Udhna Varanasi Express

Udhna Varanasi Express
Overview
Service type	Mail/Express
Status	Operating
Current operator(s)	Indian Railways
Route
Start	Udhna
Stops	09
End	Varanasi
Distance travelled	1399
Average journey time	28 hrs 05 mins
Service frequency	One days a week
Train number(s)	19057 / 19058
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Available
Sleeping arrangements	Available
Catering facilities	Available (Paid)
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Track gauge	Broad Gauge
Operating speed	Average speed of 19057 - 49 km/hr (including stops) 19058 - 46 km/hr (including stops)

The Udhna Varanasi Express (train codes: 19057/19058) is a Mail/Express express train on Indian Railways' broad gauge network, connecting Udhna, near Surat, and Varanasi. The total one way travel distance is approximately 1,399 kilometres (869 mi). The Express was introduced in rail budget 2012-13.

Schedule and route

As of September 2012, the Udhna Varanasi Express runs one day a week, departing Udhna Friday at 09:05 pm and arriving Varanasi 28 hours later, on Sunday at 01:10 am. Reverse trips from Varanasi to Udhna departing Sunday at 05:25 am and arriving Monday at 11:45 am. The train averages 49 kilometres per hour (30 mph) in UDN-BSB direction and 46 kilometres per hour (29 mph) in BSB-UDN direction.^[1]

The train passes through the Indian states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Stops include Jalgaon, Khandwa, Itarsi, Jabalpur, Katni, Satna, Manikpur, and Cheoki.^[1]

Rake and locomotive

Udhna Varanasi Express has, on a regular basis, at least 18 carriages. It is powered by a single WAP-4 electric locomotive between Udhna and Itarsi Junction, and one diesel locomotive (either WDM-3A or WDM-3D from Itarsi Junction to Varanasi.^[1]

Other details

The train's 18 carriage rake is split into at least four classes of travel: AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, non air-conditioned reserved sleeper and General (requiring no reservation).

Railways in Northern India

National network/ trunk lines	Howrah-Delhi main line Delhi–Chennai line Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line Delhi–Jaipur line Jaipur–Ahmedabad line

Branch lines/ sections	Agra-Bhopal section Ambala–Attari line Amritsar–Pathankot line Bathinda–Rewari line Bilaspur–Mandi–Leh railway Chandigarh–Sahnewal line Delhi–Fazilka line Delhi-Kalka line Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line Delhi–Moradabad line Delhi–Shamli–Saharanpur line Jalandhar–Firozpur line Jalandhar–Jammu line Jammu–Poonch railway line Jodhpur–Bathinda line Kanpur–Delhi section Kashmir Railway Lucknow–Moradabad line Ludhiana–Fazilka line Ludhiana–Jakhal line Marwar Junction–Munabao line Moradabad–Ambala line Mughalsarai–Kanpur section Rewari-Rohtak line Srinagar-Kargil-Leh railway Varanasi–Lucknow main line Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow line

Urban and Suburban rail transport	Delhi Suburban Railway Blue Line (Delhi Metro) Green Line (Delhi Metro) Red Line (Delhi Metro) Violet Line (Delhi Metro) Yellow Line (Delhi Metro) Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon Lucknow-Kanpur Suburban Railway Barabanki-Lucknow Suburban Railway Delhi Panipat RRTS Delhi Meerut RRTS Delhi Alwar RRTS

Narrow gauge railways	Kalka-Shimla Railway Kangra Valley Railway

Abanoned lines	Jammu–Sialkot Line

Monorails	Patiala State Monorail Trainways (abandoned)

Named trains	Ajmer Jammu Express Ajmer – Jabalpur Superfast Express Akal Takht Express Amritsar Mail Ananya Express Andaman Express Andhra Pradesh Express Anand Vihar Muzaffarpur Garib Rath Express Assam Mail Bagh Express Bhopal – Lucknow Garibrath Express Bhopal–Jaipur Express Bhopal–Jodhpur Bhopal–Lucknow Express Bhopal–Lucknow–Pratapgarh Express Brahmaputra Mail Chambal Express Chennai Duronto Chhattisgarh Express Chitrakoot Express Damoh–Kota Passenger Dayodaya Express Doon Express Durgavati Express Faizabad Delhi Express Faizabad Superfast Express Ganga Kaveri Express Goa Express Godaan Express Golden Temple Mail Gondwana Express The Grand Trunk Express Gyan Ganga Express Himalayan Queen Himsa Express Himsagar Express Hirakud Express Howrah – New Delhi Duronto Express Howrah–Delhi Yuva Express Indore Express Indore – Chandigarh Express Indore – Dehradun Express Indore – Hazrat Nizamuddin Express Indore – Patna Express Indore – Rajendra Nagar Via. Faizabad Express Indore–Ajmer Express Indore–Ajmer Link Express Indore–Amritsar Express Indore–Jaipur Express Indore–Jaipur Express via Ajmer Indore–Kota Intercity Express Indore–Udaipur City Express Jabalpur–Jammu Tawi Express Jabalpur–New Delhi Express Jaipur Superfast Express Jammu Tawi – Indore Express Jhelum Express Kaifiyat Express Kalinga Utkal Express Kalka Mail Kanpur Allahabad Intercity Kanpur Varanasi InterCity Kashi Vishwanath Express Kerala Express Kongu Express Kushinagar Express Lashkar Express Lucknow Mail Magadh Express Mahabodhi express Mahakoshal Express Mahanagari Express Mahananda Express Malwa Express Mandor Express Mangala Lakshadweep Express Manikarnika Express Marusagar Express Meenakshi Express Mewar Express Mithila Express Muzaffarpur Anand Vihar Garib Rath Express Navyug Express Neelachal Express New Delhi-Kalka Shatabdi New Jalpaiguri - New Delhi SF Express North East Express Patalkot Express Patna – Kota Express Poorva Express Pratham Swatrantata Sangrm Express Prayagraj Express Punjab Mail Purushottam Express Pushpak Express Rajendra Nagar Bihar – Indore Express Rajendranagar Express Ranthambore Express Raptisagar Express Sabarmati Express Sachkhand Express Saket Express Samata Express Samjhauta Express Sampoorna Kranti Express Sanghamithra Express Sapt Kranti Express Sealdah Rajdhani Express Sealdah – New Delhi Duronto Express Shaan-e-Bhopal Express Shalimar Express Shipra Express Shiv Ganga Express Shram Shakti Express Shramjeevi Express Taj Express Tamil Nadu Express Thar Express Thirukural Express Tirhut Express Udhna Varanasi Express Ujjaini Express Utsarg Express Uttar Sampark Kranti Express Vaishali Express Vikramshila Express West Bengal Sampark Kranti

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

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Udhna Varanasi Express". India Rail Info.

Udhna Varanasi Express

Schedule and route

Rake and locomotive

Other details

See also

References