Gatiman Express

{{Short description|Semi-high speed train by Indian Railways}}

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{{Infobox rail service

| name = Gatiman Express

| logo = Ministry of Railways India.svg

| color = 6495ed

| image =

| image_width = 300 px

| caption = Gatiman Express at Jhansi Junction with Train Board

| type = Shatabdi Express

| status = Operational

| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|2016|4|5}} ({{small|Inaugural run}})
{{start date and age|df=yes|2018|4|1}} ({{small|Extended to Virangana Lakshmibai Junction}})

| operator = Indian Railways IRCTC

| website = https://indianrailways.gov.in/

| start = Hazrat Nizamuddin (NZM)

| stops = Agra Cantt
Gwalior Junction

| end = Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Junction (VGLJ)

| distance = {{cvt|403|km}}

| journeytime = 4 hours 25 minutes

| frequency = 6 days a week (Except Friday)

| trainnumber = 12049{{cite web|url=http://railenquiry.in/schedule/12049/|title=12049 Schedule / Time Table|access-date=16 March 2017|publisher=railenquiry.in|archive-date=17 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317054616/http://railenquiry.in/schedule/12049/|url-status=live}} / 12050{{cite web|url=http://railenquiry.in/schedule/12050/|title=12050 Schedule / Time Table|access-date=16 March 2017|publisher=railenquiry.in|archive-date=25 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525133451/https://railenquiry.in/schedule/12050/|url-status=live}}

| class = AC Chair Car

| seating = Yes

| sleeping = No

| catering = Yes

| observation = Large windows

| baggage = Overhead racks

| otherfacilities = Smoke Alarms
Passenger Information System

| stock = LHB coach

| gauge = {{RailGauge|1,676mm|allk=on}} Broad gauge

| electrification = 25 kV AC at 50 Hz

| speed = Max: {{cvt|130|km/h|0}}
Avg: {{cvt|91|km/h|0}}

| owners = Indian Railways

| maintenance = Indian Railways

| map = {{Gatimaan Express Route}}

| map_state = collapsed

}}

The 12049 / 12050 Gatiman Express is an express train run by Indian Railways.{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhiagra-semihigh-speed-train-to-be-named-gatimaan-express/article6493500.ece|title=Train to be named Gatimaan Express|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=5 April 2016|archive-date=1 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141201183222/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhiagra-semihigh-speed-train-to-be-named-gatimaan-express/article6493500.ece|url-status=live }} It connects Hazrat Nizamuddin in Delhi and Jhansi railway stations.{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/delhi/delhi-agra-semi-high-speed-train-to-be-named-gatimaan-express_1483356.html|title=Delhi-Agra semi-high speed train to be named Gatimaan Express|work=Zee News|access-date=5 April 2016|archive-date=29 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129070804/http://zeenews.india.com/news/delhi/delhi-agra-semi-high-speed-train-to-be-named-gatimaan-express_1483356.html|url-status=live}}

The train is equipped with a 5,400HP electric locomotive and has 12 coaches which covers the {{cvt|403|km}} journey in 4 hours 25 minutes at an average speed of {{cvt|91|km/h}}.{{cite web|url=https://rdso.indianrailways.gov.in/works/uploads/File/Amend%2004%20lh-eo-var%2034.pdf|title= Amendment no. 4 to the Revised speed certificate for operation of trains hauled by single WAP5 class locomotive on New Delhi-Agra Cantt.-New Delhi section|date= 16 February 2018|publisher= Railway Design and Standards Organization|access-date= 4 May 2022|quote=|page=}} {{As of|2024}}, the train achieves the maximum operational speed achieved by any operating train in India with a speed of {{cvt|160|kph|abbr=on}} on the Tughlakabad{{ndash}}Agra section.{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/delhi-to-agra-in-100-minutes-indias-semi-bullet-train-hits-tracks-next-week/|title=Delhi To Agra In 100 Minutes: Gatimaan Express hits tracks next week|newspaper=Indian Express|access-date=2016-04-05|archive-date=2 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402101843/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/delhi-to-agra-in-100-minutes-indias-semi-bullet-train-hits-tracks-next-week/|url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=S. Vijay |title=Railways to bring down speed of select Vande Bharat, Gatiman Express trains |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/speed-of-select-vande-bharat-gatiman-express-trains-to-be-cut-down-for-safety/article68331836.ece |access-date=4 September 2024 |work=The Hindu |date=25 June 2024 |language=en-IN |quote=he speed of Gatiman and Vande Bharat Express trains would be reduced from 160 kmph to 130 kmph}} The train runs six days a week.{{cite news |title=Gatimaan Express: India launches 'fastest train' at 160km/h |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-35966745 |work=BBC News |date=5 April 2016 |quote=Gatimaan Express will run six days a week, except on Fridays, the railway ministry said in a statement.}}

