The 14005 / 14006 Lichchavi Express is an Express train belonging to

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that runs between &

Sitamarhi Sitamarhi is an Indian city and the district headquarters of the Sitamarhi district in the Mithila region of Bihar and is a part of the Tirhut Division. It dates back to the time of Ramayana and is considered as the place where Janaka found Sit ...

in India. It operates as train number 14006 from Anand Vihar Terminal to Sitamarhi and as train number 14005 in the reverse direction, serving the states 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 ...

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Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders ...

. It is named after the

Licchavi (kingdom) Licchavi (also ''Lichchhavi'', ''Lichavi'') was a kingdom which existed in the Kathmandu Valley in modern-day Nepal from approximately 400 to 750 CE. The Licchavi clan originated from Vaishali, and conquered Kathmandu Valley. The Lichchhavis ...

– (also Lichchhavi, Lichavi) which was an ancient kingdom in Nepal, which existed in the Kathmandu Valley.

Coaches

The 14006 / 05 Anand Vihar Terminal–Sitamarhi Lichchavi Express has 1HA1 composite coach, 2 AC 2 tier, 6 AC 3 tier, 7 Sleeper class, 5 General Unreserved & 1 EOG coaches. In addition, it carries a

pantry car A dining car (American English) or a restaurant car (British English), also a diner, is a railroad passenger car that serves meals in the manner of a full-service, sit-down restaurant. It is distinct from other railroad food service cars that do ...

. 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 14006 Anand Vihar Terminal–Sitamarhi Lichchavi Express covers the distance of in 29 hours 00 mins (41.14 km/hr) & in 26 hours 00 mins as 14005 Sitamarhi–Anand Vihar Terminal Lichchavi Express (45.88 km/hr). Mostly, this train runs late and cancelled in winter.

Routing

The 14006 / 05 Anand Vihar Terminal–Sitamarhi Lichchavi Express runs from Anand Vihar Terminal via , , , , , , , , , , , to Sitamarh

Some of the important stations during the journey are

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, Kanpur, Allahabad,

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Dadri Dadri is a town and a municipal board in Gautam Buddha Nagar District in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Dadri Railway Station is a complex yard in North Central Railway spread over six kilometers on busiest route of Delhi–Kanpur–Pat ...

, Sonpur,

Muzaffarpur Muzaffarpur () is a city located in Muzaffarpur district in the Tirhut region of the Indian state of Bihar. It serves as the headquarters of the Tirhut division, the Muzaffarpur district and the Muzaffarpur Railway District. It is the fourth ...

Traction

As the route is yet to be fully electrified, a

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-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 ...

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 ...

locomotiv

hauls the trains from Anand Vihar Terminal up to handling over to a Diesel Loco Shed, Jhansi, Jhansi-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 ...

WDM-3D The Indian locomotive class WDM-3D is a class of diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in 2003 by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), Diesel (D), Mixed traffic (M) engi ...

locomotive

which then hauls the train for the remainder of its journey until Sitamarhi Junction. But right now since the regular trains are not running, so special trains run fully with electric locomotive from end to end.

Operation

*14006 Anand Vihar Terminal–Sitamarhi Lichchavi Express runs from Anand Vihar Terminal on a daily basis reaching Sitamarhi the next day. *14005 Sitamarhi–Anand Vihar Terminal Lichchavi Express runs from Sitamarhi on a daily basis reaching Anand Vihar Terminal the next day.

Accident

In an accident due to dense fog on 2 January 2010, the Lichchavi Express collided with the stationary Magadh Express train at the station near the town of

Etawah Etawah also known as Ishtikapuri is a city on the banks of Yamuna River in the state of Western Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Etawah District. Etawah's population of 256,838 (as per 2011 population census) m ...

, about 170 miles (270 kilometers) southwest of

Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division ...

. Ten people, including the driver of one of the trains, were injured.

References

* http://www.holidayiq.com/railways/lichchavi-express-14005-train.html * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTehGsutlsk * https://www.flickr.com/photos/wap5holic/5089268419/ * http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/guard-pulls-out-loses-family-in-other-mishap/ * http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/10-killed-as-trains-collide-in-dense-fog-in-up/article676121.ece

External links

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