Suvidha Express
Train in India
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Through Delhi
Overview
The Premium AC special train from Mumbai to Delhi was the first train which was launched on 24 December 2013 during festive season of Christmas and New Year. The train's maiden journey earned 48 percent more than the Mumbai — Delhi Rajdhani that ran during the same period. Encouraged by the successful run of the Mumbai-Delhi premium train, In Railway budget 2014, D. V. Sadananda Gowda, the railway minister announced 5 more such premium AC-special trains on busy routes.
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Features
- Dynamic fare pricing will be followed in this type of train with fare being increased for subsequent bookings.
- Only a 10-30 days Advance reservation period will be permitted for this train with no agent booking allowed.
- There will be no provision for waitlisted ticket. Only RAC & Confirmed tickets are permitted to on-board.
- Tickets will be issued & booking is permitted through IRCTC's website & PRS counters.
- There will be no quota for ladies/tatkal etc. Only general quota is available & No concession (senior citizen, disabled etc.), modification, upgradation, duplicate ticket, cluster bookings, BPT is permitted in this trains.
- Identity card details are required at the time of booking tickets.
- No cancellation is permitted with the only exception being if Indian Railways cancels the train.
- Vacant seats after charting will be available at the respective current booking counters of the train originating station.
Numbering
As similar to the other trains of Indian Railways, these trains also have five digits. Only change is that, the first digit (from Left) is 8. Example: 82615.
Traction
each trains had their own locomotives like WAP-4 , WDM-3D , WDG-4 , WDP-4 , WAG-5 and WAG-7