27 August 2005; 18 years ago (2005-08-27) as 12963/12964 Udaipur-H.Nizamuddin Mewar Express & as 12965/12966 Udaipur-Jaipur Mewar Express
Last service
27 September 2008; 15 years ago (2008-09-27) (only 12965/66 Udaipur-Jaipur Mewar Express was withdrawn).
Current operator(s)
North Western Railways
Route
Termini
As 12963Udaipur City (UDZ) [Also as 12965 until 27/09/08] as 12964 Hazrat Nizamuddin (NZM) [Also as 12966 Jaipur Junction (JP) until 27/09/08]
Stops
16 for 12963/12964(12965/12966 used to halt 10 stops enroute)
Distance travelled
744 kilometres (462 mi) [12965/12966 used to cover 527 kilometres (327 mi)]
Average journey time
12 hours 20 minutes for 12963/12964 [12965/12966 used to cover in 9 hrs 20 minutes]
Service frequency
Daily
Train number(s)
12963/12964 Udaipur–H.Nizamuddin Mewar Express & 12965/12966 was Udaipur–Jaipur Mewar Express
On-board services
Class(es)
AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements
Yes
Sleeping arrangements
Yes
Catering facilities
On-board catering E-catering
Observation facilities
Large windows
Baggage facilities
Yes
Technical
Rolling stock
LHB coach
Track gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed
60 kilometres per hour (37 mph) average for 12963/12964.(56 kilometres per hour (35 mph) average for 12965/12966 until 27/09/2008).
The 12963/12964 Mewar Express is a Superfast Express running from Hazrat Nizamuddin, New Delhi to Udaipur City. It traverses the 744 kilometres (462 mi) journey in 12 hours 20 minutes, with 16 halts in between. The erstwhile kingdom in southern Rajasthan encompassing Udaipur was called Mewar.
Another 12965/12966 Mewar Express was introduced to run between Udaipur City and Jaipur Junction VIA Chittaurgarh jn. It ran till 27/09/2008 & was extended to Gwalior & later extended further to Khajuraho in 2009 & the route was changed via Ajmer Junction, Jaipur Junction, Bharatpur Junction, Agra Cantonment,Gwalior & Jhansi Junction, downgraded to Express, renumbered as 19665/19666 & renamed as Khajuraho–Udaipur City Express.
The 12963/12964 MewarExpress is a Superfast Express running from Hazrat Nizamuddin, New Delhi to Udaipur City. It traverses the 744 kilometres (462 mi)...
of Bhagwant Singh of Mewar. Mahendra and his brother Arvind Singh Mewar both claim to be the 76th custodian of the House of Mewar. Maharanas of Udaipur...
Arvind Singh Mewar (born 13 December 1944) is an Indian businessman, former royal and chairman of HRH Group of Hotels. Arvind and his elder brother, Mahendra...
The Kingdom of Mewar, also called Medapata, was an independent kingdom that existed in the Rajputana region of the Indian Subcontinent and later became...
January 1597), popularly known as Maharana Pratap, was a king of Kingdom of Mewar, in north-western India in the present-day state of Rajasthan. He is notable...
December 1849 – 24 May 1930), was the Maharana of the Sisodia dynasty of Mewar i.e Princely State of Udaipur for nearly 46 years from the year 1884 to...
Salumbar in Mewar who sacrificed herself to motivate her husband to go to a battle. According to the legend, when Raj Singh I (1653–1680) of Mewar called Ratan...
Its construction is credited to three Maharanas of the Sisodia Rajputs of Mewar kingdom. The construction of the palace was started in 1551 by Maharana...
between of the Kingdom of Mewar and the Mughal Army led by Kunwar Man Singh. Maharana Pratap led the armed forces of Mewar against the Mughals who fought...
Tehsil, Udaipur), near the former capital of Mewar, i.e., Nagda. Eklingji is believed to be the ruling god of Mewar Princely State and the Maharana rules as...
Maharana of Mewar and the founder of the city of Udaipur in the present-day Rajasthan state of India. He was the 12th ruler of the Kingdom of Mewar. He was...
Bappa Rawal (c. 8th century) was a king of the Mewar kingdom in Rajasthan, India. The chronicles describe him as a member of the Guhila Clan, and some...
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as Jag Niwas Palace) is a former summer palace of the royal dynasty of Mewar, it is now turned into a hotel. The Lake Palace is located on the island...
The battle of Haldighati was fought on 18 June 1576 between the Mewar forces led by Maharana Pratap, and the Mughal forces led by Man Singh I of Amber...
Aurangzeb. When the icon reached the spot at village Sihad or Sinhad in Mewar, the wheels of the chariot are said to have sunken into mud and could not...
1746 by Maharana Jagat Singh II, 62nd successor to the royal dynasty of Mewar, spreads across the 1.6 hectares (4.0 acres) island and is claimed to be...
train collision occurred when the Goa Express collided with the rear carriage of the stationary MewarExpress outside Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, killing...
1591), popularly known as Maharani Ajabde, was the queen of Kingdom of Mewar. Ajabde is the chief consort and first wife of Maharana Pratap, and the...
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after Maharana Pratap who was a Maharana (ruler) of the princely state of Mewar, in north-western India. The airstrip was used for the first time when a...
It is an artificial lake named after Maharana Fateh Singh of Udaipur and Mewar, constructed north-west of Udaipur, to the north of Lake Pichola in the...
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Maharana (r. 1778–1828) of the Sisodia house of Mewar and the first Maharana of the Kingdom of Mewar. He was the second son of Maharana Ari Singh II and...
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