Loknayak Express

Loknayak Express
Overview
Service type	Express
First service	22 March 2014
Current operator(s)	North Eastern Railway zone
Route
Start	Chhapra Junction (CPR)
Stops	19
End	Old Delhi Junction (DLI)
Distance travelled	341 km (212 mi)
Service frequency	Weekly [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)	15115/15116
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board Catering ; E-Catering
Observation facilities	ICF Coaches
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	41 km/h (25 mph), including halts

The Loknayak Express is an express train belonging to North Eastern Railway zone that runs between Chhapra Junction and Old Delhi in India. It is currently being operated with 15115/15116 train numbers on a weekly basis.[1][2][3]

This train is named after Jayaprakash Narayan, a freedom fighter & political leader who remembered especially for leading the mid-1970s opposition against Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, for whose overthrow he called a "total revolution". Lok Nayak means The People's Hero.

Service

The 15115/Loknayak Express has averages speed of 41 km/hr and covers 1000 km in 24h 40m. The 15116/Loknayak Express has averages speed of 43 km/hr and covers 1000 km in 23h 20m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composite

The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consist of 17 coaches :

1 AC II Tier
2 AC III Tier
6 Sleeper Coaches
6 General Unreserved
2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Gonda Loco Shed based WDM 3A diesel locomotive from Chhapra to Old Delhi and vice versa.

Direction Reversal

Train Reverses its direction 1 times:

Jaunpur Junction
Ayodhya Junction

Notes

Runs one day in a week for every direction.

References

Bhatia, Kuldip (19 November 2015). "No end to trains' erratic run, passengers inconvenienced". The Tribune. India. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
Extra 3 AC coach of Train No.15115/15116 Chhapra-Delhi-Chhapra
TEMPORARY AUGMENTATION OF EXPRESS TRAINS

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[1] Runs one day in a week for every direction.

[2] Bhatia, Kuldip (19 November 2015). "No end to trains' erratic run, passengers inconvenienced". The Tribune. India. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[3] Extra 3 AC coach of Train No.15115/15116 Chhapra-Delhi-Chhapra

[4] TEMPORARY AUGMENTATION OF EXPRESS TRAINS

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