Loknayak Express
{{short description|Train in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox rail service
| name = Loknayak Express
| image =
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| type = Express
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| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|2014|03|22}}
| last =
| operator = North Eastern Railway
| ridership =
| start = {{stnlnk|Chhapra Junction}} (CPR)
| stops = 20
| end = {{stnlnk|Delhi Junction||Old Delhi Junction}} (DLI)
| distance = {{convert|1000|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 23 hrs 50 mins
| 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 = No
| otherfacilities = Below the seats
| stock = LHB coach
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm|al=on|allk=on}}
| electrification =
| trainnumber = 15115 / 15116
| speed = {{convert|42|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts.
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The 15115 / 15116 Loknayak Express is an Express train belonging to North Eastern Railway zone that runs between {{stnlnk|Chhapra Junction}} and {{stnlnk|Old Delhi}} in India. It is currently being operated with 15115/15116 train numbers on a weekly basis.{{cite news | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/no-end-to-trains-erratic-run-passengers-inconvenienced/160085.html | title=No end to trains' erratic run, passengers inconvenienced | date=19 November 2015 | newspaper=The Tribune | location=India | first=Kuldip | last=Bhatia | accessdate=13 January 2019}}[http://www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=1230&did=14448069936320E36802C64B5AAFE34B6B5DC9B3C6906.web91 Extra 3 AC coach of Train No.15115/15116 Chhapra-Delhi-Chhapra ][http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=4737&id=0,4,268 TEMPORARY AUGMENTATION OF EXPRESS TRAINS]
This train is named after Jayaprakash Narayan, a freedom fighter and political leader who remembered especially for leading the mid-1970s opposition against Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, for whose overthrow he called a "total revolution". Lok Nayak means The People's Hero.
Service
The 15115/Loknayak Express has an average speed of 41 km/h and covers 1000 km in 24h 40m. The 15116/Loknayak Express has an average speed of 43 km/h and covers 1000 km in 23h 20m.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
- {{stnlnk|Chhapra Junction}}
- {{stnlnk|Ballia}}
- {{stnlnk|Ghazipur City}}
- {{stnlnk|Aunrihar Junction}}
- {{stnlnk|Kerakat}}
- {{stnlnk|Jaunpur Junction}}
- Shahganj Junction
- {{stnlnk|Faizabad Junction}}
- {{stnlnk|Lucknow Charbagh}}
- {{stnlnk|Hardoi}}
- {{stnlnk|Shahjahanpur}}
- {{stnlnk|Chandausi Junction}}
- {{stnlnk|Moradabad Junction}}
- {{stnlnk|Hapur Junction}}
- {{stnlnk|Ghaziabad Junction}}
- {{stnlnk|Delhi Shahdara Junction}}
- Old {{stnlnk|Delhi Junction}}
Coach composition
The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 17 coaches:
- 1 AC II Tier
- 2 AC III Tier
- 6 Sleeper coaches
- 3 General Unreserved
- 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Kanpur Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Chhapra to Old Delhi and vice versa.
Direction reversal
The train reverses its direction 1 times:
- {{stnlnk|Jaunpur Junction}}
- {{stnlnk|Ayodhya Junction}}
See also
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://indiarailinfo.com/train/22022 15115/Loknayak Express] India Rail Info
- [https://indiarailinfo.com/train/22031 15116/Loknayak Express] India Rail Info
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Category:Named passenger trains of India
Category:Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh
Category:Rail transport in Delhi
Category:Rail transport in Bihar
Category:Railway services introduced in 2014
Category:Memorials to Jayaprakash Narayan
Category:Express trains in India
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