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The Lucknow Mail is an Indian Railways train running between Lucknow and New Delhi on a daily basis. It is numbered 12229 when starting from Lucknow and terminating at New Delhi, 12230 between New Delhi and Lucknow. It has received an ISO 9000 certification after 
The Lucknow Mail is an Indian Railways train running between Lucknow and New Delhi on a daily basis. It is numbered 12229 when starting from Lucknow and terminating at New Delhi, 12230 between New Delhi and Lucknow. It has received an ISO 9000 certification after Bhopal Express
Hazrat Nizamuddin–Rani Kamalapati Express (also Shaan-e-Bhopal) is a daily Superfast train service, connecting Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, India and New Delhi. It has the distinction of being the fastest 'non- Shatabdi', 'non- Ra ...
. Lucknow Mail is the first LHB train of Indian Railways running with 24 coaches (22 coaches+2 EOG) on permanent basis. Lucknow Mail also has the maximum number of AC coaches for a non fully-AC train (11 AC Coaches) in India.
Lucknow Mail along with Shram Shakti Express, Prayagraj Express
The 12417 / 12418 ''Prayagraj Express'' is a daily overnight VVIP train which runs between the cities of Prayagraj (earlier known as ''Allahabad'') and New Delhi, India.
Prayagraj Express along with Shram Shakti Express, Shiv Ganga Express an ...
, Shiv Ganga Express enjoys highest priority all over the route
From the Past
Lucknow Mail originally had 29 Up and 30 Down numbers before rationalisation of number schemes. With the new rationalisation scheme the train was assigned with service numbers 4229 from Lucknow and 4230 from New Delhi. In the 2005-06 railway Budget, it was elevated to superfast category without withdrawing any previous intermediate stops. During the tenure of Mamata Banerjee as Railway Minister a new five digit numbering scheme was introduced and present numbers 12229 and 12230 were assigned to Lucknow Mail.Journey
The down train (#12230) departs New Delhi at 22:05 usually from Platform 16 and reaches Lucknow at 06:45 the following morning. The up train (#12229) departs Lucknow at 22:00 usually from Platform 1 and reaches New Delhi at 06:45 the following morning. The train boarding station was changed on 15/11/2018 from Lucknow Charbagh to Lucknow junction. The Time table is as follows: 12229Lucknow Junction railway station
Lucknow Junction (officially Lucknow NER, station code: LJN) is one of the two main railway stations of Lucknow city for broad gauge
A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the ...
to New Delhi
12230 New Delhi to Lucknow Junction railway station
Lucknow Junction (officially Lucknow NER, station code: LJN) is one of the two main railway stations of Lucknow city for broad gauge
A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the ...
Coaches
Coach
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Guidance/instruction
* Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities
* Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process
** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers
Transportation
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Composition are as follows-
12229 LKO NDLS Loco-EOG-GEN-GEN-S1-S2-S3-S4-S5-S6-S7-S8-M1-M2-B1-B2-B3-B4-A1-A2-A3-A4-HA1-H1-EOG
12230 NDLS LKO Loco-EOG-H1-HA1-A4-A3-A2-A1-B4-B3-B2-B1-M2-M1-S8-S7-S6-S5-S4-S3-S2-S1-GEN-GEN-EOG
Loco in-charge for this train is WAP-7,WAP-4, WAP 5 from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh (GZB) shed.
See also
* New Delhi railway station * Lucknow Charbagh railway stationReferences
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