Ekatmata Express is an intercity train of the
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 tot ...
connecting
Gaya Junction
Gaya Junction railway station is a junction station serving the city of Gaya, the headquarters of Gaya district and Magadh Division in the Indian state of Bihar. Gaya is in the Mughalsarai railway division of the East Central Railway zone. ...
in
Bihar
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and of Uttar Pradesh. It is currently being operated with 14259/14260 train numbers on a weekly basis.
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Service
The 14259/Ekatmata Express has an average speed of 48 km/h and covers 319 km in 6 hrs 40 mins. 14260/Ekatmata Express has an average speed of 46 km/h and covers 319 km in 7 hrs.
Route and halts
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* Bhadohi
* Janghai Junction
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Coach composition
The train consists of 13 coaches :
* 1 AC II Tier
* 1 AC III Tier
* 6 Sleeper coaches
* 6 General
* 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Mughalsarai Loco Shed-based WDM-3A
The Indian locomotive class WDM-3A is a class of diesel–electric locomotive that was developed in 1993 by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), Diesel (D), Mixed traffic (M) ...
diesel locomotive.
External links
14259/Ekatmata Express
14260/Ekatmata Express
References
Passenger trains originating from Lucknow
Transport in Mughalsarai
Named passenger trains of India
Railway services introduced in 2016
Express trains in India
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