Kanpur Central–Amritsar Weekly Express

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 weekly basis.

Kanpur Central–Amritsar Weekly Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	11 November 2013 (2013-11-11)
Current operator(s)	North Central Railway zone
Route
Termini	Kanpur Central (CNB) Amritsar Junction (ASR)
Stops	13
Distance travelled	898 km (558 mi)
Average journey time	16h 15m
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	22445/22446
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 coach
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	55 km/h (34 mph), including halts

Service

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

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Kanpur Central
• Unnao Junction
• Balamau Jn. (Technical Hault -For Engine Reversal)
• Bareilly Junction
• Moradabad Junction
• Laksar Junction
• Roorkee
• Saharanpur Junction
• Ambala Cantonment Junction
• Rajpura Junction
• Ludhiana Junction
• Phagwara Junction
• Jalandhar City Junction
• Beas Junction
• Amritsar Junction

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes (LHB rake since December 2018) with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. 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

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

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 1 times:

• Balamau Junction

Rake sharing

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

• Kanpur Central railway station
• Amritsar Junction railway station
• Kanpur Central–Bandra Terminus Weekly Express
• Kanpur Central–Anand Vihar Terminal Express

External links

• 22445/Kanpur - Amritsar Weekly Express
• 22446/Amritsar - Kanpur Weekly Express