Kaifiyat Express
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File:Kaifiyat Express tb.jpg Kaifiyat Express trainboard | |
Overview | |
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Service type | Superfast |
Locale | Delhi & Uttar Pradesh |
First service | 28 September 2003 |
Current operator(s) | Northern Railways |
Route | |
Termini | Old Delhi (DLI) Azamgarh (AMH) |
Stops | 15 |
Distance travelled | 803 km (499 mi) |
Average journey time | 14 hours 20 minutes |
Service frequency | Daily |
Train number(s) | 12225 / 12226 |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | First Class AC, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved |
Seating arrangements | Yes |
Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
Catering facilities | On-board catering, E-catering |
Observation facilities | Large windows |
Baggage facilities | Below the seats |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | LHB coaches |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Operating speed | 61 km/h (38 mph) average with halts |
The 12225 / 12226 Kaifiyaat Express is a daily Superfast Express train of the Indian Railways, running between Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, and Old Delhi, the capital city of India.
The name Kaifiyat tributes to legendary poet late Mr. Kaifi Azmi, who belonged to Azamgarh.
Number & nomenclature
The train numbers of the Kaifiyat Expresses are:
- 12225 UP:- From Azamgarh to Old Delhi – 803 km/14:30 hrs
- 12226 DN:- From Old Delhi to Azamgarh – 803 km/14:10 hrs
Route & halts
- Old Delhi
- Ghaziabad Junction
- Aligarh Junction
- Kanpur Central
- Unnao Junction
- AISHBAGH Junction
- AISHBAGH
- BADSHAHNAGAR
- BARABANKI JN
- RUDAULI
- AYODHYA
- Ayodhya Junction
- Akbarpur Junction
- Malipur Junction
- Shahganj Junction
- Khorason Road
- Sarai Mir
- Azamgarh
Coach composition
The train generally consists of a total number of 22 LHB coaches as follows:
- 1 AC I Tier
- 2 AC II Tier
- 6 AC III Tier
- 7 Sleeper class
- 4 Unreserved
- 2 EOG
Locomotive
- WDP-4D:- Azamgarh to Shahganj Junction
- WAP-5 / WAP-7:- Shahganj Junction to Old Delhi
- Loco reversal: Shahganj Junction & Lucknow Junction
See also
References
Mohammad Faisal Nadwi
External links
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