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Lalkuan–Amritsar Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast |
| First service | 15 August 2015 |
| Current operator(s) | Northern Railway zone |
| Route | |
| Start | Lalkuan Junction (LKU) |
| Stops | 16 |
| 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 | LHB coaches |
| Entertainment facilities | Large Windows |
| Baggage facilities | Under Seat |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 59 km/h (37 mph) average including halts |
The Lalkuan–Amritsar Superfast 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[edit]
The 14615/Lalkuan–Amritsar Express has an average speed of 59km/hr and covers 675 km in 16h. The 14616/Amritsar–Lalkuan Express has an average speed of 59km/hr and covers 675 km in 15h.
14615-Maximum permissible speed from Lalkuan Junction to Ambala Cantonment Junction is 130 km/h and from Ambala Cantonment Junction to Amritsar Junction its speed ranges between 110 and 120 km/h depend upon track conditions.
14616-From Amritsar Junction to Ambala Cantonment Junction Its speed ranges between 110 and 120 depends on track condition.And from Ambala Cantonment Junction to Lalkuan Junction its speed is 130 km/h.
Route and halts[edit]
The halts of the train are:
- Lalkuan Junction
- Bazpur
- 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[edit]
The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 kmph. The train consists of 18 coaches:
- 1 AC II Tier
- 3 AC III Tier
- 6 Sleeper coaches
- 6 General
- 2 EOGs
Traction[edit]
Both trains are hauled by a Ludhiana Loco Shed-based WDP-4D EMD locomotive from Lalkuan to Amritsar and vice versa.
Direction reversal[edit]
The train reverses its direction 1 times:
Rake sharing[edit]
The train shares its rake with 12421/12422 Hazur Sahib Nanded–Amritsar Superfast Express.
See also[edit]
- Lalkuan Junction railway station
- Amritsar Junction railway station
- Hazur Sahib Nanded–Amritsar Superfast Express
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Runs one day in a week for every direction.
References[edit]
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