The 22129 / 30 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Allahabad Tulsi Express is an

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that runs between

Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (also known by its former name Kurla Terminus, station code: LTT) is a railhead and a major railway terminus in the Kurla suburb of Mumbai, India. LTT is managed by the Central Railway. The and suburban railway statio ...

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. It operates as train number 22129 from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Allahabad Junction and as train number 22130 in the reverse direction, serving the states of

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Coaches

The 22129 / 30 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Allahabad Tulsi Express has 1 AC 2 tier, 3 AC 3 tier, 12 Sleeper Class, 4 General Unreserved & 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) coaches. It does not carry a

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. 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 22129 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Allahabad Tulsi Express covers the distance of in 27 hours 30 mins (54.91 km/hr) & in 29 hours 25 mins as 22130 Allahabad–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Tulsi Express (51.37 km/hr). As the average speed of the train is below , as per Indian Railways rules, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.

Routeing

The 22129 / 22130 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Allahabad Tulsi Express runs from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus via , , , , , , , Rani Kamalapati Railway Station, , , Banda Junction to Allahabad Junction. It reverses direction of travel at .

Traction

The route is fully electrified. Earlier a

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WCAM-3 The Indian locomotive class WCAM–3 is a class of dual-power AC/DC series electric locomotives That was developed in 1997 by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited used in the Indian Railways system. They are the third locomotives from the WCAM cla ...

locomotive would haul the train from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus until handing over to an

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until following which a

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locomotive would haul the train for the remainder of the journey until Allahabad Junction. With Central Railways progressively moving towards a complete changeover from DC to AC traction, it is now hauled by a

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locomotive for the remainder of the journey until Allahabad Junction.

Operation

22129 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Allahabad Tulsi Express leaves Lokmanya Tilak Terminus every Tuesday and Sunday reaching Allahabad Junction the next day. 22130 Allahabad–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Tulsi Express leaves Allahabad Junction every Monday and Wednesday reaching Lokmanya Tilak Terminus the next day.

Incidents

On 3 October 2007, a fire damaged the sleeper class coach of the train during shunting operations. As the train was empty at the time, no injuries were reporte

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Coaches

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Incidents

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