Secunderabad–Porbandar Weekly Express

The 20967 / 20968 Secunderabad–Porbandar Weekly Express is an Express train belonging to Western Railway zone that runs between Secunderabad Junction and Porbandar in India. It is currently being operated with 20967/20968 train numbers on a weekly basis.^[1][2]

Secunderabad–Porbandar Weekly Express

Secunderabad-Porbandar Express train board.
Overview
Service type	Express
First service	11 July 2012; 13 years ago (2012-07-11)
Current operator(s)	Western Railway
Route
Termini	Secunderabad (SC) Porbandar (PBR)
Stops	16
Distance travelled	1,682 km (1,045 mi)
Average journey time	31 hrs 15 mins
Service frequency	Weekly [a]
Train number(s)	20967 / 20968
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering, E-catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	55 km/h (34 mph) average including halts.

Coach composition

Secunderabad–Porbandar Express near Hi-Tech City railway station in Hyderabad

The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 24 coaches:

• 1 AC First
• 2 AC II Tier
• 6 AC III Tier
• 9 Sleeper coaches
• 1 Pantry car
• 3 General Unreserved
• 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Service

• The 20967/Secunderabad–Porbandar Weekly Express has an average speed of 55 km/h and covers 1682 km in 30 hrs 40 mins.
• The 20968/Porbandar–Secunderabad Weekly Express has an average speed of 54 km/h and covers 1682 km in 31 hrs.

Route & halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Secunderabad Junction
• Wadi Junction
• Kalaburagi Junction
• Solapur
• Daund Junction
• Pune Junction
• Karjat Junction
• Kalyan Junction
• Bhiwandi Road
• Vasai Road
• Vapi
• Valsad
• Surat
• Ankleshwar Junction
• Vadodara Junction
• Ahmedabad Junction
• Viramgam Junction
• Surendranagar Junction
• Rajkot Junction
• Hapa
• Jamnagar
• Wansjaliya
• Porbandar

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Vatva Loco Shed-based WAP4E Electric locomotive from Porbandar to Secunderabad and vice versa.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with;

• 12905/12906 Shalimar–Porbandar Superfast Express
• 20937/20938 Porbandar–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Superfast Express
• 19269/19270 Porbandar–Muzaffarpur Express.

See also

• Howrah–Porbandar Express
• Porbandar railway station
• Porbandar–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Superfast Express
• Porbandar–Muzaffarpur Express

Notes

1. Runs one day in a week for every direction.