''Mau–Anand Vihar Terminal Express'', is an

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train of

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. It was introduced in 2013's

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and hence initiated its journey from November 2013. It operates bi-weekly and covers a distance of from to

Anand Vihar Terminal Anand Vihar Terminal (station code: ANVT) is a railway station in the Anand Vihar locality of Delhi, India. It is under the administrative control of the Delhi Division of the Northern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. This station was offi ...

. ''Mau Express'' consists of 23 coaches which includes one AC-II coach, four AC-III coaches, seven sleeper class coaches, nine general (unreserved) coaches and two SLR coaches.Many trains cancelled till February 15 due to bad weather
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Reservation

People have to take an advanced reservation ticket to travel in the train except for the General class. Tatkal Ticket facility also available in this train.

Coach composition

Rake maintenance

The train is maintained by the Anand Vihar Coaching Depot. The same rake is used for

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for one way which is altered by the second rake on the other way.

Journey

It takes around 16 hours to cover its journey of with an average speed of .

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Ghaziabad based

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electric locomotive.

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