Lalkuan–Amritsar Express
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]
| 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 |
ServiceEdit
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 haltsEdit
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 compositionEdit
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
TractionEdit
Both trains are hauled by a Ludhiana Loco Shed-based WDP-4D EMD locomotive from Lalkuan to Amritsar and vice versa.
Direction reversalEdit
The train reverses its direction 1 times:
Rake sharingEdit
The train shares its rake with 12421/12422 Hazur Sahib Nanded–Amritsar Superfast Express.
See alsoEdit
NotesEdit
- ↑ Runs one day in a week for every direction.
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