The 22183 / 22184 Saket Superfast Express is a train that runs twice per week between Ayodhya Cantt. railway station and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Mumbai. The train was introduced in 1988 and the inaugural run took place on 7 May 1988.

Saket Superfast Express
Saket Express Train
Overview
Service typeExpress train
LocaleMaharashtra, Madhya Pradesh & Uttar Pradesh
Current operator(s)Central Railway
Route
TerminiMumbai LTT (LTT)
Ayodhya Cantt. (AYC)
Stops18
Distance travelled1,501 km (933 mi)
Average journey time26 hours 05 minutes
Service frequencyBi-weekly
Train number(s)22183 / 22184
On-board services
Class(es)AC First, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsNo
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering,
E-catering
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Baggage facilitiesNo
Other facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coach
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed57 km/h (35 mph) average including halts.

History

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Saket Express

In the beginning the train used to run between Bombay Victoria Terminus (station code VT) [now Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai, (station code CSMT)] and Ayodhya (station code AY) but later on the starting station was shifted from Mumbai CSMT to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Kurla (station code LTT) from where it currently runs.

Saket Express is one of the two trains that connect Ayodhya to Mumbai via Sultanpur Junction and Pratapgarh Junction, the other being the Ayodhya Superfast Express, which runs once a week via Shahganj Junction and Jaunpur Junction.

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