The 15273 / 74 Raxaul–Anand Vihar Terminal Satyagrah Express is an
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train belonging to
Indian Railways -
East Central Railway zone and is one of two trains that run between
Raxaul Junction &
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 ...
in India. The other train is the
Sadbhawna Express
The 14015 / 14016 Sadbhavna Express is an Express train belonging to Northern Railway zone that runs between Anand Vihar Terminal & in India.
It operates as train number 14015 from Anand Vihar Terminal to Raxaul Junction and as train number 1 ...
.
It operates as train number 15273 from Raxaul Junction to Anand Vihar Terminal and as train number 15274 in the reverse direction serving the states of
Delhi,
Uttar Pradesh &
Bihar.
Satyagrah (/ˌsætɪəˈɡrɑːhɑː/; Sanskrit: सत्याग्रह satyāgraha), loosely translates as "insistence on truth" (satya "truth"; agraha "insistence") or soul force or truth force, is a particular philosophy and practice within the broader overall category generally known as nonviolent resistance or
civil resistance
Civil resistance is political action that relies on the use of nonviolent resistance by ordinary people to challenge a particular power, force, policy or regime. Civil resistance operates through appeals to the adversary, pressure and coercion: i ...
. The term satyagraha was coined and developed by
Mahatma Gandhi.
Coaches
The 15273 / 74 Raxaul–Anand Vihar Terminal Satyagrah Express has 3 AC First cum AC 2 tier, 8 AC 3 tier, 7 Sleeper Class, 4 General Unreserved & 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) Coaches. It does not carry a
pantry carbr>
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 15273 Raxaul–Anand Vihar Terminal Satyagrah Express covers a distance of in 24 hours 15 mins (39.75 km/hr) & in 23 hours 30 mins as 15274
Delhi Junction railway station, Delhi–Raxaul Satyagrah Express (41.02 km/hr).
Routeing
The 15273 / 74 Raxaul–Anand Vihar Terminal Satyagrah Express runs from Raxaul Junction via ,
Gorakhpur Junction
Gorakhpur Junction railway station (station code:GKP) is located in the city of Gorakhpur in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It has the world's second longest railway platform after Hubli Junction railway station. It serves as the headquart ...
,
Basti,
Babhnan,
Gonda Junction,
Sitapur City,
Shahjahanpur,
Bareilly,
Moradabad,
Hapur,
Ghaziabad to Anand Vihar Terminal.
Traction
The route is now fully electrified. A Tughlakabad Indian locomotive class
WAP-7 hauls the train for its entire journey.
Operation
*15273 Raxaul–Anand Vihar Terminal Satyagrah Express leaves Raxaul Junction on a daily basis at 09:05, reaching Anand Vihar Terminal the next day at 09:05.
*15274 Anand Vihar Terminal–Raxaul Satyagrah Express leaves Anand Vihar Termina] on a daily basis at 05:25 PM, reaching Raxaul Junction the next day at 04:45 PM.
Incidents
* On 21 November 2010, fake currency was recovered from the train.
* On 31 January 2011, some passengers pelted stones at the train.
* On 11 June 2013, two GRP cops who were on escort duty looted the passengers.
* On 3 November 2013, a man was shot dead on board the train.
* On 21 May 2014, 63 children were rescued from child traffickers who used the train to transport them.
References
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Transport in Raxaul
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