Lokmanya Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express |
| First service | 26 November 2016 |
| Current operator | Central Railway |
| Route | |
| Termini | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) Gorakhpur Junction (GKP) |
| Stops | 14 |
| Distance travelled | 1,746 km (1,085 mi) |
| Average journey time | 33 hours 40 minutes (Approx.) |
| Service frequency | Weekly[a] |
| Train number | 11079/ 11080 |
| On-board services | |
| Classes | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, sleeper class, general unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | No |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | Yes |
| Observation facilities | No Rake Sharing. |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railways hybrid LFC coaches |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 45 km/h (28 mph) |
The Lokmanya Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways that run between Gorakhpur Junction and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Kurla (Mumbai) in India. It operates as train number 11080 from Gorakhpur Junction to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and as train number 11079 in the reverse direction.[1][2]
Service
[edit | edit source]The 11079/Mumbai LTT - Gorakhpur Lokmanya Express (Via Barhni) has an average speed of 52 km/h and covers 1746 km in 33 hrs 40 mins. 11080/Gorakhpur - Mumbai LTT Lokmanya Express (via Barhni) has an average speed of 50 km/h and 1746 km in 34 hrs 50 mins.
Route and halts
[edit | edit source]The important halts of the train are:
- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
- Kalyan Junction
- Nasik Road
- Bhusaval Junction
- Khandwa Junction
- Itarsi Junction
- Habibganj
- Bhopal Junction
- Jhansi Junction
- Orai
- Kanpur Central
- Lucknow Charbagh
- Barabanki Junction
- Gonda Junction
- Balrampur
- Jharkhandi
- Tulsipur
- Barhni
- Naugarh
- Anandnagar Junction
- Gorakhpur Junction
Coach composite
[edit | edit source]The train consists of 23 coaches:
- 1 AC II tier
- 3 AC III tier
- 13 sleeper coaches
- 4 general
- 2 second-class luggage/parcel van
Traction
[edit | edit source]Both trains are hauled by a Bhusaval Loco Shed based WAP-5 electric locomotive from Kurla to Lucknow and from Lucknow it is hauled by a Gonda Loco Shed based WDM 3A diesel locomotive up to Gorakhpur.
Direction reversal
[edit | edit source]The train reverses its direction one time:
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Runs one days in a week for every direction.
External links
[edit | edit source]- 11079/Mumbai LTT - Gorakhpur Lokmanya Express (Via Barhni)
- 11080/Gorakhpur - Mumbai LTT Lokmanya Express (via Barhni)
