Kashi Express
Overview | |
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Service type | Express |
Locale | Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh & Uttar Pradesh |
First service | 1 February 1907 |
Current operator(s) | North Eastern Railway |
Route | |
Termini | Gorakhpur (GKP) Mumbai LTT (LTT) |
Stops | 66 |
Distance travelled | 1,707 km (1,061 mi) |
Service frequency | Daily |
Train number(s) | 15017 / 15018 |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved |
Seating arrangements | Yes |
Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
Catering facilities | Available |
Observation facilities | Large windows |
Baggage facilities | Available |
Other facilities | Cleaning service |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | LHB coach |
Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Broad Gauge |
Operating speed | 47 km/h (29 mph) average including halts. |
The 15017 / 15018 Kashi Express is a regular express train of Indian Railways, running between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Mumbai, the capital city of Maharashtra, and Gorakhpur Junction, the prominent city of Uttar Pradesh.
Coach composition
[edit]The train generally consists of a total of 22 coaches as follows:
- 1 AC II tier
- 9 AC III tier
- 4 sleeper class
- 6 unreserved
- 2 unreserved cum luggage/brake van
- Loco reversal: Allahabad Junction
Locomotion
[edit]As Central Railways completed its DC–AC conversion on 12 February 2014, a Bhusawal or Itarsi-based WAP-4 hauls the train from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Itarsi after which an Itarsi-based WDM-3A/3D hauls the train for the remainder of its journey until Gorakhpur.
Before 12 February 2014, this train was hauled by a Kalyan-based WCAM-3 locomotive between LTT and Igatpuri as the route was DC electrified.
Schedule
[edit]Train number | Station code | Departure station | Departure time (IST) | Arrival station | Arrival time | Arrival day |
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15017 | LTT | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus | 6:35 AM | Gorakhpur | 7:10 PM | Next day |
15018 | GKP | Gorakhpur | 5:30 AM | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus | 6:05 PM | Next day |