Poorbiya Express

The 15279 / 80 Saharsa Junction Anand Vihar Terminal Poorbiya Express is a Mail Express train belonging to Indian Railways - East Central Railway zone that runs between Saharsa Junction & Anand Vihar Terminal in India.

Poorbiya Express
Overview
Service typeMail Express
First serviceSat Jan 06, 2007
Current operator(s)East Central Railways
Route
StartSaharsa Junction
Stops22
EndAnand Vihar Terminal
Distance travelled1,210 km (752 mi)
Service frequencyBi weekly. 15279 Saharsa Junction Anand Vihar Terminal Poorbiya Express – Thursday and Sunday. 15280 Anand Vihar Terminal Saharsa Junction Poorbiya Express – Monday and Friday.
Train number(s)15279 / 80
On-board services
Class(es)First AC, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesYes (Paid)
Technical
Rolling stockStandard Indian Railway coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationYes
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) maximum
Average speed 49 km/h (30 mph) including halts.

It connects the major cities of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh like Saharsa, Barauni, Hajipur, Chhapra, Siwan, Deoria Sadar , Gorakhpur, Lucknow and Moradabad with the national capital Delhi (Anand Vihar Terminal). The aged ICF Coaches of the train were replaced with LHB Coaches during second week of October 2018, increasing its speed limit to 130 kilometres per hour (81 mph). On 1st September 2019, Catering Facility were introduced in this train.

Coaches

The 15279 / 80 Saharsa Junction Anand Vihar Terminal Poorbiya Express has 1 First AC, 1 First cum Second AC, 2 AC 2 tier, 3 AC 3 tier, 09 Sleeper Class, 1 Pantry Car, 3 General Unreserved & 2 EOG Generator Car Total 22 Coaches. 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 24 hours 10 mins (49 km/hr) & in 25 hours 50 mins as 15280 Anand Vihar Terminal Saharsa Junction Poorbiya Express (46 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.

Schedule
Train NumberStation CodeDeparture StationDeparture TimeDeparture DayArrival StationArrival TimeArrival Day
15279SHCSaharsa11:35 AMThu,SunAnand Vihar Terminal11:45 AM(Next Day) Fri,Mon
15280ANVTAnand Vihar Terminal17:10 PMMon,FriSaharsa17:00 PM(Next Day) Tue,Sat

Routeing

The 15279 / 80 Saharsa Junction Anand Vihar 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 Gomoh or Ghaziabad based WAP 5 or WAP 7 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
    • "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
    • "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". irfca.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
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