Vaishali Express

Vaishali Express is a daily superfast train service, connecting Saharsa in East Central India to New Delhi. This train is one of the oldest train of this route. Earlier it was known as Samastipur-New delhi Jayanti Jayanta Express. It is the first train after Bhopal Express to be certified for quality at the ISO 9000 level. It connects the major cities of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh like Saharsa, Barauni, Muzaffarpur, Chhapra, Siwan, Deoria Sadar , Gorakhpur, Gonda, Lucknow and Kanpur with the national capital New Delhi. The aged ICF coaches of the train were replaced with LHB coaches during first week of May 2018, increasing its speed limit to 130 kilometres per hour (81 mph). This train is hauled by CNB (Kanpur) based WAP-7 from end-to-end.(New Delhi - Saharsa)

Vaishali Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast
StatusOperating
First service1969 (1969)[1]
Current operator(s)Indian Railways
Route
StartNew Delhi (NDLS)
Stops24
EndSaharsa Junction (SHC)
Distance travelled1,875 km (1,165 mi)
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12553 / 12554[2]
On-board services
Class(es)First AC, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesYes (Paid)
Technical
Track gaugeBroad Gauge
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) (average speed 55 km/h (34 mph))

Coaches and facilities

The train has 4 dedicated rakes. The train usually runs with 24 coaches viz., ENG-EOG-GS1-GS2-S1 TO S10-PC-B1-B2-A1-A2-HA1-H1-GS3-GS4-GS5-EOG. The 12553 Saharsa-New Delhi Vaishali Express Train will be augmented on a permanent basis by one additional sleeper coach from 04-09-11 when departing from Saharsa.

Schedule
Train NumberStation CodeDeparture StationDeparture TimeDeparture DayArrival StationArrival TimeArrival Day
12553SHCSaharsa6:15 AMDailyNew Delhi6:40 AM(Next Day) Daily
12554NDLSNew Delhi7:50 PMDailySaharsa8:30 PM(Next Day) Daily

Rake Composition
  • 1 Hydrid AC I + AC II
  • 1 AC I Tier
  • 2 AC II Tier
  • 2 AC III Tier
  • 10 Sleeper Coaches
  • 6 General
  • 2 Generator Car
Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
GRDGENGENS1S2S3S4S5S6S7S8S9S10PCB1B2A1A2H1HA1GENGENGENGRD
  • 12554 Vaishali Express - AC 2 tier coach
  • 12554 Vaishali Express - Sleeper Class coach
  • 12554 Vaishali Express - Train board

Award

Vaishali Express was awarded ISO 9000 on 1 May 2012.

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References
  1. "Railway Budget speech 1970-71" (PDF). www.indianrailways.gov.in. Government of India, Ministry of Railways. 23 February 1970.
  2. "Train timings". Retrieved 5 April 2007.
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