The 15115 / 15116 Loknayak Express is an
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train belonging to
North Eastern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 15115/15116 train numbers on a weekly basis.
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This train is named after Jayaprakash Narayan
Jayaprakash Narayan Srivastava (; 11 October 1902 – 8 October 1979), also known as JP and ''Lok Nayak'' (Hindi for "People's leader"), was an Indian politician, theorist and Indian independence activist, independence activist. He is mai ...
, a freedom fighter and political leader who remembered especially for leading the mid-1970s opposition against Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (Given name, ''née'' Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and stateswoman who served as the Prime Minister of India, prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 un ...
, for whose overthrow he called a "total revolution
The Bihar movement, also known as the JP movement, was a political movement initiated by students in the Indian state of Bihar against misrule and corruption in the state government, in 1974. It was led by the veteran Gandhian socialist Jayaprak ...
". Lok Nayak means The People's Hero.
Service
The 15115/Loknayak Express has an average speed of 41 km/h and covers 1000 km in 24h 40m. The 15116/Loknayak Express has an average speed of 43 km/h and covers 1000 km in 23h 20m.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
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Coach composition
The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 17 coaches:
* 1 AC II Tier
* 2 AC III Tier
* 6 Sleeper coaches
* 3 General Unreserved
* 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Kanpur 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 Chhapra to Old Delhi and vice versa.
Direction reversal
The train reverses its direction 1 times:
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See also
* Chhapra Junction railway station
Chhapra Junction railway station, station code ''CPR'', is a railway station in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar. Located on the North Eastern railway, the city is situated near the Ghaghara River and the Ganga. The station is well ...
* Old Delhi railway station
Delhi Junction railway station (station code: DLI) is the oldest railway station located in Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi, Delhi, India. It is one of the busiest railway stations in the country, with around 250 trains commencing, terminating, or pa ...
* Mahamana Express
Mahamana Express is a superfast express series trains operated by Indian Railways in India. Initially it was started using ICF coaches with substantially improved facilities as compared to other superfast express trains in India. As of June 202 ...
* Lokmanya Express
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 Term ...
Notes
References
External links
15115/Loknayak Express
India Rail Info
15116/Loknayak Express
India Rail Info
Transport in Chhapra
Transport in Delhi
Named passenger trains of India
Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh
Rail transport in Delhi
Rail transport in Bihar
Railway services introduced in 2014
Memorials to Jayaprakash Narayan
Express trains in India
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