Paschim destroyed, Himalayan Queen terminated permanently and Shan E Punjab has been reduced to a regular express after introduction of stoppages like Sonipat, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Rajpura, Khanna, Phagwara.
It was premium category when it was introduced with only 5 stoppages Panipat, Ambala Cantt, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Beas, those days it's NDLS departure used to be 6.55 AM and ASR arrival 13.55 PM. 7 Hrs from NDLS on 110 MPS, now 7.35 Hours on 130 MPS.