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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}

{{Short description|Train in India}}
{{Infobox rail service
| name = Varanasi Dehradun Janta Express
| image = Varanasi–Dehradun_Express.jpg
| caption =
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express]]
| locale = [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Uttarakhand]]
| first =
| last =
| operator = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railways]]
| ridership =
| start = {{stnlnk|Varanasi Junction}}
| stops = 46 as 14265 Varanasi–Dehradun Janta Express 48 as 14266 Dehradun–Varanasi Janta Express
| end = {{stnlnk|Dehradun}}
| distance = {{convert|846|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 22 hours 05 minutes as 14265 Varanasi–Dehradun Express 21 hours 25 minutes as 14266 Dehradun–Varanasi Express
| frequency = Daily
| class = [[Indian Railways coaching stock|AC 2 tier]], [[Indian Railways coaching stock|AC 3 tier]], [[Indian Railways coaching stock|Sleeper Class]], [[Indian Railways coaching stock|Unreserved/General]]
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| autorack =
| catering = No [[pantry car]] attached
| observation = No rake sharing
| entertainment =
| baggage =
| other facilities =
| stock = Standard [[Indian Railways]] [[LHB coach]]
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm|allk=on}}
| el =
| trainnumber = 15119 / 15120
| speed = {{convert|110|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum {{convert|38.90|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, including halts
| map = [[File:(Varanasi - Dehradun) Express route map.png|290px|(Varanasi–Dehradun) Express route map]]
| map_state =
}}

The 15119/15120 '''Varanasi–Dehradun Express''' is an [[Express trains in India|express]] train operated by [[Indian Railways]] which belongs to [[Northern Railway zone]] that runs between [[Varanasi Junction railway station|Varanasi Junction]] and [[Dehradun railway station|Dehradun]] in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web
|title=Railway News: Dehradun–Banaras Janata Express will be canceled for 13 days
|url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/railway-news-dehradun-banaras-janta-express-will-be-canceled-for-13-days-varanasi-news-c-20-vns1011-667574-2024-07-19
|website=Amar Ujala
|publisher=Amar Ujala
|date=19 July 2024
|access-date=13 October 2025
|language=hi
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title=15119 BSBS DDN Express Train Route, Schedule, Time Table
|url=https://www.ixigo.com/trains/15119
|website=ixigo
|date=13 October 2025
|access-date=13 October 2025
|language=en
}}</ref>

==Service==
Earlier the first name was Janata Express while run with ICF rakes, and since LHB coaches upgraded to this train it was rebranded as Varanasi - Dehradun Express
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ '''Schedule of 15119/15120 Varanasi–Dehradun Express'''
! Train No. !! From !! To !! Distance (km) !! Journey Time !! Average Speed
|-
| 14265 || Varanasi Junction (BSB) || Dehradun (DDN) || 846 || 22h 05m || 38.31 km/h
|-
| 14266 || Dehradun (DDN) || Varanasi Junction (BSB) || 846 || 21h 25m || 39.50 km/h
|}

