Santragachi–Ajmer Weekly Express

The 18009 / 18010 Santragachi–Ajmer Weekly Express is an Express train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Santragachi Junction and Ajmer Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 18009/18010 train numbers on a weekly basis.

Service

 * 18009 Santragachi–Ajmer Weekly Express has an average speed of 50 km/h and covers 1986 km in 39h 55m.
 * 18010 Ajmer–Santragachi Weekly Express has an average speed of 51 km/h and covers 1986 km in 39h 00m.

Route and halts

 * Santragachi Junction
 * Kharagpur Junction
 * Tatanagar Junction
 * Barkakana Junction
 * Barwadih Junction
 * Daltonganj
 * Chopan
 * Singrauli
 * Katni Murwara Junction
 * Saugor
 * Guna Junction
 * Kota Junction
 * Chanderiya
 * Bhilwara
 * Ajmer Junction

Coach composition
The train has Modern LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches:


 * 2 AC II Tier
 * 6 AC III Tier
 * 10 Sleeper Coaches
 * 2 General Unreserved
 * 2 End on Generation (EOG) Coaches

Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Santragachi-based WAP-4 locomotive from end to end.

Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with,
 * 22829/22830 Shalimar–Bhuj Weekly Superfast Express
 * 22825/22826 Shalimar–Chennai Central Weekly SF Express
 * 22851/22852 Santragachi–Mangalore Central Vivek Express.

Direction reversal
The train reverses its direction 3 times at:


 * Chopan
 * Kota Junction
 * Chanderiya.