Kanpur Central–Amritsar Weekly Express

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Kanpur Central - Amritsar Weekly Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
First service11 November 2013; 11 years ago (2013-11-11)
Current operator(s)North Central Railway zone
Route
StartKanpur Central (CNB)
Stops13
EndAmritsar Junction (ASR)
Distance travelled898 km (558 mi)
Service frequencyWeekly [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)22445/22446
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsNo
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board Catering
E-Catering
Observation facilitiesLHB Coaches
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesNo
Technical
Rolling stock2
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed55 km/h (34 mph), including halts

The Kanpur Central - Amritsar Weekly Express is an Express train belonging to North Central Railway zone that runs between Kanpur Central and Amritsar Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 22445/22446 train numbers on weely basis.[1][2]

Service[edit]

The 22445/Kanpur - Amritsar Weekly SF Express has an average speed of 55 km/hr and covers 898 km in 16h 15m. The 22446/Amritsar - Kanpur Weekly SF Express has an average speed of 55 km/hr and covers 898 km in 16h 15m.

Route and halts[edit]

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composite[edit]

The train has standard ICF rakes (LHB rake since December 2018) with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 16 coaches :

  • 1 AC II Tier
  • 3 AC III Tier
  • 5 Sleeper Coaches
  • 5 General
  • 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction[edit]

Both trains are hauled by a Lucknow Loco Shed based WDM 3A diesel locomotive from Kanpur to Amritsar and vice versa.

Direction Reversal[edit]

Train Reverses its direction 1 times:

Rake Sharing[edit]

The train shares its rake with 14151/14152 Kanpur Central - Bandra Terminus Weekly Express and 14151/14152 Kanpur Central - Anand Vihar Terminal Express.

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. Runs one day in a week for every direction.

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