Poorbiya Express
Overview | |
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Service type | Express |
Current operator(s) | East Central Railways |
Route | |
Start | Saharsa Junction |
Stops | 23 |
End | Anand Vihar Terminal |
Distance travelled | 1,210 km (752 mi) |
Service frequency | Bi weekly. 15279 Saharsa Junction Anand Vihar Terminal Poorbiya Express – Thursday and Sunday. 15280 Anand Vihar Terminal Saharsa Junction Poorbiya Express – Monday and Friday. |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved |
Seating arrangements | Yes |
Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
Catering facilities | No |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railway coaches |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | No |
Operating speed |
110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 44.27 km/h (28 mph) including halts. |
The 15279 / 80 Saharsa Junction Anand Vihar Terminal Poorbiya Express is a Express train belonging to Indian Railways - East Central Railway zone that runs between Saharsa Junction & Anand Vihar Terminal in India.
It operates as train number 15279 from Saharsa Junction to Anand Vihar Terminal and as train number 15280 in the reverse direction serving the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.
Coaches
The 15279 / 80 Saharsa Junction Anand Vihar Terminal Poorbiya Express has 1 AC 2 tier, 2 AC 3 tier, 13 Sleeper Class, 6 General Unreserved & 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) Coaches. It does not carry a Pantry car coach .
As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The 15279 Saharsa Junction Anand Vihar Terminal Poorbiya Express covers the distance of 1,210 km (752 mi) in 27 hours 50 mins (43.47 km/hr) & in 26 hours 50 mins as 15280 Anand Vihar Terminal Saharsa Junction Poorbiya Express (45.09 km/hr) .
As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railway rules, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.
Routeing
The 15279 / 80 Saharsa Junction Adarsh Nagar Poorbiya Express runs from Saharsa Junction via Begusarai, Barauni Junction, Hajipur Junction, Siwan Junction, Gorakhpur Junction, Lucknow NR, Shahjehanpur, Bareilly, Ghaziabad, Anand Vihar Terminal .
Traction
As the route is fully electrified, a Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction based WAP 4 hauls the train for its entire journey.
Operation
15279 Saharsa Junction Anand Vihar Terminal Poorbiya Express runs from Saharsa Junction every Thursday and Sunday reaching [v the next day .
15280 Anand Vihar Terminal Saharsa Junction Poorbiya Express runs from Anand Vihar Terminal every Monday and Friday reaching Saharsa Junction the next day .
References
- http://www.90di.com/schedule/train/Indian%20Railways_15279.html
- http://www.90di.com/travel/?search_query=15280&search_type=freetext
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/wap5holic/8510218006/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amxfXm_vZuw
- http://www.irfca.org/gallery/GeneralScenes/gen5/SAMASTIPUR+_SPJ_+WDM-2+%2316573+is+today_s+link+to+Poorbiya+Express.jpg.html
- http://www.flickriver.com/photos/wap5holic/4066991515/
- http://www.flickriver.com/photos/wap5holic/8553862720/
External links
- "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
- "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". irfca.org. Retrieved 2014-04-05.