Himalayan Queen

Himalayan Queen Express
Overview
Service type Mail/Express
Locale Delhi, Haryana
Current operator(s) Northern Railway zone
Route
Start Delhi Sarai Rohilla (DEE)
Stops 10
End Kalka (KLK)
Distance travelled 305 km (190 mi)
Average journey time 5 hours 30 minutes
Service frequency Daily
On-board services
Class(es) AC Chair Car, Second Sitting, Unreserved
Seating arrangements Yes
Technical
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 64 km/h (40 mph) average with halts

Himalayan Queen is a 3 Daily Intercity Mail/Express Train of the Indian Railways, running between Delhi Sarai Rohilla, Delhi, the capital city of India, and Kalka, the gateway to Himalaya in Haryana for about 305 kilometres (190 mi). The train have Slip Service named Ekta Express which run from Bhivani to Kalka, attach/detach at Panipat Junction.

Number and Nomenclature

The train numbers of the Himalayan Queen are:

Rolling stock

The services utilizes WAP-4 between Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Kalka and WDM-3A between Bhiwani - Panipat. This Train used to source & from/at Hazrat Nizamuddin but shifted to Delhi Sarai Rohilla to overcome Rake Maintenance issues.

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