Classic route
Gatimaan Express
Delhi → Jhansi · India
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India’s first 160 km/h train: the “Speedy” express dashes Delhi to Jhansi via Agra’s Taj and the fort city of Gwalior.
Stations
- 0 kmHazrat Nizamuddin Junction
- 188 kmAgra Cantonment
- 306 kmGwalior Junction
- 409 kmVirangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Junction
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 11137768 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Indian Railways — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Gatimaan Express?
The Gatimaan Express runs 403 km from Delhi to Jhansi.
How long does the Gatimaan Express take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 4 h 25 min for the 403 km. That is an average of 91 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the Gatimaan Express?
Indian Railways, with WAP-5, LHB rake.
How old is the Gatimaan Express?
The line has been in service since 2016. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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