Barauni - Gondia Express
Overview | |
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Service type | Express |
First service | December 25, 2013 |
Current operator(s) | East Central Railway zone |
Route | |
Start | Barauni Junction (BJU) |
Stops | 30 |
End | Gondia Junction (G) |
Distance travelled | 1,524 km (947 mi) |
Service frequency | Daily [lower-alpha 1] |
Train number(s) | 15231/15232 |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved |
Seating arrangements | No |
Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
Catering facilities |
On-board Catering E-Catering |
Observation facilities | ICF Coaches |
Entertainment facilities | No |
Baggage facilities | No |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | 2 |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Operating speed | 46 km/h (29 mph), including halts |
The Barauni - Gondia Express is an express train belonging to East Central Railway zone that runs between Barauni Junction and Gondia Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 15231/15232 train numbers on a daily basis.[1][2]
Service
The 15231/Barauni - Gondia Express has averages speed of 46 km/hr and covers 1524 km in 32h 50m. The 15232/Gondia - Barauni Express has averages speed of 43 km/hr and covers 1524 km in 35h 30m.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
- Barauni Junction
- Samastipur Junction
- Muzaffarpur Junction
- Hajipur Junction
- Chhapra Junction
- Ballia
- Ghazipur City
- Aunrihar Junction
- Jaunpur Junction
- Varanasi Junction
- Mirzapur
- Vindhyachal
- Cheoki Junction
- Satna Junction
- Katni Junction
- Shahdol
- Anuppur Junction
- Pendra Road
- Uslapur
- Raipur Junction
- Durg Junction
- Rajnandgaon
- Amgaon
- Gondia Junction
Coach composite
The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consist of 16 coaches :
- 1 AC II Tier
- 1 AC III Tier
- 5 Sleeper Coaches
- 7 General Unreserved
- 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Samastipur Loco Shed based WDM 3A diesel locomotive from Barauni to Katni. From Katni, train is hauled by a Itarsi Loco Shed or Bhilai Loco Shed based WAP-4 electic locomotive from Gondia and vice versa.
Notes
- ↑ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.