The 15267 / 15268 Raxaul–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Antyodaya Express is an

Antyodaya Express Antyodaya Express are series of trains operated by Indian Railways. The word Antyodaya refers to the uplifting of the weakest section of the society. These series of trains are initially supposed to be overnight fully unreserved trains but late ...

train belonging to

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 ...

East Central Zone that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 15267 from Raxaul Junction to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and as train number 15268 in the reverse direction, serving the states of

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, and

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. Till 31 August 2019, it used to run as

Jan Sadharan Express Jan Sadharan Express trains are series of passenger services operated by Indian Railways in different routes. These trains are the first generation of fully unreserved express train sets. The second generation is the antyodya express About Ja ...

. After 1 September 2019, it was converted into Antyodaya Express with LHB rakes for more comfortable journey in an unreserved train.

Coaches

The 15267 / 68 Raxaul Junction–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Antyodaya Express has 23 general unreserved & two SLR (seating with luggage rake) coaches. It does not carry 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 d ...

. 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 15267 Raxaul Junction–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Antyodaya Express covers the distance of in 37 hours 10 mins (52 km/h) and in 39 hours 50 mins as the 15268 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Raxaul Junction Antyodaya Express (48 km/h).
''prabhatkhabar.com'', 16 July 2015 As the average speed of the train is lower than , as per railway rules, its fare doesn't includes a Superfast surcharge.

Routing

The 15267 / 68 Raxaul Junction–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Antyodaya Express runs from Raxaul Junction via , , , , , , , to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus.

Traction

As the route is fully electrified an electric locomotive Indian locomotive class WAP-4, WAP-4 pulls the train to its destination.

References

External links

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