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	{{~~short~~ description\|Train in India}}		{{Italic title}}{{Short description\|Train in India}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=April 2017}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=April 2017}}
	{{Use Indian English\|date=April 2017}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=April 2017}}
	{{Infobox rail service		{{Infobox rail service
	\| name = Begampura Express		\| name = Begampura Express
	\| image =~~File:Begampur Express~~.jpg		\| logo =
	\| image_width =		\| image = Begampura express.jpg
	\| caption =		\| image_width = 330px
	\| type = [[Superfast Express trains in India\|Superfast]]		\| caption = Begampura Express At [[Ludhiana Junction railway station]]
	\| locale =		\| type = [[Superfast Express trains in India\|Superfast]]
	\| first = {{start date and age\|df=yes\|2010\|02\|07}}		\| locale =
	\| last =		\| first = {{start date and age\|df=yes\|2010\|02\|07}}
	\| operator = [[Northern Railway zone\|Northern Railway]]		\| last =
	\| ridership =		\| operator = [[Northern Railway zone\|Northern Railway]]
	\| start = {{stnlnk\|Varanasi Junction}} (BSB)		\| ridership =
	\| stops = 15		\| start = {{stnlnk\|Varanasi Junction}} (BSB)
	\| end = {{stnlnk\|Jammu Tawi}} (JAT)		\| stops = 16
	\| distance = {{convert\|1260\|km\|abbr=on}}		\| end = {{stnlnk\|Jammu Tawi}} (JAT)
	\| journeytime = ~~22h 35m~~		\| distance = {{convert\|1260\|km\|0\|abbr=on}}
	\| frequency = Daily {{efn\|Runs seven days in a week for every direction.}}		\| journeytime = 22 hours 10 minutes
	\| class = AC ~~1 Tier~~, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper ~~3 Tier~~, Unreserved		\| frequency = Daily {{efn\|Runs seven days in a week for every direction.}}
	\| seating = No		\| class = AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
	\| sleeping = Yes		\| seating = Yes
	\| autorack =		\| sleeping = Yes
	\| catering = ~~Yes~~		\| autorack =
	\| observation =		\| catering = On-board catering, <br/> E-catering
	\| entertainment = No		\| observation = Large windows
	\| baggage =		\| entertainment =
	\| otherfacilities=		\| baggage = No
	\| stock = 2		\| otherfacilities = Below the seats
	\| gauge = {{track gauge\|1676mm}}		\| stock = [[LHB coach]]
	\| el =		\| gauge = {{track gauge\|1676mm}}
	\| trainnumber = 12237/12238		\| el =
	\| speed = {{~~cvt~~\|56\|km/h}}		\| trainnumber = 12237 / 12238
	\| map =		\| speed = {{convert\|57\|km/h\|0\|abbr=on}} average including halts.
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	}}		}}
	'''~~Varanasi–Jammu Tawi~~ Begampura Express''' is a ~~Superfast~~ train of the Indian Railways connecting {{stnlnk\|Varanasi Junction}} in [[Uttar Pradesh]] and {{stnlnk\|Jammu Tawi}} in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)\|Jammu and Kashmir]]. It is currently being operated with 12237/12238 train numbers on daily in week.<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/amritsar-nagpur-train-starts-to-deal-with-rush/407263.html Amritsar-Nagpur train starts to deal with rush]</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=5940&did=1494503904771EE55A8D89CA3DFB3C2111AFD29C7957C.web91\|title=Northern Railways / Indian Railways Portal\|website=www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=5774&did=1486641299335D186178C750398302A8A61EA8590B879.web91\|title=Northern Railways / Indian Railways Portal\|website=www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in}}</ref>
			The 12237 / 12238 '''Begampura Express''' is a superfast express train of the Indian Railways connecting {{stnlnk\|Varanasi Junction}} in [[Uttar Pradesh]] and {{stnlnk\|Jammu Tawi}} in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)\|Jammu and Kashmir]]. It is currently being operated with 12237/12238 train numbers on daily in week.<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/amritsar-nagpur-train-starts-to-deal-with-rush/407263.html Amritsar-Nagpur train starts to deal with rush]</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=5940&did=1494503904771EE55A8D89CA3DFB3C2111AFD29C7957C.web91\|title=Northern Railways / Indian Railways Portal\|website=www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=5774&did=1486641299335D186178C750398302A8A61EA8590B879.web91\|title=Northern Railways / Indian Railways Portal\|website=www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in}}</ref> The express train route was inaugurated in the year 2000.<ref name=":02">{{Cite book \|last=Duggal \|first=Koonal \|title=Dalit Journeys for Dignity: Religion, Freedom, and Caste \|date=Apr 1, 2025 \|publisher=State University of New York Press \|isbn=9798855802634 \|editor-last=Rawat \|editor-first=Ramnarayan S. \|chapter=Between Blasphemy and Martyrdom: The Formation of the Ravidassia Religion in Punjab \|editor-last2=Satyanarayana \|editor-first2=K. \|editor-last3=Mohan \|editor-first3=P. Sanal}}</ref>

