Utsarg Express

{{Short description|Train in India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}

{{Infobox rail service

| name = Utsarg Express

| type = Express

| locale = Uttar Pradesh & Bihar

| first =

| last =

| operator = North Eastern Railway

| ridership =

| start = {{stnlnk|Chhapra Junction}} (CPR)

| stops = 31

| end = {{stnlnk|Farrukhabad Junction}} (FBD)

| distance = {{convert|682|km|0|abbr=on}}

| journeytime = 18 hours 20 minutes

| frequency = Daily

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

| seating = Yes

| sleeping = Yes

| autorack =

| catering = E-catering only

| observation = Large windows

| entertainment =

| baggage = No

| otherfacilities = Below the seats

| stock = LHB coach

| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}}

| el =

| trainnumber = 15083 / 15084

| speed = {{convert|38|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts.

| map =

| map_state =

}}

The 15083 / 15084 Utsarg Express is a daily Express train of the Indian Railways, running between Chhapra and Farrukhabad (Hindi: फ़र्रूख़ाबाद, Urdu: فرخ آباد).

Number & Nomenclature

The train numbers of the Utsarg Express are:

  • 15083 UP: From Chhapra Junction to Farrukhabad – 682 km/18:20 Hrs
  • 15084 DN: From Farrukhabad to Chhapra Junction – 682 km/18:00 Hrs

The name Utsarg means Devotion.

Route & Halts

15083– Chhapra Junction to Farrukhabad

class="wikitable"
style="background-color:#FFD700" | Station codestyle="background-color:#FFD700" | Station name
valign="top" | CPR

| valign="top" | {{stnlnk|Chhapra Junction}}

valign="top" | GTST

| valign="top" | Gautamsthan

valign="top" | MHT

| valign="top" | Manjhi

valign="top" | SIP

| valign="top" | Suraimanpur

valign="top" | ROI

| valign="top" | Reoti

valign="top" | STW

| valign="top" | Sahatwar

valign="top" | BUI

| valign="top" | Ballia

valign="top" | CHR

| valign="top" | Chilkahar

valign="top" | RSR

| valign="top" | Rasra

valign="top" | RTP

| valign="top" | Ratanpura

valign="top" | IAA

| valign="top" | {{stnlnk|Indara Junction}}

valign="top" | MAU

| valign="top" | {{stnlnk|Mau Junction}}

valign="top" | MMA

| valign="top" | Muhammadabad

valign="top" | SAA

| valign="top" | Sathiaon

valign="top" | AMH

| valign="top" | Azamgarh

valign="top" | SMZ

| valign="top" | Sarai Mir

valign="top" | KRND

| valign="top" | Khorason Road

valign="top" | SHG

| valign="top" | Shahganj Junction

valign="top" | ABP

| valign="top" | Akbarpur

valign="top" | GGJ

| valign="top" | {{stnlnk|Goshainganj}}

valign="top" | AY

| valign="top" | Ayodhya

valign="top" | FD

| valign="top" | {{stnlnk|Faizabad Junction}}

valign="top" | RDL

| valign="top" | Rudauli

valign="top" | DYD

| valign="top" | Daryabad

valign="top" | BBK

| valign="top" | {{stnlnk|Barabanki Junction}}

valign="top" | BNZ

| valign="top" | Badshahnagar

valign="top" | LC

| valign="top" | {{stnlnk|Lucknow City}}

valign="top" | LJN

| valign="top" | {{stnlnk|Lucknow Junction}}

valign="top" | ON

| valign="top" | {{stnlnk|Unnao Junction}}

valign="top" | CNB

| valign="top" | {{stnlnk|Kanpur Central}}

valign="top" | CPA

| valign="top" | {{stnlnk|Kanpur Anwarganj}}

valign="top" | KJN

| valign="top" | Kannauj

valign="top" | FBD

| valign="top" | {{stnlnk|Farrukhabad Junction}}

Coach composition

The train consists of a total number of 21 coaches as follows:

  • 2 AC II Tier
  • 8 AC III Tier
  • 6 Sleeper
  • 3 Second Sitting
  • 1 Unreserved cum Luggage Van
  • 1 Power Car (EOG)

Locomotive

  • It is hauled by a Izzatnagar-based WDP-4D locomotive end to end
  • Loco reversal: {{stnlnk|Shahganj Junction}}

RSA – Rake sharing arrangement

This train shared its rake with 18181/18182 Tatanagar–Chhapra Express before COVID-19 pandemic in India, during which the train number of the Utsarg Express was 18191/18192. Later, it began sharing its rake with 15053/15054 Chhapra–Lucknow Junction Express.

From November 2024, the Rake Sharing Arrangement (RSA) of the Utsarg Express has been modified, and it now shares its rake with the 15113/15114 Chhapra–Gomtinagar Express. The primary maintenance (PM) of the train has also shifted from Lucknow Junction (LJN) to Chhapra (CPR).

Trivia

This was the first broad-gauge express train incorporated after broad conversion of section Shahganj-Ballia.

See also