCO-SLR-GS-GS-S1-S2-S3-S4-S5-S6-S7-S8-S9-S10-PC-B5-B4-B3-B2-B1-A1-HB1-GS-GS-SLR;
Loco link
earlier was WDP-4. The train runs hauls by A Erode Wap 7 & Ghaziabad Wap 5 on its entire journey.