	== Service==		== Service==

	It averages 56 km/hr as 12237 Begampura Express and covers 1260 km in 22 hrs 35 mins & 56 km/hr as 12238 Begampura Express and covers 1260 km in 22 hrs 30 mins.		It averages 56 km/h as 12237 Begampura Express and covers 1260 km in 22 hrs 35 mins and 56 km/h as 12238 Begampura Express and covers 1260 km in 22 hrs 30 mins.

	12237 – leaves Varanasi Junction at 12:40 Hrs and reaches Jammu Tawi on 2 day at 11:05 hrs		12237 – leaves Varanasi Junction at 12:40 Hrs and reaches Jammu Tawi on 2 day at 11:05 hrs
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	* {{stnlnk\|Lambhua }}		* {{stnlnk\|Lambhua }}
	* {{stnlnk\|Sultanpur Junction}}		* {{stnlnk\|Sultanpur Junction}}
	* {{stnlnk\|~~Nihalgarh Junction~~}}		* {{stnlnk\|Maharaja Bijli Pasi}}
	* {{stnlnk\|Lucknow Charbagh}}		* {{stnlnk\|Lucknow Charbagh}}
	* {{stnlnk\|Shahjahanpur ~~Junction~~}}		* {{stnlnk\|Shahjahanpur}}
	* {{stnlnk\|Moradabad Junction}}		* {{stnlnk\|Moradabad Junction}}
	* {{stnlnk\|Saharanpur Junction}}		* {{stnlnk\|Saharanpur Junction}}
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	* {{stnlnk\|Jammu Tawi}}		* {{stnlnk\|Jammu Tawi}}

	==Route ~~& Halts~~==		==Route and halts==
	* '''{{stnlnk\|Varanasi Junction}}'''		* '''{{stnlnk\|Varanasi Junction}}'''
	* {{stnlnk\|Jaunpur City}}		* {{stnlnk\|Jaunpur City}}
			* [[Lambhua]]
	* {{stnlnk\|Sultanpur}}		* {{stnlnk\|Sultanpur}}
			* [[Maharaja Bijli Pasi railway station\|Maharaja Bijli Pasi]]
	* {{stnlnk\|Lucknow Charbagh}}		* {{stnlnk\|Lucknow Charbagh}}
	* {{stnlnk\|Shahjahanpur}}		* {{stnlnk\|Shahjahanpur}}
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	* {{stnlnk\|Ludhiana}}		* {{stnlnk\|Ludhiana}}
	* {{stnlnk\|Jalandhar Cantonment}}		* {{stnlnk\|Jalandhar Cantonment}}
			* {{stnlnk\|Mukerian}}
	* {{stnlnk\|Pathankot Cantonment}}		* {{stnlnk\|Pathankot Cantonment}}
	* {{stnlnk\|Kathua}}		* {{stnlnk\|Kathua}}
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	== Traction==		== Traction==

	Both trains are hauled by a [[Electric Loco Shed, Ghaziabad\|Ghaziabad]] or [[Electric Loco Shed, ~~Tuglakabad~~\|Tughlakabad]]-based [[WAP-7]] electric locomotive from end to end.		Both trains are hauled by a [[Electric Loco Shed, Ghaziabad\|Ghaziabad Loco Shed]] or [[Electric Loco Shed, Tughlakabad\|Tughlakabad Loco Shed]]-based [[WAP-7]] electric locomotive from end to end.

