| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express |
| First service | 9 December 2016 |
| Current operator(s) | North Central Railway zone |
| Route | |
| Start | Khajuraho (KURJ) |
| Stops | 24 |
| End | Kurukshetra Junction (KKDE) |
| Distance travelled | 824 km (512 mi) |
| Average journey time | 18 hours 5 minutes |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | General – 10, Sleepers – 7, AC 3-Tier -2, AC 2-Tier – 1, 1st AC cum AC 2-Tier – 1, SLRs – 2 |
| Seating arrangements | No |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | No |
| Entertainment facilities | No |
| Baggage facilities | Below the seats |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 48 km/h (30 mph) |
Gita Jayanti Express is an express train of the Indian Railways connecting Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh and Kurukshetra Junction of Haryana. It is currently being operated with 11841/11842 train numbers on a daily basis. The train undergoes rake reversal at Lalitpur Junction.[1][2][3]
Service
The 11841/Gita Jayanti Express has an average speed of 46 km/hr and covers 824 km in 18 hrs 5 mins. 11842/Gita Jayanti Express has an average speed of 48 km/hr and 824 km in 17 hrs 5 mins.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
- Khajuraho
- Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur
- Tikamgarh
- Lalitpur Junction
- Jhansi Junction
- Gwalior Junction
- Agra Cantonment
- Mathura Junction
- Palwal
- Faridabad
- Hazrat Nizamuddin
- New Delhi
- Sonipat Junction
- Panipat Junction
- Kurukshetra Junction
Coach composition
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 23 coaches :
- 1 1st AC cum AC 2-tier
- 1 2-tier AC
- 2 3-tier AC
- 7 Sleeper Class
- 10 General
- 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Ghaziabad Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive.
Notes
External links
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References
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