Ganga Gomti Express

Ganga Gomti Express
Overview
Service type	Express
Current operator(s)	Northern Railways
Route
Start	Allahabad Junction
Stops	8
End	Lucknow NR
Distance travelled	201 km (125 mi)
Service frequency	Daily
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, 2nd Class seating, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	No Pantry Car Coach attached
Technical
Rolling stock	Standard Indian Railway coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum ,44.57 km/h (28 mph), including halts

The 14215 / 16 Allahabad Lucknow Ganga Gomti Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways - Northern Railway zone that runs between Allahabad Junction and Lucknow Junction in India.

It operates as train number 14215 from Allahabad Junction to Lucknow NR and as train number 14216 in the reverse direction serving the state of Uttar Pradesh.

Coaches

The 14215 / 16 Allahabad Lucknow Ganga Gomti Express has 1 AC Chair Car, 12 General Unreserved & 2 sitting cum luggage rack coaches. It does not carry a Pantry car coach.

As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 14215 Allahabad Lucknow Ganga Gomti Express covers the distance of 201 kilometres in 4 hours 15 mins (47.29 km/hr) & in 4 hours 25 mins as 14216 Lucknow Allahabad Ganga Gomti Express (45.51 km/hr).

As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railways rules, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.

Routeing

The 14215 / 16 Allahabad Lucknow Ganga Gomti Express runs from Allahabad Junction via Unchahar Junction, Rae Bareli to Lucknow NR.

Traction

As the entire route is not electrified, a Lucknow based WDM 2 or WDM 3A locomotive powers the train for its entire journey.

Timings

14215 Allahabad Lucknow Ganga Gomti Express leaves Allahabad Junction on a daily basis at 06:00 hrs IST and reaches Lucknow NR at 10:15 hrs IST the same day.

14216 Lucknow Allahabad Ganga Gomti Express leaves Lucknow NR on a daily basis at 18:00 hrs IST and reaches Allahabad Junction at 22:25 hrs IST the same day.

References

External links

"Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
"IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
"[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet.". irfca.org. Retrieved 2014-04-05.

Railways in Northern India

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Narrow gauge railways	Kalka-Shimla Railway Kangra Valley Railway

Abanoned lines	Jammu–Sialkot Line

Monorails	Patiala State Monorail Trainways (abandoned)

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Manufacturing units and workshops	Diesel Locomotive Works Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala Rail Coach Factory, Raebareli

Railway companies	Northern Railway North Eastern Railway North Central Railway North Western Railway East Indian Railway Company Rajputana-Malwa Railway Oudh and Tirhut Railway Indian Branch Railway Company Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Delhi Metro Rail Corporation National Capital Region Transport Corporation

See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) 1974 railway strike in India

Railway stations in Uttar Pradesh

Northern Railway	Akbarpur Junction Ayodhya Junction Barabanki Junction Bareilly Chandausi Faizabad Junction Ghaziabad Goshainganj Kanpur Bridge Left Bank Lucknow Charbagh Moradabad Saharanpur Junction Unnao Varanasi Junction

North Central Railway	Agra Cantonment Agra City Agra Fort Allahabad Aligarh Bhuteshwar Chakeri Chandari Junction Chunar Etah Etawah Fatehpur Firozabad Govindpuri Hathras Junction Idgah Jhansi Junction Kanpur Central Kanpur Junction Mandhana Junction Mainpuri Mathura Junction Mirzapur Raja ki Mandi Shikohabad Tundla Junction Vrindavan Yamuna Bridge

North Eastern Railway	Ghazipur City Gorakhpur Kanpur Anwarganj Kirakat Lucknow Junction Manduadih Padrauna

East Central Railway	Chandauli Majhwar Dildarnagar Mughalsarai Junction

See also	Delhi & NCR Metro stations Portal:Railways in India