Gita Jayanti Express

Gita Jayanti Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast
First service	12 December 2016 (2016-12-12)
Current operator(s)	North Central Railway zone
Route
Termini	Khajuraho (KURJ) Kurukshetra Junction (KKDE)
Stops	16
Distance travelled	824 km (512 mi)
Average journey time	18 hours 5 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	11841/11842
On-board services
Class(es)	General - 10, Sleepers - 5, AC 3-Tier -2, AC 2-Tier - 1, 1st AC cum AC 2-Tier - 1, SLRs - 2
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	No
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	43 km/h (27 mph)

Gita Jayanti Express is an express train of the Indian Railways connecting Mathura Junction in Uttar Pradesh and Kurukshetra Junction of Haryana. It is currently being operated with 11901/11902 train numbers on daily basis. With effect from 27 April 2020, this train will be extended to Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh via Gwalior-Jhansi-Lalitpur route with 11841/11842 train numbers

Service

The 11841/Gita Jayanti Express has averages speed of 46 km/hr and covers 824 km in 18 hrs 5 mins. 11842/Gita Jayanti Express has averages speed of 48 km/hr and 824 km in 17 hrs 5 mins.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Khajuraho
• Lalitpur Junction
• Jhansi Junction
• Gwalior Junction
• Mathura Junction
• Chata
• Palwal
• Hazrat Nizamuddin
• New Delhi
• Sonipat Junction
• Panipat Junction
• Kurukshetra Junction

Coach composite

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consist of 21 coaches :

• 1 1st AC cum AC 2-tier
• 1 2-tier AC
• 2 3-tier AC
• 6 Sleeper Class
• 10 General
• 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Ghaziabad Loco Shed based WAP-4 electric locomotive.

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