Sabarmati Express

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| name = Ahmedabad-Varanasi Sabarmati Express

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| type = Express

| locale =

| first = Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh & Uttar Pradesh

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| operator = Western Railway

| ridership =

| start = {{stnlnk|Ahmedabad}} (ADI)

| stops = 50

| end = {{stnlnk|Varanasi City}} (BCY)

| distance = {{convert|1592|km|abbr=on}}

| journeytime = 35hrs 05 mins

| frequency = 4 days a week

| class = AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved

| seating = No

| sleeping = Yes

| autorack =

| catering = On-board catering,
E-catering

| observation = Rake sharing with 19165/19166 Ahmedabad–Darbhanga Sabarmati Express

| entertainment =

| baggage = No

| otherfacilities = Below the seats

| stock = LHB coach

| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}}

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| trainnumber = 19167 / 19168

| speed = {{cvt|44|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts.

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The 19167 / 19168 Ahmedabad-Varanasi Sabarmati Express is an express train which connects the city of Ahmedabad in the western state of Gujarat to Varanasi city in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh through Jhansi. The train may take up to two days to complete the journey. It travels through Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.

History

On 27 February 2002, the train was stopped outside Godhra Junction railway station because of the emergency chain being pulled. The train was then attacked.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12534127] BBC News[https://web.archive.org/web/20130602070023/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrint_TOI&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOIM/2008/09/27&ID=Ar01400 The Godhra conspiracy as Justice Nanavati saw it] The Times of India, 28 September 2008. Retrieved 2012-02-19. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130602070023/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrint_TOI&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOIM/2008/09/27&ID=Ar01400 Archived] 21 February 2012.

Fifty-nine Hindu pilgrims who were returning from the holy city of Ayodhya, were trapped and killed in the burning train. The incident is perceived as the trigger for the widespread 2002 Gujarat riots.

Route and halts

The important stops of the train are:

{{stnlnk|Ahmedabad Junction}}
{{stnlnk|Maninagar}}
{{stnlnk|Nadiad Junction}}
{{stnlnk|Anand Junction}}
{{stnlnk|Chhayapuri||Chhayapuri (Vadodara)}}
{{stnlnk|Godhra Junction}}
{{stnlnk|Dahod}}
{{stnlnk|Ratlam Junction}}
{{stnlnk|Ujjain Junction}}
{{stnlnk|Ruthiyai Junction}}
{{stnlnk|Guna Junction}}
ASHOKNAGAR
{{stnlnk|Bina Junction}}
Virangana Laxmibai Jhasi
{{stnlnk|Kanpur Central}}
{{stnlnk|Lucknow Charbagh}}
{{stnlnk|Faizabad Junction}}
{{stnlnk|Ayodhya Junction}}
Goshain Ganj
{{stnlnk|Akbarpur Junction}}
Malipur
Shahganj Junction
{{stnlnk|Jaunpur Junction}}
{{stnlnk|Varanasi Junction}}

Coach composite

The train consists of 22 coaches:

2 AC II Tier
6 AC III Tier
8 Sleeper coaches
4 General
1 Seating and luggage / Generator car

Traction

As the route is fully electrified, it is hauled by a Vadodara Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive for its entire journey.

Schedule

Train number	Station code	Departure station	Departure time (IST)	Departure days	Arrival station	Arrival time	Arrival days
class="wikitable"
19167	ADI	Ahmedabad Junction	11:10 PM	MON TUE THU SAT	Varanasi City	10:15 AM	WED THU SAT MON
19168	BCY	Varanasi City	2:05 PM	SUN TUE THU FRI	Ahmedabad Junction	1:10 AM	TUE THU SAT SUN