Sapt Kranti Express

The Sapt Kranti Superfast Express (सप्त क्रांति सुपरफास्ट एक्सप्रेस) is a superfast train service of Indian Railways running between Muzaffarpur Railway Station and Anand Vihar Terminal Railway Station. This Train is operated by the East Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. Its inaugural run was on 1 July 2002. Its terminal station was changed from New Delhi Railway Station to Anand Vihar Terminal from 2 December 2010.[1] It is designated by Train nos. 12557 UP and 12558 DN.[2] Major stops are Motihari, Bettiah, Narkatiaganj, Gorakhpur, Lucknow and Moradabad.[3] In July 2002 it became the first broad gauge superfast train to pass through Champaran districts. The train has its name based on the Sapt Kranti movement led by Ram Manohar Lohia. It is an ISO 9001:2008 certified Train.[4][5]

Sapt Kranti Superfast Express
सप्त क्रांति सुपरफास्ट एक्सप्रेस
Muzaffarpur (MFP) - Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT) Sapt Kranti Superfast Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast
LocaleBihar, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi
First service01 July 2002
Current operator(s)East Central Railways
Route
StartMuzaffarpur Junction (MFP)
Stops16
EndAnand Vihar Terminal (ANVT)
Distance travelled1,059 km (658 mi)
Average journey time19 hours 15 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12557 / 12558
On-board services
Class(es)AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper, General
Seating arrangementsAvailable
Sleeping arrangementsAvailable
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Baggage facilitiesAvailable
Other facilitiesWifi facility in AC 1 Tier Coaches
Technical
Rolling stockLHB Coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speedMaximum - 110 km/h (68 mph) near Moradabad
Minimum - 42 km/h (26 mph) near Bettiah,
55 km/h (34 mph) Average with halts.

Service

This train runs daily and covers a distance of 1059 km. This train consists of coaches of type, AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper, Second sitting (II) Unreserved, General and a pantry car. This train is generally reserved well ahead of its departure dates.[6]

From October 2019, Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches replaced the old ICF coaches for the comfort of the passengers. The train is now hauled by the Indian locomotive class WAP 7 through its entire journey.


Sapt Kranti Express Route Map.

Stoppage

It is runs, Muzaffarpur via Chakia, Mehsi, Bapudham Motihari, Sagauli, Bettiah, Narkatiaganj, Harinagar, Bagaha, Siswa Bazar, Kaptanganj, Gorakhpur, Lucknow Charbagh, Moradabad to Anand Vihar Terminal.

Locomotive

Both trains are hauls by a Ghaziabad or Tughlakabad based WAP 7 locomotive on its entire journey.

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See also

References
  1. "Rlys change boarding point of trains".
  2. http://www.indianrail.gov.in
  3. http://www.indianrail.gov.in
  4. http://lohiasaptkrantivicharyatra.blogspot.com/2009_08_01_archive.html
  5. "The "People's Movement Left" and Rammanohar Lohia: An evaluation at a time of crisis".
  6. "Sapt Kranti SF Express (PT)/12557 Travel Forum - Railway Enquiry".
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