Tulsi Express

The 22129 / 30 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Allahabad Tulsi Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways - Central Railway zone that runs between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus & Allahabad Junction in India. It is the only train that runs from Mumbai to Allahabad via Jhansi.

Tulsi Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast
Current operator(s)Central Railways
Route
StartLokmanya Tilak Terminus
Stops23
EndAllahabad Junction
Distance travelled1,510 km (938 mi) as 22129 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Allahabad Tulsi Express, 1,511 km (939 mi) as 22130 Allahabad Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Tulsi Express
Service frequencyBi - Weekly. 22129 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Allahabad Tulsi Express – Tuesday & Sunday, 22130 Allahabad Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Tulsi Express – Monday & Wednesday.
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesNo
Technical
Rolling stockStandard Indian Railway coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) maximum
53.08 km/h (33 mph) including halts.
Route map

It operates as train number 22129 from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Allahabad Junction and as train number 22130 in the reverse direction serving the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh & Uttar Pradesh.

Coaches

The 22129 / 30 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Allahabad Tulsi Express has 1 AC 2 tier, 3 AC 3 tier, 12 Sleeper Class, 4 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 22129 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Allahabad Tulsi Express covers the distance of 1,510 km (938 mi) in 27 hours 30 mins (54.91 km/hr) & 1,511 km (939 mi) in 29 hours 25 mins as 22130 Allahabad Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Tulsi Express (51.37 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 22129 / 70 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Allahabad Tulsi Express runs from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus via Thane, Kalyan Junction, Igatpuri, Manmad Junction, Bhusaval Junction, Khandwa, Itarsi Junction, Bhopal Junction, Jhansi Junction, Banda Junction to Allahabad Junction.

It reverses direction of travel at Jhansi Junction.

Traction

The route is fully electrified. Earlier a Kalyan based WCAM 3 locomotive would haul the train from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus until Manmad Junction handing over to an Itarsi based WAP 4 or WAM 4 until Jhansi Junction following which a Jhansi based WDM 3A locomotive would haul the train for the remainder of the journey until Allahabad Junction.

With Central Railways progressively moving towards a complete changeover from DC to AC traction, it is now hauled by a Bhusaval or Itarsi based WAP 4 locomotive for the remainder of the journey until Allahabad Junction.

Operation

22129 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Allahabad Tulsi Express leaves Lokmanya Tilak Terminus every Tuesday and Sunday reaching Allahabad Junction the next day.

22130 Allahabad Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Tulsi Express leaves Allahabad Junction every Monday and Wednesday reaching Lokmanya Tilak Terminus the next day.

Incidents

On 3 October 2007, a fire damaged the sleeper class coach of the train during shunting operations. As the train was empty at the time, no injuries were reported

See also

References
    • "Allahabad-LTT Tulsi Express - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
    • "Fire engulfs sleeper coach of Tulsi Express, no casualty - News Oneindia". news.oneindia.in. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
    • "Tulsi Express | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". flickr.com. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
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