Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Sultanpur Express is a superfast train of the Indian Railways connecting Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Mumbai in Maharashtra and Sultanpur Junction of Uttar Pradesh. It is currently being operated with 12143/12144 train numbers on Weekly basis.[1][2]
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express |
| First service | 26 January 2011 |
| Current operator(s) | North Western Railway zone |
| Route | |
| Termini | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) Sultanpur Junction (SLN) |
| Stops | 12 |
| Distance travelled | 1,547 km (961 mi) |
| Average journey time | 27 hours 15 minutes |
| Service frequency | Weekly[a] |
| Train number(s) | 12143/12144 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | No |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | No |
| Entertainment facilities | No |
| Baggage facilities | Below the seats |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 57 km/h (35 mph) |
Service
edit12143 departs Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 03:45 PM on Sundays and reaches Sultanpur Junction at 05:30 PM on Mondays.
12144 departs Sultanpur Junction at 04:05 AM on Tuesdays and reaches Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 07:25 AM on Wednesdays.
Route and halts
editThe halts of this train service are:
- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
- Kasara (Technical Halt for Banker Attachment)
- Igatpuri (Technical Halt for Banker Detachment)
- Nasik Road
- Manmad Junction
- Bhusaval Junction
- Khandwa Junction
- Bhopal Junction
- Bina Junction
- Jhansi Junction
- Orai
- Kanpur Central
- Lucknow Charbagh
- Nihalgarh
- Musafir Khana
- Sultanpur Junction
Coach composite
editThe train has LHB rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 22 coaches :
- 1 AC II Tier
- 7 AC III Tier
- 9 Sleeper Coaches
- 3 General Second Class
- 2 Generator Luggage and Brake Van
The service is operated using a single rake, in a rake sharing arrangement (RSA) with 11081 / 11082 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Gorakhpur Express. The rake is maintained at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus coaching depot.
Traction
editBoth 12143 and 12144 are hauled by a Kalyan based WAP-7 electric locomotive from LTT to Sultanpur and vice versa.
Notes
edit- ^ Runs one days in a week for every direction.
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ 4 WR TRAINS AUGMENTED on PERMANENT BASIS
- ^ "Temporary augmentation of trains". North Western Railway. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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