Gorakhpur-Pune Weekly Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Mail/Express |
| Status | Operating |
| Locale | Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra |
| First service | Thursday 26 March 2015 |
| Current operator(s) | North Eastern Railway zone |
| Route | |
| Start | Gorakhpur Junction railway station GKP |
| End | Pune Junction railway stationPUNE |
| Distance travelled | 1,750 km (1,090 mi) |
| Average journey time | 34 hrs 40 mins |
| Service frequency | Weekly |
| Train number(s) | 15029/15030 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, sleeper, SLR and GEN |
| Seating arrangements | yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | Available |
| Auto-rack arrangements | No |
| Catering facilities | No |
| Observation facilities | Small & Large Both Type Windows |
| Baggage facilities | Available |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 51 km/h (32 mph) excluding halts |
15029/15030 Gorakhpur-Pune Weekly Express is the Mail/Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Pune in Maharashtra and Gorakhpur of Uttar Pradesh.
It has inaugurated at Thursday 26 March 2015. At any given time the 15029 Gorakhpur - Pune Weekly Express always gets the normal priority like other mail/express, on any line.
The 15029/15030 Gorakhpur - Pune weekly Express left Gorakhpur Junction railway station for Pune Junction railway station, to cover a distance of 1,750 km (1,090 mi) km in 34 hours 40 mins. It Had an 1-1 AC 2&3-Tier and 8 3-Tier Sleeper. Also, The train is the third Mail/Express Train between Gorakhpur Junction railway station to Pune Junction railway station in India and other all trains are Mail/Express Indian trains.
History
This train began in March 2015.
Accommodations
Gorakhpur-Pune is the mail express train to have One AC-2 TIER Coaches, One AC 3 TIER Coaches, Eight 3 TIER SLEEPER Coaches, Five GEN Coaches and Tow SLR Coaches. The trains have normal priority on the Indian railway network. The trains offer four classes of accommodation: Second Class AC 2-Tier (bays of 4 berths + 2 berth on the side) with open system berth, Second Class AC 3-Tier (bays of 6 berths + 2 berths on the side) it also with open system berth and Second class 3 Tier sleeper (bays of 6 berths + 2 berths on the side). Generally it has 1 AC 2-Tiers and 1 AC 3-Tiers ( both of which may be increased according to demand), it has 8 Second class 3 Tier sleeper(which may be increased according to demand), it has no pantry car, 5 GEN (Unreserved) and 2 SLR (Second-class Luggage/parcel van + guard van ('G' missing). See note for 'GS' above.)
route
15029 Gorakhpur - Pune Weekly Express leaves Gorakhpur Junction on a weekly basis and reaches Pune Junction on the 3rd day.
15030 Gorakhpur - Pune Weekly Express leaves Pune Junction on a weekly basis and reaches Gorakhpur Junction on the 2nd day.
On this route, the train covers a distance of 1,750 km (1,090 mi) in 34 hrs 40 mins.
Coach composition
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | SLR | GEN | GEN | GEN | S1 | 28 | A1 | B1 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 | GEN | GEN | SLR |
See also
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