In October 2014, Indian Railways applied for a safety certificate from the Commission of Railway Safety to start the service and the train was officially announced in June 2015.{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/delhi-agra-semi-high-speed-train-gatimaan-express/1/395346.html|title=Delhi-Agra semi-high speed train to be named Gatimaan Express|work=India Today|access-date=5 April 2015|archive-date=20 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120173323/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/delhi-agra-semi-high-speed-train-gatimaan-express/1/395346.html|url-status=live }} The first service ran on 5 April 2016 from Hazrat Nizamuddin and Agra Cantonment.{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/gatimaan-express-indias-fastest-train-to-debut-on-tuesday-1308845|title=Gatimaan Express, India's Fastest Train, To Debut On Tuesday|work=NDTV|access-date=2016-04-05|archive-date=2 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402150555/http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/gatimaan-express-indias-fastest-train-to-debut-on-tuesday-1308845|url-status=live }}{{cite news|title=Gatimaan Express reaches Agra within targeted 100 minutes|work=India Today|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/gatimaan-express-reaches-agra-in-targeted-99-minutes/1/635554.html|date=5 April 2016|access-date=5 April 2016|archive-date=1 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201234438/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/gatimaan-express-reaches-agra-in-targeted-99-minutes/1/635554.html|url-status=live }} The train was extended from Agra to Gwalior on 19 February 2018 and then to Virangana Lakshmibai junction on 1 April 2018.{{cite news|last= Duttagupta|first= Samonway|date= 5 April 2018|title= Madhya Pradesh-bound Gatimaan Express train extended till Jhansi|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/things-to-do/madhya-pradesh-bound-gatimaan-express-train-extended-till-jhansi/as63626782.cms|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date= 4 May 2022}}

In 2024, the loco pilot and assistant loco pilot of the train violated the advisory speed limits between Jajau and Mania railway stations.{{cite news |title=Railway Board sets up committee, holds meeting to ascertain why drivers violate speed restrictions |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/railway-board-sets-up-committee-drivers-violate-speed-restrictions-9395814/ |work=The Indian Express |date=16 June 2024 |language=en |quote=In the first incident, the loco pilot and assistant loco pilot of the Gatiman Express, India’s first semi-high-speed train which runs at 160 kmph speed between Hazrat Nizamuddin in Delhi and Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Junction in Uttar Pradesh, violated the advisory speed}} In June 2024, the maximum speed of the train was reduced from 160 km/h to 130 km/h until the installation of the Kavach autonomous train protection system on the route.{{cite news |title=Indian Railways reduces speed of Vande Bharat and Gatiman Express trains to 130 kmph - ET Infra |url=https://infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/railways/indian-railways-reduces-speed-of-vande-bharat-and-gatiman-express-trains-to-130-kmph/111340602 |access-date=4 September 2024 |work=ETInfra.com |agency=Economic Times |language=en |quote=Gatimaan Express and Vande Bharat, two semi-high speed trains}}{{cite news |title=Why Has Indian Railways Decided To Reduce Speed Of Vande Bharat And Gatiman Express -- Explained |url=https://zeenews.india.com/railways/why-has-indian-railways-decided-to-reduce-speed-of-vande-bharat-and-gatiman-express-explained-2760722.html |access-date=4 September 2024 |work=Zee News |language=en |quote=The speed of these trains will now reduced from the current 160 kmph to 130 kmph.}}