Darbhanga–Ahmedabad Antyodaya Express
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| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Superfast | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Western Railway zone | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Darbhanga Junction (DBG) Ahmedabad Junction (ADI) | ||||
| Stops | 25 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 2,015 km (1,252 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 39h 55m | ||||
| Service frequency | Once a week | ||||
| Train number(s) | 15559/15560 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | No | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | No | ||||
| Entertainment facilities | No | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | 2 | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 44 km/h (27 mph) | ||||
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Darbhanga - Ahmedabad Jan Sadharan Weekly Express is an express train of the Indian Railways connecting Darbhanga Junction in Bihar and Ahmedabad Junction in Gujarat. It is currently being operated with 15559/15560 train numbers on once in week.
Service
It averages 50 km/hr as 15559 Darbhanga - Ahmedabad Jan Sadharan Weekly Express and covers 2015 km in 39 hrs 55 mins & 49 km/hr as 15560 Ahmedabad - Darbhanga Jan Sadharan Weekly Express and covers 2015 km in 40 hrs 50 mins.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are :
- Darbhanga Junction
- Samastipur Junction
- Muzaffarpur Junction
- Chhapra Junction
- Ballia
- Ghazipur City
- Varanasi Junction
- Manduadih
- Allahabad Junction
- Satna Junction
- Katni Junction
- Jabalpur Junction
- Itarsi Junction
- Khandwa Junction}
- Bhusaval Junction
- Nandurbar
- Surat
- Bharuch Junction
- Vadodara Junction
- Anand Junction
- Ahmedabad Junction
Coach composite
The train consist of 22 coaches :
- 16 General
- 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van
Traction
As the route is yet to be fully electrified, it is hauled by a Samastipur Diesel Loco Shed based WDM-3D or WDM 3A locomotive from Darbhanga up to Itarsi handing over to an Itarsi Diesel Loco Shed-based WAP-4 or WAM-4 locomotive for the remainder of the journey until Ahmedabad.
Direction Reversal
Train Reverses its direction 2 times:
See also
References
- 15559/Darbhanga - Ahmedabad Jansadharan Weekly Express
- 15560/Ahmedabad - Darbhanga Jansadharan Weekly Express
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