The 12049 / 12050 Gatiman Express (or Gatimaan Express) is an express train run by Indian Railways. It connects Hazrat Nizamuddin in Delhi and Jhansi railway stations via the Delhi-Jhansi sector, India's busiest rail line. It is a Shatabdi category express service running via Agra Cantt and Gwalior Junction stations, and currently the second fastest train service in India, after the Namo Bharat.

Operations

The Gatiman Express consist is most commonly made up of a WAP-5 locomotive, 12 passenger cars, and 1-2 brake vans. The train covers the 403km (250mi) journey in 4 hours 25 minutes at an average speed of 91km/h (57mph). As of 2024[update], the train achieves the maximum operational speed achieved by any operating train in India with a speed of 160km/h (99mph) on the Tughlakabad–Agra section. The train runs six days a week, and not on Fridays.

In October 2014, Indian Railways applied for a safety certificate from the Commission of Railway Safety to start the service and the train was officially announced in June 2015. The first service ran on 5 April 2016 from Hazrat Nizamuddin and Agra Cantonment. The train was extended from Agra to Gwalior on 19 February 2018 and then to Virangana Lakshmibai junction on 1 April 2018.

Incidents

As of 2026, there have been no reported casualties onboard the train.

  • In 2016, a Delhi-bound train suffered damage to its pantograph during a thunderstorm, halting the train between Baad and Mathura Junction.
  • In 2024, the crew violated the advisory speed limits between Jajau and Mania railway stations. In June 2024, the maximum speed of the train was reduced from 160km/h to 130km/h until the installation of the Kavach autonomous train protection system on the route.

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