of the Southern Command of the Indian Army, Pune, with an important border city.
HISTORY;
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The Jhelum Express is one of the oldest trains originating from Pune. This train was started in 1977. It was the first train connecting Pune to the Capital City of New Delhi. The train was initially started for the army. The Indian Army is a big organisation unit of India.
NUMBER & NOMENCLATURE;
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The train was given the name "Jhelum" as the River Jhelum is 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.
ARRIVAL & DEPARTURE;
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The Up train heading for Jammu Tawi leaves Pune at 17:20 hrs. It arrives New Delhi on the next day at 20:45 hrs, and Jammu Tawi on the third day at 09:20 hrs. The Down train leaves Jammu Tawi at 21:45 hrs and arrives New Delhi at 10:00 hrs; the next morning. Finally it reaches Pune at 14:35 hrs on the third day.
ROUTE & HALTS;
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After leaving Pune, it halts at Uruli, Daund, Ahmednagar, Belapur, Kopargaon, Manmad, Nandgaon, Chalisgaon, Pachora, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Burhanpur, Khandwa, Chhanera, Harda, Timarni, Banapura, Itarsi, Hoshangabad, Habibganj, Bhopal, Vidisha, Ganjbasoda, Bina, Lalitpur, Babina, Jhansi, Datia, Dabra, Gwalior, Mureina, Dhaulpur, Agra Cantt, Raja-ki-Mandi, Mathura, Faridabad, Hazrat Nizamuddin, New Delhi, Subzi Mandi, Narela, Sonipat, Ganaur, Panipat, Karnal, Taraori, Kurukshetra, Ambala Cantt, Ambala City, Rajpura, Sirhind, Khanna, Ludhiana, Phagwara, Jalandhar, Tanda Urmar, Dasuya, Mukerian, Chakki Bank, Kathua, Samba, Vijaypur Jammu, and finally terminates at Jammu Tawi. Thus the passes through the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan (a small portion while passing through Dhaulpur), Haryana, Delhi NCR, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir. Thus, the train traverses a distance of 2177 km. in 40 hrs.
FUTURE PROSPECTS;
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With the doubling and electrification of Daund - Manmad section and Jalandhar - Pathankot - Jammu Tawi section, the Jhelum Express is expected to run faster; with comparatively less running time. Moreover, with the completion of the Jammu Tawi - Udhampur - Katra section in 2013, the train is also expected to be extended to Katra.
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