{{Short description|Train in India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}} {{Infobox rail service | name = Shanti Express | image= | caption = | type = Express | first = {{start date and age|df=yes|2004|07|01}} | last = | operator = Western Railway | ridership = | start = {{stnlnk|Indore Junction}} (INDB) | stops = 18 | end = {{stnlnk|Gandhinagar Capital}} (GNC) | distance = {{convert|570|km|0|abbr=on}} | journeytime = 12 hrs 10 mins | frequency = Daily | class = AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | seating = Yes | sleeping = Yes | autorack = | catering = On-board catering | observation = Large windows | entertainment = | baggage = Available | otherfacilities = Below the seats | stock = LHB coach | gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm|al=on|allk=on}} | electrification = | trainnumber = 19309 / 19310 | speed = {{convert|47|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts. | map = | map_state = }}

The 19309 / 19310 '''Shanti Express''' is a daily express train offered by Western Railways in India. It runs between {{stnlnk|Indore Junction}} of Indore City in the state of Madhya Pradesh and Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat. The name Shanti means 'peace' which reflects the peace messages given by the father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/Gandhinagar-capital-Indore-Shanti-Express-to-halt-at-Derol/articleshow/31157343.cms| title=Gandhinagar Capital–Indore Shanti Express to halt at Derol| website=Times of India| date=28 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/mp/indore/news/train-running-status-shanti-express-between-ahmedabad-and-gandhinagar-stands-cancel-for-10-01480260.html|title=शांति एक्सप्रेस, अहमदाबाद से गांधीनगर के बीच 10 दिनों तक रहेगी निरस्त|website=Bhaskar|language=hi}}</ref>

==Coach composition==

The train consists of 18 coaches :

* 1 AC First Class * 2 AC II Tier * 6 AC III Tier * 7 Sleeper Class * 4 General Unreserved * 1 Seating cum Luggage Rake * 1 EOG coach thumb|Shanti Express – Sleeper Class Coach [[File:Shanti Express at Gandhinagar Capital railway station.jpg|thumb|Shanti Express at Gandhinagar Capital railway station]] thumb|Shanti Express – General Coach [[File:Shanti Express at Gandhinagar Capital railway station - SLR coach.jpg|thumb|Shanti Express at Gandhinagar Capital railway station – SLR Coach]]

==Service==

The 19309/Shanti Express has an average speed of 47&nbsp;km/h and covers 570&nbsp;km in 12 hrs 10 mins.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/train/1510|title=19309/Shanti Express|website=India Rail Info}}</ref>

The 19310/Shanti Express has an average speed of 51&nbsp;km/h and covers 570&nbsp;km in 11 hrs 15 mins.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/train/1511|title=19310/Shanti Express|website=India Rail Info}}</ref>

==Route & halts==

The important halts of the train are :

* '''{{stnlnk|Indore Junction}}''' * {{stnlnk|Dewas Junction}} * {{stnlnk|Ujjain Junction}} * {{stnlnk|Khachrod}} * {{stnlnk|Nagda Junction}} * {{stnlnk|Ratlam Junction}} * {{stnlnk|Meghnagar}} * {{stnlnk|Dahod}} * {{stnlnk|Limkheda}} * {{stnlnk|Godhra Junction}} * {{stnlnk|Derol}} * {{stnlnk|Chhayapuri}} (for {{stnlnk|Vadodara}}) * {{stnlnk|Anand Junction}} * {{stnlnk|Nadiad Junction}} * {{stnlnk|Mahemadavad Kheda Road}} * {{stnlnk|Maninagar}} * {{stnlnk|Ahmedabad Junction}} * {{stnlnk|Khodiyar}} * {{stnlnk|Chandlodiya}} * {{stnlnk|Sabarmati}} * '''{{stnlnk|Gandhinagar Capital}}'''

==Schedule==

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Train number !! Station code !! Departure station !! Departure time !! Arrival station !! Arrival time |- | 19309 || GNC || Gandhinagar Capital || 18:20 PM || Indore Junction || 06:30 AM |- | 19310 || INDB || Indore Junction || 22:00 PM || Gandhinagar Capital || 09:45 AM |}

==Traction==

Both trains are hauled by a Vadodara Electric Loco Shed-based WAP-5 electric locomotives on its entire journey.

==See also==

* Ahilyanagari Express * Avantika Express * Malwa Express

==References== {{reflist}}

{{Railways in Western India}}

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