The 12559/60 Shiv Ganga Express is a daily superfast train of the

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river. The two main cities along the route are

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Gallery

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Time table

From Banaras to New Delhi it starts with Number 12559 and time table is as:
From New Delhi to Banaras it starts with Number 12560 and time table is as:

Reservation

People have to take an advanced reservation ticket to travel in the train except for the General class. It records a rush of passengers throughout the year in both peak as well as non-peak period. Because of its comfortable time of arrival and departure, it is fairly popular among masses.

Coach composition

This train has 23 coaches between Banaras Station to New Delhi station. 1 AC 1 Tier Coach (H1)
2 AC 2 Tier Coach (A1-A2)
8 AC 3 Tier Coach (B1-B8)
5 Sleeper class Coach (S1-S5)
4 General compartments (unreserved)
1 SLR
1 EOG
1 HCP Coach composition for 12559 BSBS-NDLS Shiv Ganga Express: Coach composition for 12560 NDLS-BSBS Shiv Ganga Express:

Journey

It takes around 10 hours 10 minutes to cover its journey of with an average speed of .

References