Gorakhpur Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express

Gorakhpur Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express
Overview
Service type Superfast
Current operator(s) North Eastern Railway
Route
Start Gorakhpur Junction
Stops 14
End Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
Distance travelled 1,680 km (1,044 mi) as 12541 Gorakhpur Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express, 1,683 km (1,046 mi) as 12542 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Gorakhpur Superfast Express
Service frequency Daily
On-board services
Class(es) AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements Yes
Sleeping arrangements Yes
Catering facilities Pantry Car attached
Observation facilities No Rake Sharing. Has hybrid LHB rakes.
Technical
Rolling stock Standard Indian Railway coaches
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum
55.66 km/h (35 mph), including halts

The 12541/12542 Gorakhpur Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express is a Superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways that run between Gorakhpur Junction and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in India. It operates as train number 12541 from Gorakhpur Junction to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and as train number 12542 in the reverse direction.

Coaches

The 12541/12542 Gorakhpur Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 1 AC 3 tier, 8 Sleeper Class, 9 General Unreserved coaches & 1 Pantry Car. As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 12541 Gorakhpur Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express covers the distance of 1680 kilometres in 30 hours 25 mins (55.23 km/hr) & 1683 kilometres in 30 hours 00 mins as 12542 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Gorakhpur Superfast Express (56.10 km/hr). As the average speed of the train is more than 55 km/hr, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

It reverses direction at Lucknow Junction NE.

Traction

It is hauled by 3 locomotives during its journey. A WDM 3A locomotive from the Gonda shed hauls the train from Gorakhpur Junction to Jhansi Junction after which a Bhusaval based WAP 4 haules the train until Igatpuri from where a WCAM 3 or a WCAM 2/2P from the Kalyan shed takes over until Lokmanya Tilak Terminus.

With Central Railways progressively moving towards a complete changeover from DC to AC traction, it is now hauled by a Bhusaval based WAP 4 or Ajni based WAP 7 between Jhansi Junction until Lokmanya Tilak Terminus.

Gallery

Timetable

12541 Gorakhpur Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express leaves Gorakhpur Junction every day at 21:35 hrs IST and reaches Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 04:00 hrs IST the 3rd day.

12542 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Gorakhpur Superfast Express leaves Lokmanya Tilak Terminus every day at 11:10 hrs IST and reaches Gorakhpur Junction at 17:10 hrs IST the next day.

Station Code Station Name

12541 - Gorakhpur Junction to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus[1]

 Distance
from Source
in km		 Day

12542 - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Gorakhpur Junction[2]

 Distance
from Source
in km		 Day
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
GKP Gorakhpur Junction Source 21:35 0 1 17:10 Destination 1683 2
BST Basti 22:40 22:45 65 1 15:25 15:30 1618 2
GD Gonda Junction 00:10 00:15 154 2 14:10 14:15 1529 2
LJN Lucknow Junction NE 03:15 03:55 271 2 11:25 11:50 1412 2
CNB Kanpur Central 05:25 05:35 342 2 09:45 09:55 1338 2
PHN Pokhrayan 06:43 06:45 403 2 07:43 07:45 1280 2
ORAI Orai 07:19 07:21 448 2 06:48 06:50 1232 2
JHS Jhansi Junction 09:20 09:35 562 2 05:15 05:32 1119 2
BPL Bhopal Junction 13:40 13:45 853 2 01:10 01:15 828 2
ET Itarsi Junction 15:15 15:20 945 2 23:30 23:35 736 1
KNW Khandwa 18:05 18:10 1128 2 21:15 21:20 553 1
BSL Bhusaval Junction 19:45 19:55 1252 2 17:40 17:50 429 1
IGP Igatpuri 01:03 01:05 1560 3 13:35 13:40 121 1
LTT Lokmanya Tilak Terminus 04:00 Destination 1680 3 Source 11:10 0 1

References

  1. ↑ Gorakhpur_ Lokmanya Tilak Terminus -12541-train.html "Gorakhpur Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express-12541". Retrieved 3 Sep 2012.
  2. ↑ Tilak Terminus Gorakhpur Superfast-express-12542-ltt-to-gkp/459/297/65 "Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Gorakhpur Superfast Express 12542". Retrieved 18 Oct 2012.