Malwa Express


The 12919/12920 Malwa Express is a superfast express train service of the Indian Railways connecting of Madhya Pradesh and of Jammu and Kashmir. It is currently being operated with 12919/12920 train numbers on daily basis.
The name Malwa signifies the region of Madhya Pradesh where the city of Indore is located.

History

This train was originally introduced between Indore Junction and New Delhi and was then extended to Jammu Tawi. It was the first Indian train to reach Pakistan as a diplomatic gesture.
In Mid 1982 contemporaneous Member Of Parliament from Indore Prakash Chandra Sethi became Railway Minister for a short time, Sectioned Indore New Delhi Express which is named Malwa Express.
On 22 October 1985, it terminated at Lahore in Pakistan running as Indore – Lahore Special, but the service was withdrawn after 55 days due to controversies.
In June 2017, Malwa Express was extended up to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra from Jammu Tawi
It is the 5th train in India and Madhya Pradesh to get an ISO Certificate, after the Bhopal Express, Rewanchal Express and Ahilyanagari Express.
In January 2019, Malwa Express was extended up to from Indore Junction.
In March 2020 it gets LHB Coaches.

Coach Composition

The train consist of 24 coaches :
The 12919/Malwa Express has averages speed of 54 km/hr and covers 1641 km in 30 hrs 40 mins.
The 12920/Malwa Express has averages speed of 54 km/hr and covers 1641 km in 30 hrs 20 mins.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are :
Train NumberStation CodeDeparture StationDeparture TimeDeparture DayArrival StationArrival TimeArrival Day
12919DADN11:45 AMDaily18:25 PMDaily
12920SVDK06:55 AMDaily13:15 PMDaily

Reversals

The train is reversed 2 times at:
Both trains are hauled by a Itarsi Electric Loco Shed based WAP-4 electric locomotive between and. After, both trains are hauled by a Ludhiana Electric Loco Shed based WAP-4 or Ghaziabad Electric Loco Shed based WAP-7 up to and vice versa.