Begampura Express

Varanasi - Jammu Tawi Begampura Express is a superfast train of the Indian Railways connecting Varanasi Junction in Uttar Pradesh and Jammu Tawi in Jammu and Kashmir. It is currently being operated with 12237/12238 train numbers on daily in week.[1][2][3]

Begampura Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast
First service7 February 2010 (2010-02-07)
Current operator(s)Northern Railway
Route
StartVaranasi Junction (BSB)
Stops11
EndJammu Tawi (JAT)
Distance travelled1,260 km (780 mi)
Average journey time22h 35m
Service frequencyDaily [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)12237/12238
On-board services
Class(es)AC 1 Tier, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper 3 Tier, Unreserved
Seating arrangementsNo
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesYes
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Technical
Rolling stock2
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed56 km/h (35 mph)

Service

It averages 56 km/hr as 12237 Begampura Express and covers 1260 km in 22 hrs 35 mins & 56 km/hr as 12238 Begampura Express and covers 1260 km in 22 hrs 30 mins.

12237 - leaves Varanasi Junction at 12:40 Hrs and reach Jammu Tawi on 2 day at 11:05 hrs

12238 - leaves Jammu Tawi at 14:00 hrs and reach Varanasi Junction at 12:30 hrs on 2 Day

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are :

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Ghaziabad Electric Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotives. Occasionally, it has also been hauled by a Ludhiana Electric Loco Shed based WAP-4 locomotive.

Coach composite

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consist of 25 coaches:

  • 1 AC first-class
  • 2 AC II tier
  • 6 AC III tier
  • 10 sleeper coaches
  • 4 general
  • 2 second-class luggage/parcel van

See also

Notes
  1. Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

References
  1. Amritsar-Nagpur train starts to deal with rush
  2. "Northern Railways / Indian Railways Portal". www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in.
  3. "Northern Railways / Indian Railways Portal". www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in.


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