Marudhar Express (via Sultanpur)

Marudhar Express (via Sultanpur)
Overview
Service type	Express
Current operator(s)	North Western Railway zone
Route
Start	Jodhpur Junction (JU)
Stops	39
End	Varanasi Junction (BSB)
Distance travelled	1,159 km (720 mi)
Service frequency	Thrice ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Train number(s)	14863/14864
On-board services
Class(es)	AC II Tier, AC III 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	50 km/h (31 mph), including halts

The Marudhar Express is a express train belonging to North Western Railway zone that runs between Jodhpur Junction and Varanasi Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 14863/14864 train numbers on thrice in a week basis. ^[1]^[2]

Service

The 14864/Marudhar Express has averages speed of 50 km/hr and covers 11618 km in 22 hours 50 mins. 14863/Marudhar Express has averages speed of 49 km/hr and covers 2708 km in 23 hours 35 mins.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composite

The train has standard LCF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consist of 21 coaches :

2 AC II Tier
3 AC III Tier
11 Sleeper Coaches
5 General
2 Generators cum Luggage/parcel van

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Bhagat Ki Kothi Loco Shed based WDP 4 locomotive hauls the train from Jodhpur up to Agra handing over to a Ghaziabad Loco Shed based WAP 4 or WAP 7 locomotive powers the train for the remainder of the journey and vice versa.

Rake Sharing

The train share its rake with:

14854/14853 Marudhar Express
14865/14866 Marudhar Express (via Pratapgarh)

Notes

↑ Runs tree days in a week for every direction.

External links

References

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