The 14015 / 14016 Sadbhavna Express is an

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train belonging to

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that runs between

Anand Vihar Terminal Anand Vihar Terminal (station code: ANVT) is a railway station on the Indian Railways network, located in the Anand Vihar locality of Delhi, India. It is under the administrative control of the Delhi Division of the Northern Railway zone of Ind ...

& in India. It operates as train number 14015 from Anand Vihar Terminal to Raxaul Junction and as train number 14016 in the reverse direction serving the states of

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. The word Sadbhavna can mean Goodwill or Bonafide in Devangiri.

Coaches

The 14015/14016 Sadbhavna Express has 1 AC 3 tier, 9 Sleeper Class, 9 General Unreserved & 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake)

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. It does not carry a

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In addition the 14018/17 Anand Vihar Terminal–Raxaul Sadbhavna Express has an additional AC 2 tier coach. As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 14016 Sadbhavna Express covers the distance of in 28 hours 25 mins (43.50 km/h) and in 29 hours 10 mins as 14015 Sadbhavna Express (42.38 km/h). As the average speed of the train is below , as per Indian Railways rules, its fare does not include a superfast surcharge.

Route and halts

* The train runs from Raxaul Junction via , , , , , , , , , , , , , to Anand Vihar Terminal railway station, Anand Vihar Terminal. In addition, 14015/14016 Sadbhavna Express also reverses its direction at .

Traction

As the route is yet to be fully electrified, a Tughlakabad-based

WDP-4B The Indian locomotive class WDP-4 (EMD GT46PAC) is a passenger-hauling diesel–electric locomotive with AC electric transmission designed by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and built by both GM-EMD and under license by Banaras Locomotiv ...

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diesel locomotive hauls the train for its entire journe

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 14013/14014

Sadbhavna Express (via Faizabad) The 14017 / 14018 Sadbhavna Express is an express train belonging to Northern Railway zone that runs between and via in India. It is currently being operated with 14017/14018 train numbers on a weekly basis. Service The 14017/Sadbhavna Exp ...

Operation

* 14015 Sadbhavna Express leaves Anand Vihar Terminal every Friday and Sunday reaching Raxaul the next day. * 14016 Sadbhavna Express leaves Raxaul Junction every Monday and Wednesday reaching Anand Vihar Terminal the next day.

References

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External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sadbhavna Express (via Sitamarhi) Transport in Raxaul Transport in Delhi Railway services introduced in 1994 Named passenger trains of India Rail transport in Delhi Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh Rail transport in Bihar Express trains in India