Maur Dhawaj Express

Maurya Dhwaj Express

Muzaffarpur Jammu Tawi Maurya Dhwaj Express Nameplate
Overview
Service type Superfast
Current operator(s) Northern Railways
Route
Start Jammu Tawi
Stops 18 as 12492 Jammu Tawi Muzaffarpur Maur Dhawaj Express, 17 as 12491 Muzaffarpur Jammu Tawi Maur Dhawaj Express.
End Muzaffarpur Junction
Distance travelled 1,515 km (941 mi)
Service frequency Weekly. 12492 Jammu Tawi Muzaffarpur Maur Dhawaj Express – Friday. 12491 Muzaffarpur Jammu Tawi Maur Dhawaj Express – Sunday.
On-board services
Class(es) AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements Yes
Sleeping arrangements Yes
Catering facilities No
Technical
Rolling stock Standard Indian Railways Coaches
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum
,53.31 km/h (33 mph), including halts

The 12492 / 12491 Jammu Tawi Muzaffarpur Maur Dhawaj Express is a Superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways - Northern Railway zone that runs between Jammu Tawi and Muzaffarpur Junction in India.

It operates as train number 12492 from Jammu Tawi to Muzaffarpur Junction and as train number 12491 in the reverse direction serving the 6 states of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Bihar.[1]

Routeing

The 12492 / 91 Jammu Tawi Muzaffarpur Maur Dhawaj Express runs from Jammu Tawi via Ludhiana Junction, Ambala Cantonment Junction, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Bareilly, Shahjehanpur, Gonda Junction, Gorakhpur Junction, Chhapra, Hajipur Junction to Muzaffarpur Junction.[2]

Traction

As large sections of the route are yet to be electrified, a Ludhiana based WDM 3A locomotive powers the train for its entire journey.

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