The 14719 / 14720 Bikaner–Bilaspur Antyodaya Express is an
Express train belonging to
North Western Railway zone
The North Western Railway (abbreviated NWR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Jaipur,Rajasthan with 59,075+ employees, 658+ stations and a route length of more than 5761 km across at least some parts of four ...
that runs between and .
It is being operated with 14719/14720 train numbers on a weekly basis.
Coach composition
The trains is completely general coaches trains designed by
Indian Railways
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tota ...
with features of LED screen display to show information about stations, train speed etc. Vending machines for water. Bio toilets in compartments as well as CCTV cameras and mobile charging points and toilet occupancy indicators.
Service
*14719 Bikaner–Bilaspur Antyodaya Express has an average speed of 52 km/hr and covers 1946 km in 37 hrs 30 mins.
*14720 Bilaspur–Bikaner Antyodaya Express has an average speed of 51 km/hr and covers 1946 km in 38 hrs 10 mins.
Service discontinued due to a low occupancy from 11 June 2020.
Route & halts
The important halts of the train are:
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Schedule
Direction reversal
Train reverses its direction at:
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Traction
Both trains are hauled by a
Bhagat Ki Kothi
Bhagat Ki Kothi is a place in Rajasthan, near Jodhpur. Bhagat Ki Kothi is famous for the Thar Express. This station connects India and Karachi, Pakistan
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-based
WDP-4
The EMD GT46PAC or WDP4 is a passenger-hauling diesel-electric locomotive with AC electric transmission designed by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and built by both GM-EMD and under license by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) of Varanasi ...
or
WDP-4B
The EMD GT46PAC or WDP4 is a passenger-hauling diesel-electric locomotive with AC electric transmission designed by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and built by both GM-EMD and under license by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) of Varanasi, ...
between Bikaner Junction and . After Sawai Madhopur Junction, both trains are hauled by an
Electric Loco Shed, Lallaguda
Electric Loco Shed, Lallaguda is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Lallaguda of the South Central Railway zone in Telangana
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or
Royapuram
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-based
WAP-7
The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic ...
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See also
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Antyodaya Express
Antyodaya Express are series of trains operated by Indian Railways. The word Antyodaya refers to the uplifting of the weakest section of the society. These series of trains are initially supposed to be overnight fully unreserved trains but late ...
Notes
References
Antyodaya Express trains
Rail transport in Rajasthan
Rail transport in Chhattisgarh
Railway services introduced in 2018
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