Kashi Express

Kashi Express

Overview
Service type	Mail/Express
Locale	Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
Current operator(s)	North Eastern Railway zone
Route
Termini	Gorakhpur
Stops	73
Distance travelled	1,713 kilometres (1,064 mi)
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	15017 / 15018
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, sleeper class, sitting car & unreserved
Seating arrangements	chair-car coaches
Sleeping arrangements	sleeper & AC sleeper coaches
Catering facilities	food, drinks & snacks
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Rolling stock	Standard Indian Railway coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Indian gauge
Operating speed	65 kilometres per hour (40 mph)

Kashi Express numbered as 15017/15018 is a regular mail/express train of Indian Railways, running between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Mumbai, the capital city of Maharashtra, and Gorakhpur Junction, the prominent city of Uttar Pradesh.

Coach composition

The train generally consists of a total of 22 coaches as follows:

• 1 AC II tier
• 1 AC III tier
• 13 sleeper class
• 6 unreserved
• 2 unreserved cum luggage/brake van
• Loco reversal: Allahabad Junction

Locomotion

As Central Railways has completed its DC-AC conversion on 12 February 2014, a Bhusaval or Itarsi based WAP-4 hauls the train from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Itarsi after which an Itarsi-based WDM-3A/3D hauls the train for the remainder of its journey until Gorakhpur.

Before 12 February 2014, this train was hauled by a Kalyan-based WCAM 3 locomotive between LTT and Igatpuri as the route was DC electrified.

Schedule

Train Number	Station Code	Departure Station	Departure Time (IST)	Arrival Station	Arrival Time	Arrival Day
15017	LTT	Lokmanya Tilak Terminus	6:35 AM	Gorakhpur	7:10 PM	Next Day
15018	GKP	Gorakhpur	5:30 AM	Lokmanya Tilak Terminus	6:05 PM	Next Day