Sarnath Express

Sarnath Express is an express train belonging to North Eastern Railway connecting Chhapra Junction with Durg Junction.

Sarnath Express
Overview
Service typeExpress train
StatusOperating
LocaleBihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
Current operator(s)North Eastern Railway zone
Route
StartChhapra Junction (CPR)
Stops47
EndDurg Junction (DURG)
Distance travelled1,083 km (673 mi)
Average journey time24 hours
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)15159 DN  / 15160 UP
On-board services
Class(es)1A, 2A, 3A, SL, SLR and UR/GS
Disabled access
Seating arrangementsCorridor coach
Unreserved
Sleeping arrangementsCouchette car
Reserved
Auto-rack arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesOn-board
Observation facilitiesWindows in all carriages
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Baggage carriage
Technical
Rolling stockLocomotive:
CPR–KTE:
(WDM 3A/WDG 3A (KTE));
KTE–BSP:
(WAP 4 (ET) / WAM 4 (BIA))
BSP–DURG:
(WAP 7 (TKD/BIA) / WAM 4 (BIA))
Coach:
One First A/C (1A/HA1)
One AC 2-tier (2A/A1)
One AC 3-tier (3A/B1)
Twelve II SL
Five UR/GS
Two Seating–cum–Luggage rakes (SLR)
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification25 kV AC, 50 Hz
Operating speed45 kilometres per hour (28 mph)
Track owner(s)North Eastern Railway zone
Timetable number(s)81A/81[1]
Route map

Overview

Sarnath Express being numbered as No.15159 / 15160 running from Chhapra Junction with Durg Junction.[2][3] The then Minister of Railways, Pawan Kumar Bansal announced during Railway Budget for 2013–2014 that the service will be extended up to Muzaffarpur Junction and Gonda Junction.[4]

Rakes

The service has one First A/C (HA1), one Second A/C (2A), one Third A/C (3A) and 12 Sleeper Class (LS) of Couchette car type in addition to five General Class (UR/GS) of Corridor coach type and two Seating–cum–Luggage rakes (SLR). During 16 March 2017, it was announced by North Eastern Railway zone that an additional Third A/C coach will be added to the existing for a period of three months from 19 March 2017–19 June 2017 for both up and down services.[5][6][lower-alpha 1]

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
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Route

The service originates as Train.No.15159 from Chhapra Junction and traverses through Ghazipur City, Varanasi Junction, Allahabad Junction Katni Junction and makes loco reversals at Bilaspur Junction before it reaches final destination at Durg Junction.[7] The return journey commences as Train.No.15160 and follows the same route to the destination at Chhapra Junction.[8][lower-alpha 2]

Notes
  1. The coach composition is subject to change.
  2. The schedule and routes are subject to change for administrative reasons.

References
  1. "Trains at a Glance October 2016 – June 2017". Indian Railways. Railway Board. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  2. "Train Number Index" (PDF). Indian Railways. Government of India. 1 October 2016. p. 52. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. "Train Name Index" (PDF). Indian Railways. Government of India. 1 October 2016. p. 69. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  4. Pawan Kumar Bansal (26 February 2013). "Speech of Sh. Pawan Kumar Bansal introducing the Railway Budget, 2013-14" (PDF). Press Information Bureau. Government of India. p. 36. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  5. "सेनानी आज रद" [Senani cancelled today]. Navbharat Times (in Hindi). 16 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  6. "पाटलीपुत्र एक्सप्रेस में अब वातानुकूलित कोच" [Pataliputra Express will have one more air-conditioned coach]. Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Gorakhpur. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  7. "Train schedule of CPR–DURG" (PDF). Indian Railways. Government of India. 1 October 2016. p. 283. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  8. "Train schedule of DURG–CPR" (PDF). Indian Railways. Government of India. 1 October 2016. p. 282. Retrieved 17 March 2017.


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