The 15211 / 15212 Jan Nayak Express is an
Express train belonging to
East Central Railway zone
The East Central Railway (abbreviated ECR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Hajipur and comprises Sonpur, Samastipur, Danapur, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, and Dhanbad divisions.
History
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that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 15211/15212 train numbers on a daily basis.
This train is named after and in honor to
Karpoori Thakur
Karpoori Thakur (24 January 1924 – 17 February 1988) was an Indian politician from the Bihar state. He was popularly known as Jan Nayak (Hindi for people's hero). He served as the Chief Minister of Bihar from December 1970 to June 1971 (Socia ...
(Jan Nayak), a freedom fighter & ex-
Chief Minister
A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union terri ...
of
Bihar
Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...
state
Service
The 15211/Jan Nayak Express has an average speed of 46 km/hr and covers 1486 km in 32h 25m. The 15212/Jan Nayak Express has an average speed of 47 km/hr and covers 1486 km in 31h 55m.
Route & Halts
The important halts of the train are:
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Coach composition
The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 23 coaches:
* 21 General Unreserved
* 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a
Samastipur 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 from Darbhanga to . From Samastipur, the train is hauled by a
Ghaziabad Loco Shed-based
WAP-5
The Indian locomotive class WAP-5 is the name of a class of "High Speed" electric locomotives produced and used by Indian Railways. The first 10 locomotives were imported from ABB in Switzerland in 1995. They are supposed to be a variant of th ...
electric locomotive up till Amritsar, and vice versa.
Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with 15275/15276
Saharsa–Barauni Express
The Saharsa–Barauni Express is an Express train belonging to East Central Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 15275/15276 train numbers on a daily basis.
Service
The 15275/Saharsa–Barauni Exp ...
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Direction reversal
The train reverses its direction 1 times:
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See also
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Darbhanga Junction railway station
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Amritsar Junction railway station
Amritsar Central railway station (station code: ASR) is a railway located in Amritsar district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Amritsar. It is the largest and busiest railway station of Punjab.
History
The Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Rail ...
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Saharsa–Barauni Express
The Saharsa–Barauni Express is an Express train belonging to East Central Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 15275/15276 train numbers on a daily basis.
Service
The 15275/Saharsa–Barauni Exp ...
Notes
References
External links
15211/Jan Nayak Express15212/Jan Nayak Express
Transport in Darbhanga
Transport in Amritsar
Named passenger trains of India
Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh
Rail transport in Bihar
Rail transport in Uttarakhand
Rail transport in Haryana
Rail transport in Punjab, India
Railway services introduced in 2009
Express trains in India
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