Bandra Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin Yuva Express


The 12247 / 12248 Bandra Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin Yuva Express is a Yuva Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Bandra Terminus and 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, 6 AC Economy Chair Car Coaches and 11 Third AC coaches. 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, 2 AC Chair Car Coaches and 18 Third AC Economy coaches. It shares its rake with the Bandra Terminus - Bikaner AC Superfast Express. The primary maintenance is executed at.
Coach composition of 12247
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Coach composition of 12248
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Service

  • The 12247 Bandra TerminusHazrat Nizamuddin Yuva Express leaves at 17:30 hrs every Friday and arrives at the next day at 10:15 hrs.
  • The 12248 Hazrat Nizamuddin – Bandra Terminus Yuva Express leaves at 16:30 hrs every Saturday and reaches the next day at 09:15 hrs.
  • The train covers a distance of in 16 hrs 45 min, averaging at. The maximum permissible speed is.
  • 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:

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 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.

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