Shramjeevi Express

Shramjeevi Superfast Express
Overview
Service type Superfast
Locale New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
First service Oct 02, 1991
Current operator(s) East Central Railway
Route
Start Rajgir railway station
Stops 30
End New Delhi Railway Station
Distance travelled 1,101 km (684 mi)
Average journey time 21 hours
Service frequency Daily
On-board services
Class(es) AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper 3 Tier, General
Seating arrangements Yes
Sleeping arrangements Yes
Catering facilities Pantry car coach attached
Technical
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 52 km/h (32 mph) average with halts avg speed between ghaziabad and moradabad is 70 kmph

The Shramjeevi Express (Hindi: श्रमजीवी एक्स्प्रेस) is a daily superfast express train of Indian Railways, running between Rajgir, near Nalanda, Bihar, and New Delhi, the capital city of India. Previously it was running between Patna and New Delhi, later extended to Rajgir. this is fastest train (12392) between ghaziabad and moradabad covers journey only in 2 hours The name Shramjeevi signifies the employee/worker, dependent on physical/mental labour (Shram) for their livelihood (Jeevi).

Shramjeevi Express - AC First Class cum AC 2 tier coach
Shramjeevi Express - Pantry Car Coach

Numbers, times, and distances

It runs via Bakhtiyarpur, Patna, Mughalsarai, Varanasi, Sultanpur, Lucknow , Bareilly, Moradabad and Ghaziabad

Coach composition & loco

The train generally consists of a total number of 24 Coaches as follows:

Patna to New Delhi with GZB WAP 7

History

See also

References

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