Lucknow–New Delhi AC Superfast Express

Lucknow–New Delhi AC Superfast Express
WAP5 Hauling Lucknow AC with LHB on first run
Overview
Service type AC Superfast Express
Status Operating
Locale Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First service 15 June 2014 (2014-06-15)
Current operator(s) Northern Railway zone
Route
Start Lucknow Charbagh (LKO)
Stops 3
End New Delhi (NDLS)
Distance travelled 493 kilometres (306 mi)
Average journey time 8 hrs (Approx.)
Service frequency Daily
Train number(s) 12429/12430
On-board services
Class(es) AC 1st Class
AC 2 Tier
AC 3 Tier
Seating arrangements No
Sleeping arrangements Available
Auto-rack arrangements No
Catering facilities No
Observation facilities Large Windows
Entertainment facilities No
Baggage facilities Available
Technical
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph)

Lucknow - New Delhi AC SF Express numbered 12429/30 is an ISO certified premier daily overnight service of AC Superfast Express type running between Lucknow Charbagh and New Delhi operated by Northern Railway zone and hauled by an Indian locomotive class WAP-5 of Indian Railways.

Destination board of Lucknow New Delhi AC SF

Overview

This is a fully air conditioned superfast train which connects the Indian capital, New Delhi to the state capital of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow. It has been introduced in lieu of two trains (Lucknow New Delhi AC Duronto Express & Lucknow New Delhi AC Express) that have previously served Lucknow Charbagh & New Delhi from 15 June 2014. The train is the first train of Northern Railway zone to be operated on German Technology LHB Coaches from 12 April 2016. Lucknow-New Delhi AC Express (12429/12430) can now accommodate 960 passengers instead of 824. The number of seats in AC-2 coaches has been increased from 44 to 52, while in AC-3 coaches it has been raised from 64 to 72. The new coaches, based on a German technology Linke Hoffman Busch (LHB), are made of stainless steel which do not turn turtle during accidents. The light-weight coaches will also improve the train's speed. Bigger windows, lamps at all seats and sound insulation are the other features. Waste from toilets would get discharged only when the train would be in motion.

Lucknow New Delhi AC Superfast

Rakes

Coach Composition[lower-alpha 1] are as follows:

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See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The coach composition is subject to change.

References

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