Maur Dhawaj Express

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Maurya Dhwaj Express
Barauni Jammu Tawi Maurya Dhwaj Express Nameplate
Overview
Service typeSuperfast
Current operator(s)Northern Railways
Route
TerminiJammu Tawi
Barauni Junction
Stops18 as 12492 Jammu Tawi Barauni Maur Dhawaj Express, 17 as 12491 Barauni Jammu Tawi Maur Dhawaj Express.
Distance travelled1,515 km (941 mi)
Average journey time30 hours 00 mins as 12492 Jammu Tawi Barauni Maur Dhawaj Express, 30 hours 40 mins as 12491 Barauni Jammu Tawi Maur Dhawaj Express.
Service frequencyWeekly. 12492 Jammu Tawi Barauni Maur Dhawaj Express – Friday. 12491 Barauni Jammu Tawi Maur Dhawaj Express – Sunday.
Train number(s)12492 / 12491
On-board services
Class(es)AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesNo
Technical
Rolling stockLHB Coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationNo
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) maximum
,53.31 km/h (33 mph), including halts

The 12492 / 12491 Jammu Tawi Barauni Maur Dhawaj Express is a Superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways - Northern Railway zone that runs between Jammu Tawi and Barauni Junction in India.

It operates as train number 12492 from Jammu Tawi to Barauni Junction and as train number 12491 in the reverse direction serving the 6 states of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Bihar.[1]

Routeing

The 12492 / 91 Jammu Tawi Barauni Maur Dhawaj Express runs from Jammu Tawi via Ludhiana Junction, Ambala Cantonment Junction, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Bareilly, Shahjehanpur, Gonda Junction, Gorakhpur Junction, Chhapra, Hajipur Junction to Barauni Junction.[2]

Traction

As the route is electrified, a Ghaziabad based WAP4 locomotive powers the train for its entire journey.

References

See also

External links

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