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 code | style="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
External links
- [http://indiarailinfo.com/train/267/691/1441/1]
- [http://indiarailinfo.com/train/350/1441/691/1]
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Category:Transport in Farrukhabad
Category:Railway services introduced in 1992
Category:Named passenger trains of India
Category:Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh