Bandra Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin Yuva Express

Bandra Terminus – Hazrat Nizamuddin
Yuva Express
Overview
Service typeYuva Express
First service15 January 2010 (2010-01-15)
Current operator(s)Western Railway
Route
TerminiBandra Terminus (BDTS)
Hazrat Nizamuddin (NZM)
Stops5
Distance travelled1,367 km (849 mi)
Average journey time16 hour 45 minutes
Service frequencyWeekly
Train number(s)12247 / 12248
On-board services
Class(es)AC Chair Car, AC 3 Tier
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Auto-rack arrangementsOverhead racks
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering,
E-catering
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Baggage facilitiesNo
Other facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coach
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed82 km/h (51 mph) average including halts, 130 km/h (81 mph) maximum.
Route map
Yuva Express (Mumbai Bandra–Nizamuddin) route map

The 12247 / 12248 Bandra Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin Yuva Express is a Yuva Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Bandra Terminus and Hazrat Nizamuddin in India. It serves the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi. As of 2025, it is the only operating train of its class.

Coach composition

Initially, the train was operated with 19 ICF coaches, consisting of 2 Generator Cars (EOG), 6 AC Economy Chair Car Coaches (J) and 11 Third AC coaches (3A). The chair car coaches were painted in the characteristic Yuva Express livery, while the Third AC coaches bore the ICF Rajdhani livery.

From 2 May, 2025, the train has been running with a rake of 22 Linke-Hoffman Busch coaches, consisting of 2 Generator Cars (EOG), 2 AC Chair Car Coaches (CC) and 18 Third AC Economy coaches (3E). [1]It shares its rake with the Bandra Terminus - Bikaner AC Superfast Express. The primary maintenance is executed at Bandra Terminus.

Legends
EOG/SLR PC MIL H A HA B AB G K E C S D GEN/UR
Generator cum luggage van Pantry car or Hot buffet car Military coach First AC (1A) Second AC (2A) First AC cum Second AC Third AC (3A) Third AC cum Second AC Third AC economy (3E) Anubhuti coach (K) Executive chair car (EC) AC Chair car (CC) Sleeper class (SL) Second seating (2S) General or Unreserved
  Loco and other service coach
  AC coach
  Non-AC coach

Coach composition of 12247 (ex. Bandra Terminus)

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
EOG C2 C1 M18 M17 M16 M15 M14 M13 M12 M11 M10 M9 M8 M7 M6 M5 M4 M3 M2 M1 EOG


Coach composition of 12248 (ex. Hazrat Nizamuddin)

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
EOG M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 M11 M12 M13 M14 M15 M16 M17 M18 C1 C2 EOG

Service

  • The 12247 Bandra Terminus – Hazrat Nizamuddin Yuva Express leaves Bandra Terminus at 17:30 hrs every Friday and arrives at Hazrat Nizamuddin the next day at 10:15 hrs.
  • The 12248 Hazrat Nizamuddin – Bandra Terminus Yuva Express leaves Hazrat Nizamuddin at 16:30 hrs every Saturday and reaches Bandra Terminus the next day at 09:15 hrs.
  • The train covers a distance of 1,367 km (849 mi) in 16 hrs 45 min, averaging at 82 km/h (51 mph). The maximum permissible speed is 130 km/h (81 mph).
  • As the average speed of the train is more than 55 km/h, its fare includes a superfast surcharge.

Route and halts

The train travels along the Mumbai - Delhi main line. The halts of this train are as given below:

  1. Bandra Terminus (start)
  2. Surat
  3. Vadodara Junction
  4. Ratlam Junction
  5. Kota Junction
  6. Mathura Junction
  7. Hazrat Nizamuddin (end)

Traction

The route is fully electrified. Prior to Western Railway switching to the AC traction, it would be hauled by a WCAM-2/2P engine until Vadodara Junction after which it would get either a WAP-7 locomotive from Ghaziabad shed or a WAP-4 from the Vadodara shed.

Since Western Railway switched over to AC traction in February 2012, it is hauled from end to end by a WAP-7 electric locomotive from Vadodara Loco Shed.

  • 12247 Yuva Express – AC Chair Car
    12247 Yuva Express – AC Chair Car
  • 12247 Yuva Express at Bandra Terminus
    12247 Yuva Express at Bandra Terminus
  • 12247 Yuva Express – coach J4
    12247 Yuva Express – coach J4

References

  1. ^ "बान्द्रा निजामुद्दीन बान्द्रा युवा एक्सप्रेस भी हो जाएगी LHB". Retrieved 21 July 2025.

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