BGKT WDP4B WITH 19707 BANDRA TERMINUS - JAIPUR ARAVALI EXPRESS DEPARTING AHMEDABAD JUNCTION STATION OF WESTERN RAILWAYS.

19707/Aravali Express (PT)
अरावली एक्सप्रेस
BDTS/Bandra Terminus -- JP/Jaipur Junction

The 19707/19708 Aravali Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways that run between Jaipur Junction and Mumbai in India. It operates as train number 19707 from Bandra Terminus to Jaipur Junction and as train number 19708 in the reverse direction. It is named after Aravalli Range of mountains that stretches across Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana & Delhi.
It is the 4th dedicated service between Jaipur & Mumbai. The other 3 three trains that cover this route are 12955/56 Jaipur Superfast Express, 12239/40 Jaipur Duronto Express, 12979/80 Jaipur Bandra Terminus Superfast Express.
However unlike the above-mentioned trains which go via Ratlam Junction & Kota Junction, the Aravali Express goes via Ahmedabad Junction.
The 19707/19708 Aravali Express presently has 2 AC 2 tier, 3 AC 3 tier, 12 Sleeper Class, 6 General Unreserved coaches & 1 Pantry Car.
As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
The 19707 Aravali Express covers the distance of 1107 kilometres in 21 hours 55 mins (50.51 km/hr) & in 21 hours 50 mins as 19708 Aravali Express (50.70 km/hr).
As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/hr, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.
Prior to Western Railway switching to the AC traction, it would be hauled by a WCAM 1 engine until Ahmedabad Junction after which a WDP 4 from the Bhagat ki Kothi shed until Jaipur Junction.
Since Western Railway switched over to AC traction in February 2012, it is now hauled by a WAP 4E or WAP 5 from the Vadodara shed until Ahmedabad Junction after which a WDP 4 from the Bhagat ki Kothi shed takes over until Jaipur Junction.
19707 Aravali Express leaves Bandra Terminus every day at 21:00 hrs IST and reaches Jaipur Junction at 18:55 hrs IST the next day.
19708 Aravali Express leaves Jaipur Junction every day at 08:45 hrs IST and reaches Bandra Terminus at 06:35 hrs IST the next day.

Ahmedabad Junction railway station is the main railway station of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It is also the biggest and busiest railway station within Gujarat. It is the second-highest income generating division in Western Railways after the Mumbai Division.
Before the partition of India, the Sindh Mail used to travel to Hyderabad, Sindh via the Hyderabad – Mirpur Khas – Khokhrapar – Munabao – Barmer – Luni – Jodhpur – Pali – Marwar – Palanpur – Ahmedabad route. It was constructed by Gokuldas Contractor and Associates.
1866 engraving of two minarets now adjacent to the station
On the north side of the station are the two tallest minarets in Ahmedabad, the only remnant of Sidi Bashir Mosque.
Ahmedabad Junction is the primary station of rail transport for the city of Ahmedabad in the state of Gujarat, India and an important center of the Western Railways zone of the Indian Railways. Locally, people refer to it as Kalupur Station (as it is situated in the Kalupur area of the walled city) to distinguish it from other stations in the city like Gandhigram, Asarva, Sarkhej, Vastrapur, Chandlodia,Vatva, Maninagar and Sabarmati Junction. It serves trains that connect Ahmedabad to different parts of Gujarat, as well as major Indian cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Trivandrum, Ajmer, Dhanbad, Daltonganj, Jaipur, Indore and Howrah.
The station has 12 platforms. There are an ample numbers of tea stalls, snack bars, medical shops, and enquiry desks. The station also has one cybercafe which is run by Tata Indicom and is currently equipped with Wi-Fi by Google Station and RailTel. The station is undergoing large-scale automation to make it a technologically advanced station, and new ATM outlets from ICICI Bank, Canara Bank, Union Bank of India, Dena Bank, Bank of Baroda, State Bank of India, and other major banks have been installed. RailTel plans to open a cyber cafe in Ahmedabad Station.

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