Classic route
Swarna Shatabdi
Delhi → Amritsar · India
The Swarna Shatabdi day train (1994) speeds from the capital to the Golden Temple city of Amritsar in a shade over six hours.
How this line was checked
- The 248 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 5561601 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 5 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 Swarna Shatabdi?
The Swarna Shatabdi runs 448 km from Delhi to Amritsar.
How long does the Swarna Shatabdi take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 6 h 15 min for the 448 km. That is an average of 72 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 110 km/h.
Who runs the Swarna Shatabdi?
Indian Railways, with WAP-7, LHB rake.
How old is the Swarna Shatabdi?
The line has been in service since 1994. 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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