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{{short description|Train in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox rail service
| name = Prayag Ghat Haridwar Express
| image = Allahabad Haridwar Express.JPG
| caption =
| type = [[Express train|Express]]
| first =
| last =
| operator = [[North Central Railway zone|North Central Railways]]
| start = [[Prayag Ghat Railway station]]
| stops = 13
| end = [[Haridwar railway station|Haridwar Junction]]
| distance = {{convert|725|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 14 hours 40 minutes as 14115 Prayagraj Haridwar Express, 15 hours 20 minutes as 14116 Haridwar Prayagraj Express.
| frequency = 3 days a week. 14115 Prayagraj Haridwar Express – Tuesday, Thursday & Sunday. 14116 [[Haridwar railway station|Haridwar]] [[Prayagraj Junction railway station|Prayagraj]] Express – Monday, Wednesday & Friday.
| class = AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, Second Class seating
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| autorack =
| catering = No [[Dining car|Pantry car coach]] attached
| observation =
| entertainment =
| baggage =
| stock = Standard [[Indian Railways]] coaches
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm|allk=on}}
| el =
| trainnumber = 14115/14116
| speed = {{convert|110|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum<br>{{convert|48.33|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, including halts
| map =
| map_state =
}}

The 14229/14230 [[Prayagraj Junction railway station|Prayagraj]] [[Haridwar railway station|Haridwar]] Express is an [[Express train|Express]] train belonging to [[Indian Railways]] - [[North Central Railway zone]] that runs between [[Prayagraj Junction railway station|Prayagraj Junction]] and [[Haridwar railway station|Haridwar Junction]] in India.

It operates as train number 14229 from [[Prayagraj Junction railway station|Prayagraj Junction]] to [[Haridwar railway station|Haridwar Junction]] and as train number 14230 in the reverse direction, serving the states of [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Uttarakhand]].

==Coaches==

14115/16 Prayagraj Haridwar Express presently has 1 AC 2-tier, 1 AC 3-tier, 6 Sleeper Class, 6 Second Class seating, and 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) coaches. It does not have a [[Dining car|Pantry car coach]].

As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of [[Indian Railways]] depending on demand.

==Service==

The 14115 Prayagraj Haridwar Express covers the distance of 725 kilometres in 14 hours 40 mins (49.43 km/h) and in 15 hours 20 mins as 14116 Haridwar Prayagraj Express (47.28 km/h).

As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/h, as per [[Indian Railways]] rules, its fare does not include a superfast surcharge.

==Routeing==

The 14115 / 16 Prayag Ghat [[Haridwar railway station|Haridwar]] Express runs from Prayag Ghat Railway Station via [[Lucknow Charbagh Railway Station|Lucknow Junction]], [[Hardoi]], [[Shahjehanpur]], [[Bareilly railway station|Bareilly Junction]], [[Najibabad|Najibabad Junction]] to [[Haridwar railway station|Haridwar Junction]].

==Traction==

As the route is fully electrified, a [[WAP 4]] locomotive from the [[Lucknow Charbagh Railway Station|Lucknow]] shed powers the train for its entire journey.

==Timings==

14115 Prayagraj Haridwar Express leaves [[Prayagraj Junction railway station|Prayagraj Junction]] every Tuesday, Thursday & Sunday at 23:35 hrs IST and reaches [[Haridwar railway station|Haridwar Junction]] at 14:15 hrs IST the next day.

14116 Haridwar Prayagraj Express leaves [[Haridwar railway station|Haridwar Junction]] every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 16:25 hrs IST and reaches [[Prayagraj Junction railway station|Prayagraj Junction]] at 07:45 hrs IST the next day.

== References ==
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*{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/haridwar-express-derails-near-lucknow/article5407752.ece|title=Haridwar Express derails near Lucknow - The Hindu|publisher=thehindu.com|accessdate=2014-05-30|newspaper=The Hindu|date=2013-11-30}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.metrojournalist.com/tag/allahabad-bound-haridwar-express/|title=Allahabad-Bound Haridwar Express | Metro Journalist|publisher=metrojournalist.com|accessdate=2014-05-30}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/print/news/railways-cancel-trains-from-dec-due-to-fog-12361-1.html|title=India TV >> Railways Cancel 28 Trains From Dec 1 Due To Fog|publisher=indiatvnews.com|accessdate=2014-05-30}}

==External links==
*{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in |title=Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry |publisher=indianrail.gov.in |accessdate=2014-04-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408180437/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ |archivedate=8 April 2014 }}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.irctc.co.in|title=IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System|publisher=irctc.co.in|accessdate=2014-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070303131207/http://www.irctc.co.in/|archive-date=3 March 2007|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org|title=[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet.|publisher=irfca.org|accessdate=2014-04-05}}

{{Railways in Northern India}}

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[[Category:Trains from Prayagraj]]
[[Category:Trains from Haridwar]]
[[Category:Railway services introduced in 2004]]
[[Category:Express trains in India]]

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Nadeem Ahmed at 11:36, 5 May 2026