The 12237 / 12238 Begampura Express is a Superfast train of the Indian Railways connecting in
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...
and in
Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir may refer to:
* Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory since 2019
* Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019
* Jammu and Kashmir (prin ...
. It is currently being operated with 12237/12238 train numbers on daily in week.
Service
It averages 56 km/h as 12237 Begampura Express and covers 1260 km in 22 hrs 35 mins and 56 km/h as 12238 Begampura Express and covers 1260 km in 22 hrs 30 mins.
12237 – leaves Varanasi Junction at 12:40 Hrs and reaches Jammu Tawi on 2 day at 11:05 hrs
12238 – leaves Jammu Tawi at 14:00 hrs and reaches Varanasi Junction at 12:30 hrs on 2 Day
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Route and halts
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Traction
Both trains are hauled by a
Ghaziabad Loco Shed or
Tughlakabad Loco Shed-based
WAP-7
The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic ...
electric locomotive from end to end.
Coach composition
The train has standard
ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 25 coaches:
* 1 AC first-class
* 2 AC II tier
* 6 AC III tier
* 10 sleeper coaches
* 3 general
* 2 second-class luggage/parcel van
See also
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Himgiri Superfast Express
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Archana Express
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Kolkata–Jammu Tawi Express
The 13151 / 13152 Kolkata-Jammu Tawi Express is an Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Kolkata railway station, Kolkata in West Bengal and Jammu Tawi railway station, Jammu Tawi in Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kash ...
Notes
References
External links
12237/Begampura Express12238/Begampura Express
Rail transport in Jammu and Kashmir
Rail transport in Punjab, India
Rail transport in Bihar
Transport in Jammu
Passenger trains originating from Varanasi
Express trains in India
Railway services introduced in 2010
2010 establishments in India
Named passenger trains of India
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