	==Coach composition==		==Coach composition==

	The train has standard ~~ICF~~ rakes with max speed of ~~110~~ kmph. The train consists of 25 coaches:		The train has standard [[LHB Coaches\|LHB rakes]] with max speed of 130 kmph. The train consists of 22 coaches:

	* 1 AC first-class		* 1 AC first-class
	* 2 AC II tier		* 2 AC II tier
	* 6 AC III tier		* 6 AC III tier
	* ~~10 sleeper~~ coaches		* 6 Sleeper coaches
	* ~~4 general~~		* 5 General
	* ~~2 second-class luggage/parcel van~~		* 1 Slrd
			* 1 EoG

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	\| name = Begampura Express		\| name = Begampura Express
	\| image =		\| image =File:Begampur Express.jpg
	\| image_width =		\| image_width =
	\| caption =		\| caption =
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	\| ridership =		\| ridership =
	\| start = {{stnlnk\|Varanasi Junction}} (BSB)		\| start = {{stnlnk\|Varanasi Junction}} (BSB)
	\| stops = 11		\| stops = 15
	\| end = {{stnlnk\|Jammu Tawi}} (JAT)		\| end = {{stnlnk\|Jammu Tawi}} (JAT)
	\| distance = {{convert\|1260\|km\|abbr=on}}		\| distance = {{convert\|1260\|km\|abbr=on}}
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	12238 – leaves Jammu Tawi at 14:00 hrs and reaches Varanasi Junction at 12:30 hrs on 2 Day		12238 – leaves Jammu Tawi at 14:00 hrs and reaches Varanasi Junction at 12:30 hrs on 2 Day

	~~== Route and halts ==~~

	The important halts of the train are :		The important halts of the train are :
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	* {{stnlnk\|Varanasi Junction}}		* {{stnlnk\|Varanasi Junction}}
	* {{stnlnk\|Jaunpur City }}		* {{stnlnk\|Jaunpur City }}
			* {{stnlnk\|Lambhua }}
	* {{stnlnk\|Sultanpur Junction}}		* {{stnlnk\|Sultanpur Junction}}
	* {{stnlnk\|Nihalgarh Junction}}		* {{stnlnk\|Nihalgarh Junction}}
	* {{stnlnk\|Lucknow Charbagh}}		* {{stnlnk\|Lucknow Charbagh}}
			* {{stnlnk\|Shahjahanpur Junction}}
	* {{stnlnk\|Moradabad Junction}}		* {{stnlnk\|Moradabad Junction}}
	* {{stnlnk\|Saharanpur Junction}}		* {{stnlnk\|Saharanpur Junction}}
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	* {{stnlnk\|Jalandhar Cantonment Junction}}		* {{stnlnk\|Jalandhar Cantonment Junction}}
	* {{stnlnk\|Pathankot Cantonment}}		* {{stnlnk\|Pathankot Cantonment}}
			* {{stnlnk\|Kathua}}
	* {{stnlnk\|Jammu Tawi}}		* {{stnlnk\|Jammu Tawi}}

			==Route & Halts==
			* '''{{stnlnk\|Varanasi Junction}}'''
			* {{stnlnk\|Jaunpur City}}
			* {{stnlnk\|Sultanpur}}
			* {{stnlnk\|Lucknow Charbagh}}
			* {{stnlnk\|Shahjahanpur}}
			* {{stnlnk\|Moradabad}}
			* {{stnlnk\|Saharanpur}}
			* {{stnlnk\|Ambala Cantonment}}
			* {{stnlnk\|Ludhiana}}
			* {{stnlnk\|Jalandhar Cantonment}}
			* {{stnlnk\|Pathankot Cantonment}}
			* {{stnlnk\|Kathua}}
			* '''{{stnlnk\|Jammu Tawi}}'''

