The Marudhar Express is an
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train belonging to
North Western Railway zone
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that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 14863/14864 train numbers on thrice in a week basis.
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Service
The 14864/Marudhar Express has an average speed of 50 km/hr and covers 1159 km in 22 hours 50 mins. 14863/Marudhar Express has an average speed of 49 km/hr and covers 2708 km in 23 hours 35 mins.
Route and halts
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Coach composition
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists 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
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locomotive hauls the train from Jodhpur up to Agra
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handing over to a Ghaziabad Loco Shed-based WAP-4
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or WAP-7
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locomotive powers the train for the remainder of the journey and vice versa.
Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with:
* 14854/14853 Marudhar Express
* 14865/14866 Marudhar Express (via Pratapgarh)
See also
* Varanasi Junction railway station
Varanasi Junction railway station (station code: BSB), also known as Varanasi Cantt railway station, is the main railway station serving the city of Varanasi. The other key railway stations in Varanasi Metro area are (formerly Manduadih), , P ...
* Jodhpur Junction railway station
* Marudhar Express
* Marudhar Express (via Pratapgarh)
Notes
External links
14863/Marudhar Express (via Sultanpur)
14864/Marudhar Express (via Sultanpur)
References
Passenger trains originating from Varanasi
Transport in Jodhpur
Named passenger trains of India
Rail transport in Rajasthan
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