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Lalkuan–Amritsar Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express |
| First service | 15 August 2015 |
| Current operator(s) | Northern Railway zone |
| Route | |
| Start | Lalkuan Junction (LKU) |
| Stops | 15 |
| End | Amritsar Junction (ASR) |
| Distance travelled | 675 km (419 mi) |
| Service frequency | Weekly [lower-alpha 1] |
| Train number(s) | 14615/14616 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | No |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | On-board catering E-catering |
| Observation facilities | ICF coaches |
| Entertainment facilities | No |
| Baggage facilities | No |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 42 km/h (26 mph), including halts |
The Lalkuan–Amritsar Express is an Express train belonging to Northern Railway zone that runs between Lalkuan Junction and Amritsar Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 14615/14616 train numbers on a weekly basis.[1][2][3]
Service
The 14615/Lalkuan–Amritsar Express has an average speed of 42 km/hr and covers 675 km in 16h. The 14616/Amritsar–Lalkuan Express has an average speed of 45 km/hr and covers 675 km in 15h.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
- Lalkuan Junction
- Kashipur Junction
- Moradabad Junction
- Najibabad Junction
- Laksar Junction
- Roorkee
- Saharanpur Junction
- Yamunanagar-Jagadhri
- Ambala Cantonment Junction
- Chandigarh Junction
- SAS Nagar Mohali
- New Morinda
- Ludhiana Junction
- Phagwara Junction
- Jalandhar City Junction
- Beas Junction
- Amritsar Junction
Coach composition
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 18 coaches:
- 1 AC II Tier
- 2 AC III Tier
- 7 Sleeper coaches
- 6 General
- 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Ludhiana Loco Shed-based WDM-3A diesel locomotive from Lalkuan to Amritsar and vice versa.
Direction reversal
The train reverses its direction 1 times:
Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with 12421/12422 Hazur Sahib Nanded–Amritsar Superfast Express.
See also
- Lalkuan Junction railway station
- Amritsar Junction railway station
- Hazur Sahib Nanded–Amritsar Superfast Express
Notes
- ↑ Runs one day in a week for every direction.
References
External links
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