	== Traction==		== Traction==

	Both trains are hauled by a [[Electric Loco Shed, Ghaziabad\|Ghaziabad]]~~-based [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7\|WAP-7]] electric locomotives. Occasionally, it has also been hauled by a~~ [[Electric Loco Shed, ~~Ludhiana~~\|~~Ludhiana~~]]-based [[WAP-4]] locomotive.		Both trains are hauled by a [[Electric Loco Shed, Ghaziabad\|Ghaziabad]] or [[Electric Loco Shed, Tuglakabad\|Tughlakabad]]-based [[WAP-7]] electric locomotive from end to end.

	==Coach composition==		==Coach composition==

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{{short description|Train in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox rail service
| name = Begampura Express
| image =
| image_width =
| caption =
| type = [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast]]
| locale =
| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|2010|02|07}}
| last =
| operator = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]]
| ridership =
| start = {{stnlnk|Varanasi Junction}} (BSB)
| stops = 11
| end = {{stnlnk|Jammu Tawi}} (JAT)
| distance = {{convert|1260|km|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 22h 35m
| frequency = Daily {{efn|Runs seven days in a week for every direction.}}
| class = AC 1 Tier, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper 3 Tier, Unreserved
| seating = No
| sleeping = Yes
| autorack =
| catering = Yes
| observation =
| entertainment = No
| baggage =
| otherfacilities=
| stock = 2
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}}
| el =
| trainnumber = 12237/12238
| speed = {{cvt|56|km/h}}
| map =
| map_state =
}}
'''Varanasi–Jammu Tawi Begampura Express''' is a Superfast train of the Indian Railways connecting {{stnlnk|Varanasi Junction}} in [[Uttar Pradesh]] and {{stnlnk|Jammu Tawi}} in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. It is currently being operated with 12237/12238 train numbers on daily in week.<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/amritsar-nagpur-train-starts-to-deal-with-rush/407263.html Amritsar-Nagpur train starts to deal with rush]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=5940&did=1494503904771EE55A8D89CA3DFB3C2111AFD29C7957C.web91|title=Northern Railways / Indian Railways Portal|website=www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=5774&did=1486641299335D186178C750398302A8A61EA8590B879.web91|title=Northern Railways / Indian Railways Portal|website=www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in}}</ref>

== Service==

It averages 56 km/hr as 12237 Begampura Express and covers 1260 km in 22 hrs 35 mins & 56 km/hr as 12238 Begampura Express and covers 1260 km in 22 hrs 30 mins.

12237 – leaves Varanasi Junction at 12:40 Hrs and reaches Jammu Tawi on 2 day at 11:05 hrs

12238 – leaves Jammu Tawi at 14:00 hrs and reaches Varanasi Junction at 12:30 hrs on 2 Day

== Route and halts ==

The important halts of the train are :

* {{stnlnk|Varanasi Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Jaunpur City }}
* {{stnlnk|Sultanpur Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Nihalgarh Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Lucknow Charbagh}}
* {{stnlnk|Moradabad Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Saharanpur Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Ambala Cantonment Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Ludhiana Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Jalandhar Cantonment Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Pathankot Cantonment}}
* {{stnlnk|Jammu Tawi}}

== Traction==

Both trains are hauled by a [[Electric Loco Shed, Ghaziabad|Ghaziabad]]-based [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]] electric locomotives. Occasionally, it has also been hauled by a [[Electric Loco Shed, Ludhiana|Ludhiana]]-based [[WAP-4]] locomotive.

==Coach composition==

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists 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 ==

* [[Himgiri Superfast Express]]
* [[Archana Express]]
* [[Kolkata–Jammu Tawi Express]]

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://indiarailinfo.com/train/begampura-express-12237/7921/334/81 12237/Begampura Express]
*[https://indiarailinfo.com/train/begampura-express-12238/7924/81/334 12238/Begampura Express]

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