Ranakpur Express

Ranakpur Express
Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Rajasthan, Gujarat & Maharashtra
First service	15 August 1998
Current operator(s)	North Western Railways
Route
Termini	Bikaner Junction (BKN); Dadar (DDR)
Stops	33
Distance travelled	1,218 km (757 mi)
Average journey time	23 hours 10 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	14707 / 14708
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering ; E-catering
Baggage facilities	Yes
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum, ; 50 km/h (31 mph) average including halts
Route map
Route map

The 14707 / 14708 Ranakpur Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Bikaner and Dadar in India. It operates as train number 14707 from Bikaner to Dadar and as train number 14708 in the reverse direction.^[1]^[2]

It is named after the village of Ranakpur which is located in the Pali district of Rajasthan.

Coaches[edit]

The 14707/14708 Ranakpur Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 4 AC 3 tier, 13 Sleeper Class 4 General Unreserved coaches and 2 seating cum luggage rake.

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

Service[edit]

The 14707 Ranakpur Express covers the distance of 1218 kilometres in 23 hours 20 mins (52 km/h) and 1218 kilometres in 22 hours 55 mins as 14708 Ranakpur Express (53 km/h).

Route and halts[edit]

The 14707/14708 Ranakpur Express runs from Dadar via Borivali, Palghar, Vapi, Surat, Vadodara, Ahmedabad Junction, Palanpur, Abu Road, Falna, Marwar Junction, Luni Junction, Jodhpur, Gotan, Merta Road Junction, Nagaur to Bikaner.

Schedule[edit]

Train number	Station code	Departure station	Departure time	Departure day	Arrival station	Arrival time	Arrival day
14707	BKN	Bikaner	07:50 AM	Daily	Dadar	07:10 AM	Daily
14708	DDR	Dadar	12:35 PM	Daily	Bikaner	11:30 AM	Daily

Traction[edit]

Prior to Western Railway switching to the AC traction, it would be hauled by a WCAM-1 engine until Valsad after which a Vadodara-based WAP-4 and WAP-5 and WAP-7 would haul the train until Ahmedabad Junction following which it would get a WDP-4 / WDP-4B / WDP-4D from the Bhagat Ki Kothi shed until Bikaner Junction.