==Timetable==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background:gold;"| Station code
!scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background:gold;"| Station name
!scope="col" colspan="2" style="background:gold;"|
'''15119 – {{stnlnk|Varanasi Junction}} to {{stnlnk|Dehradun}}'''<ref>{{cite web
|title=15119 BSBS DDN EXPRESS: Train Route, Schedule and Timings
|url=https://www.confirmtkt.com/train-schedule/15119-BSBS-DDN-EXPRESS
|website=ConfirmTkt
|date=13 October 2025
|access-date=13 October 2025
|language=en
}}</ref>
!scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background:gold;"| Distance from source in km
!scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background:gold;"| Day
!scope="col" colspan="2" style="background:gold;"|
'''15120 – {{stnlnk|Dehradun}} to {{stnlnk|Varanasi Junction}}'''<ref>{{cite web
|title=15120 DDN BSBS EXP Train Route
|url=https://erail.in/train-enquiry/15120
|website=eRail
|date=13 October 2025
|access-date=13 October 2025
|language=en
}}</ref>
!scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background:gold;"| Distance from source in km
!scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background:gold;"| Day
|-
!scope="col" colspan="1" style="background:gold;"|Arrival
!scope="col" colspan="1" style="background:gold;"|Departure
!scope="col" colspan="1" style="background:gold;"|Arrival
!scope="col" colspan="1" style="background:gold;"|Departure
|-
| valign="center" | BSB
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Varanasi Junction}}
| valign="center" | '''Source'''
| valign="center" | '''08:30'''
| valign="center" | 0
| valign="center" | 1
| valign="center" | '''15:45'''
| valign="center" | '''Destination'''
| valign="center" | 846
| valign="center" | 2
|-
| valign="center" | PBH
| valign="center" | [[Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh|Partapgarh Junction]]
| valign="center" | 11:45
| valign="center" | 11:50
| valign="center" | 129
| valign="center" | 1
| valign="center" | 11:52
| valign="center" | 11:57
| valign="center" | 718
| valign="center" | 2
|-
| valign="center" | LKO
| valign="center" | [[Lucknow Charbagh railway station|Lucknow]]
| valign="center" | 16:35
| valign="center" | 16:45
| valign="center" | 302
| valign="center" | 1
| valign="center" | 07:35
| valign="center" | 07:55
| valign="center" | 545
| valign="center" | 2
|-
| valign="center" | SPN
| valign="center" | [[Shahjehanpur]]
| valign="center" | 20:07
| valign="center" | 20:12
| valign="center" | 466
| valign="center" | 1
| valign="center" | 03:10
| valign="center" | 03:15
| valign="center" | 380
| valign="center" | 2
|-
| valign="center" | BE
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Bareilly Junction}}
| valign="center" | 21:12
| valign="center" | 21:17
| valign="center" | 537
| valign="center" | 1
| valign="center" | 02:00
| valign="center" | 02:05
| valign="center" | 310
| valign="center" | 2
|-
| valign="center" | MB
| valign="center" | [[Moradabad]]
| valign="center" | 23:35
| valign="center" | 23:50
| valign="center" | 627
| valign="center" | 1
| valign="center" | 23:55
| valign="center" | 00:30
| valign="center" | 219
| valign="center" | 2
|-
| valign="center" | PBH
| valign="center" | [[Najibabad]]
| valign="center" | 01:35
| valign="center" | 01:40
| valign="center" | 726
| valign="center" | 2
| valign="center" | 22:04
| valign="center" | 22:06
| valign="center" | 121
| valign="center" | 1
|-
| valign="center" | LRJ
| valign="center" | [[Laksar|Laksar Junction]]
| valign="center" | 02:52
| valign="center" | 02:55
| valign="center" | 767
| valign="center" | 2
| valign="center" | 21:10
| valign="center" | 21:13
| valign="center" | 79
| valign="center" | 1
|-
| valign="center" | HW
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Haridwar Junction}}
| valign="center" | 03:45
| valign="center" | 04:20
| valign="center" | 794
| valign="center" | 2
| valign="center" | 20:05
| valign="center" | 20:33
| valign="center" | 52
| valign="center" | 1
|-
| valign="center" | DDN
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Dehradun}}
| valign="center" | '''06:35'''
| valign="center" | '''Destination'''
| valign="center" | 846
| valign="center" | 2
| valign="center" | '''Source'''
| valign="center" | '''18:20'''
| valign="center" | 0
| valign="center" | 1
|}

==Coaches==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ '''Coach Composition of 15119/15120 Varanasi–Dehradun Express'''
! Coach No. !! Coach Type
|-
| 0 || Loco (L)
|-
| 1 || SLR
|-
| 2 || General (GS)
|-
| 3 || General (GS)
|-
| 4 || Sleeper (S1)
|-
| 5 || Sleeper (S2)
|-
| 6 || Sleeper (S3)
|-
| 7 || AC 3-Tier (M1)
|-
| 8 || AC 3-Tier (M2)
|-
| 9 || AC 2-Tier (B1)
|-
| 10 || AC 2-Tier (B2)
|-
| 11 || AC First Class (A1)
|-
| 12 || AC First Class (A2)
|-
| 13 || First Class (H1)
|-
| 14 || General (GS)
|-
| 15 || General (GS)
|-
| 16 || End-on Generator (EOG)
|}

'''Legend:'''
* L – Locomotive
* SLR – Seating cum Luggage Rake
* GS – General Unreserved
* S – Sleeper Class
* M – AC 3-Tier
* B – AC 2-Tier
* A – AC First Class
* H – First Class
* EOG – End-on Generator
<ref>{{cite web
|title=15120 DDN BSBS EXP Coach Position
|url=https://www.zoopindia.com/check-train-coach-position/15120-ddn-bsbs-exp-coach-position
|website=Zoop India
|date=13 October 2025
|access-date=13 October 2025
|language=en
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title=15119 BSBS DDN EXPRESS Train Route
|url=https://erail.in/train-enquiry/15119
|website=eRail
|date=13 October 2025
|access-date=13 October 2025
|language=en
}}</ref>

==Train accident==
{{Main|2015 Uttar Pradesh train accident}}
On 20 March 2015 train number 14266 [[2015 Uttar Pradesh train accident|derailed in Bachhrawa]] near [[Rae Bareli]] at 09:10 in the morning. It was returning from Dehradun to Varanasi. Resulting one carriage of the train was crushed and flattened and As per sources 38 people died while more than 200 injured. The central government offered ₹200000 compensation for dead,₹50000 for seriously injured and ₹20000 for minor injured people. According to Indian Railways the main cause of the accident was the failure of train's braking system.

==Traction==

earlier was [[WDM-3D]]. It is hauled by [[Diesel Loco Shed, Lucknow]]-based [[WAP-7]] locomotive for its entire run.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.indianrail.gov.in Indianrail.gov.in]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070303131207/http://www.irctc.co.in/ Irctc.co.in]
* [http://www.irfca.org Irfca.org]
* ''Dainik Jagran'' Hindi newspaper, Gorakhpur, 21 March 2015, page 1

{{Railways in Northern India}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Varanasi-Dehradun Express}}
[[Category:Passenger trains originating from Varanasi]]
[[Category:Trains from Dehradun]]
[[Category:Express trains in India]]

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