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. It is the best train to travel from New Delhi to Banaras and vice versa. Shiv Ganga Express along with Lucknow Mail, Shram Shakti Express, Prayagraj Express and Shaan-e-Bhopal Express enjoys highest priority all over the route.

Gallery

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Time table

From Banaras to New Delhi it starts with Number 12559 and time table is as:
From New Delhi to Banaras it starts with Number 12560 and time table is as:

Reservation

People have to take an advanced reservation ticket to travel in the train except for the General class. It records a rush of passengers throughout the year in both peak as well as non-peak period. Because of its comfortable time of arrival and departure, it is fairly popular among masses.

Coach composition

This train has 22 coaches between Banaras Station to New Delhi station. 1 AC 1 Tier Coach (H1)
2 AC 2 Tier Coach (A1-A2)
9 AC 3 Tier Coach (B1-B9)
5 Sleeper class Coach (S1-S5)
3 General compartments (unreserved)
1 SLR
1 EOG
Coach composition for 12559 BSBS-NDLS Shiv Ganga Express: Coach composition for 12560 NDLS-BSBS Shiv Ganga Express:

Journey

It takes around 10 hours 7 minutes to cover its journey of with an average speed of .

References