Bandra Terminus–Dehradun Express



The 19019 / 19020 Bandra Terminus–Haridwar Dehradun Express is an express train of Indian Railways Western Railway Zone that runs between Bandra Terminus and Haridwar in India on a daily basis. Initially it ran between Dehradun and Bandra Terminus, but now it runs only between Haridwar and Bandra Terminus as Dehradun Express.

It operates as train number 19019 from Bandra Terminus to Haridwar and as train number 19020 in the reverse direction.

Coaches
The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches:


 * 1 AC First
 * 2 AC Two Tier
 * 6 AC Three tier
 * 2 AC Three tier Economy
 * 6 Sleeper Class
 * 2 General Unreserved
 * 1 Luggage Cum Disabled Coaches
 * 1 Generator Car
 * 1 High Capacity Parcel Van

Coach position
The train consists of 24 coaches.

Service
It is a daily train and covers the distance of 1617 kilometres in 32 hours 15 mins as 19019 Dehradun Express (40.53 km/h) and 32 hours 45 mins as 19020 Dehradun Express (40.29 km/h).

Traction
Before the Mumbai region changed traction to an AC system, Valsad based WCAM-1 engine would haul the train until Vadodara from where a Vadodara-based WAP-4 or WAP-5 would take over until Hazrat Nizamuddin after which a WDM-3A engine from the Tuglakabad shed would take over until Haridwar.

Since Western Railways switched over to AC traction, a Ghaziabad-based WAP-7 hauls the train until Hazrat Nizamuddin after which a WDM-3A engine from the Tuglakabad shed takes over until Haridwar.

Now, both trains are hauled by a Vadodara/Valsad-based WAP-7 until Haridwar and vice versa.

Schedule

 * 19019 Bandra Terminus–Haridwar Dehradun Express leaves Bandra Terminus every day at 00:05AM IST and reaches Haridwar at 08:20AM IST on the next day.
 * 19020 Haridwar–Bandra Terminus Dehradun Express leaves Haridwar every day at 01:30PM IST and reaches Bandra Terminus at 10:15PM IST on the next day.

Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:


 * Bandra Terminus
 * Borivali
 * Vapi
 * Valsad
 * Bilimora
 * Navsari
 * Surat
 * Bharuch Junction
 * Vadodara Junction
 * Ratlam Junction
 * Kota Junction
 * Sawai Madhopur Junction
 * Mathura Junction
 * Hazrat Nizamuddin
 * Ghaziabad Junction
 * Meerut City
 * Muzaffarnagar
 * Saharanpur Junction
 * Roorkee
 * Laksar Junction
 * Haridwar

Incidents
On 8 January 2014, a fire broke out on one of the trains when it was near Dahanu station in Maharashtra. Three carriages were involved. Some passengers escaped "by breaking open the back doors" but nine were killed.