Lalkuan - Amritsar Superfast Express

{{Short description|Train in India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}

{{Use Indian English|date=August 2017}}

{{Infobox rail service

| name = Lalkuan–Amritsar Superfast Express

| image =

| image_width =

| caption =

| type = Superfast

| locale = Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana & Punjab

| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|2015|08|15}}

| last =

| operator = Northern Railway

| ridership =

| start = {{stnlnk|Lalkuan Junction}} (LKU)

| stops = 16

| end = {{stnlnk|Amritsar Junction}} (ASR)

| distance = {{convert|675|km|0|abbr=on}}

| journeytime = 15 hours 15 minutes

| frequency = Weekly {{efn|Runs one day in a week for every direction.}}

| class = AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved

| seating = No

| sleeping = Yes

| autorack =

| catering = On-board catering,
E-catering

| observation = Large windows

| entertainment =

| baggage = Available

| otherfacilities = Below the seats

| stock = LHB coach

| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm|al=on|allk=on}}

| electrification =

| trainnumber = 14615 / 14616

| speed =

{{cvt|44|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts.

| map =

| map_state =

}}

The 14615 / 14616 Lalkuan-Amritsar Superfast Express is an Express train belonging to Northern Railway zone that runs between {{stnlnk|Lalkuan Junction}} and {{stnlnk|Amritsar Junction}} in India. It is currently being operated with 14615/14616 train numbers on a weekly basis.[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/community/fog-slows-down-rail-traffic-passengers-hit/332489.html Fog slows down rail traffic, passengers hit][http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/New-express-train-to-Delhi-flagged-off-from-Lalkuan/articleshow/53689178.cms New express train to Delhi flagged off from Lalkuan][http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/community/4-new-trains-proposed-for-city/356925.html 4 new trains proposed for city]

Service

The 14615/Lalkuan–Amritsar Express has an average speed of 59 km/h and covers 675 km in 16h. The 14616/Amritsar–Lalkuan Express has an average speed of 59 km/h 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 depending upon track conditions.

14616-From Amritsar Junction to Ambala Cantonment Junction Its speed ranges between 110 and 120 depends on track conditions. And from Ambala Cantonment Junction to Lalkuan Junction its speed is 130 km/h.

Route and halts

The halts of the train are:

  • {{stnlnk|Lalkuan Junction}}
  • Bazpur
  • {{stnlnk|Kashipur Junction}}
  • {{stnlnk|Moradabad Junction}}
  • {{stnlnk|Najibabad Junction}}
  • {{stnlnk|Laksar Junction}}
  • {{stnlnk|Roorkee}}
  • {{stnlnk|Saharanpur Junction}}
  • {{stnlnk|Yamunanagar-Jagadhri}}
  • {{stnlnk|Ambala Cantonment Junction}}
  • {{stnlnk|Chandigarh Junction}}
  • {{stnlnk|SAS Nagar Mohali}}
  • {{stnlnk|New Morinda}}
  • {{stnlnk|Ludhiana Junction}}
  • {{stnlnk|Phagwara Junction}}
  • {{stnlnk|Jalandhar City Junction}}
  • {{stnlnk|Beas Junction}}
  • {{stnlnk|Amritsar Junction}}

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 18 coaches:

  • 1 AC II Tier
  • 3 AC III Tier
  • 6 Sleeper coaches
  • 6 General
  • 2 EOGs

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Ludhiana Loco Shed or Ghaziabad Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Lalkuan to Amritsar and vice versa.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction once:

  • {{stnlnk|Kashipur Junction}}

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 12421/12422 Hazur Sahib Nanded–Amritsar Superfast Express.

See also

Notes

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References

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