Begampura Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast |
| First service | 7 February 2010 |
| Current operator(s) | Northern Railway |
| Route | |
| Termini | Varanasi Junction (BSB) Jammu Tawi (JAT) |
| Stops | 10 |
| Distance travelled | 1,260 km (780 mi) |
| Average journey time | 22h 35m |
| Service frequency | Daily [a] |
| Train number(s) | 12237/12238 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC 1 Tier, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper 3 Tier, Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | No |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | Yes |
| Entertainment facilities | No |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 56 km/h (35 mph) |
Varanasi - Jammu Tawi Begampura Express is a Superfast train of the Indian Railways connecting Varanasi Junction in Uttar Pradesh and Jammu Tawi in Jammu and Kashmir. It is currently being operated with 12237/12238 train numbers on daily in week.[1][2][3]
Service
It averages 56 km/hr as 12237 Begampura Express and covers 1260 km in 22 hrs 35 mins & 49 km/hr as 12238 Begampura Express and covers 1260 km in 22 hrs 40 mins.
12237 - leaves Varanasi Junction at 12:40 Hrs and reach Jammu Tawi on 2 day at 11:10 hrs
12238 - leaves Jammu Tawi at 14:00 hrs and reach Varanasi Junction at 12:30 hrs on 2 Day
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are :
- Varanasi Junction
- Jaunpur City
- Sultanpur Junction
- Nihalgarh
- Lucknow Charbagh
- Shahjahanpur
- Moradabad Junction
- Saharanpur Junction
- Ambala Cantonment Junction
- Ludhiana Junction
- Jalandhar Cantonment Junction
- Pathankot Cantonment
- Jammu Tawi
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Ghaziabad Electric Loco Shed based WAP-7 or WAP-4 electric locomotives. Occasionally, it has also been hauled by a Ludhiana Electric Loco Shed based WAP-4 locomotive.
Coach composite
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph.The train consist of 25 coaches :
- 1 AC First-class
- 2 AC II Tier
- 6 AC III Tier
- 10 Sleeper Coaches
- 4 General
- 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van
See also
Notes
- ^ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.
References
- ^ Amritsar-Nagpur train starts to deal with rush
- ^ "Northern Railways / Indian Railways Portal". www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in.
- ^ "Northern Railways / Indian Railways Portal". www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in.
External links
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