Swaraj Express

The 12471 / 12472 Swaraj Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Northern Railways Zone that runs between Bandra Terminus and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra in India. It gets a very high priority on its route.

It operates as train number 12471 from Bandra Terminus to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and as train number 12472 in the reverse direction.

It would initially run from Mumbai Central. Later it was transferred to Bandra Terminus.

Coaches
The train has standard LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h between Virar and Block Hut 01. The train consists of 22 coaches:
 * 1 AC I
 * 2 AC II Tier
 * 5 AC III Tier
 * 10 Sleeper coaches
 * 1 Pantry car
 * 2 General Unreserved
 * 2 End-on generator

As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service
12471 Bandra Terminus–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Swaraj Express covers the distance of 2030 kilometres in 33 hours 15 mins (63.41 km/h) and 2030 kilometres in 32 hours 55 mins (63.24 km/h) as 12472 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra–Bandra Terminus Swaraj Express.

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Route & halts

 * Bandra Terminus
 * Borivali
 * Surat
 * Vadodara Junction
 * Godhra Junction
 * Ratlam Junction
 * Nagda Junction
 * Kota Junction
 * Sawai Madhopur
 * Mathura Junction
 * Hazrat Nizamuddin
 * New Delhi
 * Panipat Junction
 * Ambala Cantonment
 * Ludhiana Junction
 * Jalandhar Cantonment
 * Kathua
 * Jammu Tawi
 * Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra

Rake sharing
This train shares its rake with,


 * 12473/12474 Gandhidham–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Sarvodaya Express
 * 12475/12476 Hapa–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Sarvodaya Express
 * 12477/12478 Jamnagar–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express

Traction
It is hauled by a Ghaziabad Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from end to end.