Jhelum Express


The Jhelum Express is a daily train on the Indian Railways. It runs from Pune, the cultural capital of Maharashtra, to Jammu Tawi, the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir, in North India.
The train is strategically important, as it connects the headquarters of the Southern Command of the Indian Army, Pune, with an important border city. And Military Reserved Compartment

History

The Jhelum Express is one of the oldest trains originating from Pune. Started in 1979, it was the first train connecting Pune to the capital city of New Delhi. The train was initially started for the army.

Number and nomenclature

The train was named for the River Jhelum, a notable river in Jammu and Kashmir. The Up train, Pune – Jammu Tawi, has the number 11077, while the Down train, Jammu Tawi – Pune, is numbered 11078.

Route

11077 - Jhelum Express - PUNE JN to JAMMU TAWI
Pune Departure - 17:20
Jammu Tawi - 10:05
Station NameStation Code
PUNE JNPUNE
URULIURI
DAUND JNDD
AHMADNAGARANG
BELAPURBAP
KOPARGAONKPG
MANMAD JNMMR
NANDGAONNGN
CHALISGAON JNCSN
PACHORA JNPC
JALGAON JNJL
BHUSAVAL JNBSL
BURHANPURBAU
KHANDWAKNW
CHHANERACAER
HARDAHD
TIMARNITBN
BANAPURABPF
ITARSI JNET
HOSHANGABADHBD
HABIBGANJHBJ
BHOPAL JNBPL
VIDISHABHS
GANJ BASODABAQ
BINA JNBINA
DHAURADUA
LALITPURLAR
BABINABAB
JHANSI JNJHS
DATIADAA
DABRADBA
GWALIOR JN.GWL
MORENAMRA
DHAULPURDHO
AGRA CANTTAGC
RAJA KI MANDIRKM
MATHURA JNMTJ
FARIDABADFDB
HAZRAT NIZAMUDDINNZM
NEW DELHINDLS
SUBZI MANDISZM
NARELANUR
SONIPATSNP
GANAURGNU
SAMALKHASMK
PANIPAT JNPNP
GHARAUNDAGRA
KARNALKUN
TARAORITRR
KURUKSHETRA JNKKDE
AMBALA CANT JNUMB
AMBALA CITYUBC
RAJPURA JNRPJ
SIRHIND JNSIR
KHANNAKNN
LUDHIANA JNLDH
PHAGWARA JNPGW
JALANDHAR CANTJRC
TANDA URMARTDO
DASUYADZA
MUKERIANMEX
PATHANKOT CANTTPTKC
KATHUAKTHU
HIRA NAGARHRNR
SAMBASMBX
VIJIYPUR JAMMUVJPJ
JAMMU TAWIJAT

Future prospects

With the doubling and electrification of the Daund – Manmad section and the Jalandhar – Pathankot – Jammu Tawi section, the Jhelum Express is expected to run faster, with comparatively less running time. Moreover, with the completion of Katra Banihal section in 2018 December, the train is also expected to be extended to Srinagar, linking the important army setups in Kashmir with Northern Command headquarters in Udhampur and Southern Command headquarters in Pune.

Traction

Initially it was hauled by Pune based twin WDM-3A or a single WDP-4 from Pune till Manmad after which it was hauled by a Bhusaval based WAP-4 or Ghaziabad based WAP-7 or WAP-4 until Jalandhar after which it was hauled by a Ludhiana based WDM-3A till Jammu Tawi.
With the electrification of the Jalandhar-Pathankot-Jammu Tawi section in 2014 and Pune-Daund-Manmad section in 2016, it is hauled end-to-end by either a Bhusaval based WAP-4 or a Ghaziabad based WAP-7.

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