Magadh Express

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The Magadh Express is the super fast train running between New Delhi and Islampur. Its number is 2401/2402 and it departs from Islampur at 1555 hrs and reaches New Delhi the following day at 1135 hrs. In the past, its number was 2391/2392 and was run by Eastern Railways. Now it is run as a train from Northern Railways. The train covers a distance of 1065 km. The journey takes 17 hours, 50 minutes as the 2402 Magadh Express from New Delhi to Islampur and 19 hours, 40 minutes as the 2401 from Islampur to New Delhi.

Previously, the train ran between Patna and New Delhi with carriages of the Vikramshila Express (which now runs separately with number 2367/2368 between New Delhi to Bhagalpur), running as far as Bhagalpur with numbers 3467/3468. This Train used to cover the distance of 998 km in only 15 hours, 5 minutes but due to an increase in stoppages and the introduction of many more superfast trains such as the Sampoorna kranti express (numbers 2393/2394) and the Vikramshila Express its importance has decreased.