Bandra Terminus–Gorakhpur Avadh Express

The 19037 / 19038 Bandra Terminus - Gorakhpur Avadh Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways - Western Railways zone that runs between Bandra Terminus and Gorakhpur Junction in India.It is only train in India which runs with highest number of sleeper coaches i.e., S15

Bandra Terminus - Gorakhpur Avadh Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
LocaleMaharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh
Current operator(s)Western Railways
Route
StartBandra Terminus (BDTS)
Stops67
EndGorakhpur Junction (GKP)
Distance travelled1,846 km (1,147 mi)
Average journey time39 hours 15 mins
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)19037 / 19038
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Technical
Rolling stockLHB Coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) maximum,
60 km/h (37 mph) average including halts

It operates as train number 19037 from Bandra Terminus to Gorakhpur Junction and as train number 19038 in the reverse direction.

Coaches

The 19037/38 Bandra Terminus - Gorakhpur Avadh Express presently has coaches 1 AC 2 tier, 4 AC 3 tier, 14 Sleeper Class, 2 General Unreserved, 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake. In addition, it has 1 Pantry car.

Coach composition
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
SLRGENGENA1B1B2B3BE1PCS1S2S3S4S5S6S7S8S9S10S11S12S13S14SLR

Timetable
Station Code Station Name Time Distance Day
Arrival Departure
BDTS Bandra Terminus Source 22:40 0 1
BVI Borivali 23:16 23:18 19 1
ST Surat 03:03 03:08 251 2
BRC Vadodara 05:12 05:12 380 2
RTM Ratlam Junction 09:45 09:55 642 2
KOTA Kota Junction 14:30 14:40 912 2
CNB Kanpur 04:35 04:45 1488 3
ASH Aishbagh 06:20 06:40 1564 3
MUR Mankapur Junction 10:25 10:27 1714 3
BV Babhnan 11:06 11:08 1747 3
GKP Gorakhpur 13:45 Destination 1840 3

Service

The 19037 Bandra Terminus - Gorakhpur Avadh Express covers the distance of 1846 kilometres in 39 hrs 00 mins (60 km/hr).

The 19038 Gorakhpur - Bandra Terminus Avadh Express covers the distance of 1846 kilometres in 39 hrs 00 mins (60 km/hr).

Routeing

The 19037/19038 Bandra Terminus - Gorakhpur Avadh Express runs from Bandra Terminus via Borivali, Surat, Vadodara, Ratlam, Nagda, Kota, Sawai Madhopur, Agra Fort, Etawah, Kanpur Central, Lucknow Aishbagh, Gonda, Mankapur, Babhnan, Basti to Gorakhpur Junction.

Timings

The 19037 Bandra Terminus - Gorakhpur Avadh Express leaves Bandra Terminus every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday at 22:40 PM IST and reaches Gorakhpur Junction at 13:45 PM IST on the 3rd day.

The 19038 Gorakhpur - Bandra Terminus Avadh Express leaves Gorakhpur Junction every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday at 13:20 PM IST and reaches Bandra Terminus at 03:35 AM IST on the 3rd day.

Traction

It is hauled by a Vadodara based WAP 7 (HOG) equipped locomotive from end to end.

Rake Sharing

The train share its rake with 19040 Bandra Terminus - Muzaffarpur Avadh Express and 19039 Muzaffarpur - Bandra Terminus Avadh Express.

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