The 12173 / 74 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Pratapgarh Udyognagri Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to

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Central Railway zone Central Railway (abbreviated CR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways. Its headquarters is in Mumbai at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. It has the distinction of operating the first passenger railway line in India, which opened from ...

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 ...

and Pratapgarh in India. It operates as train number 12173 from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Pratapgar

and as train number 12174 in the reverse direction, serving the states of

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Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

and

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

. The name Udyognagri means Industrial City (initially this train was introduced between Mumbai and industrial and commercial capital of Uttar Pradesh, Kanpur

Coaches

The 12173 / 74 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Pratapgarh Udyognagri Express has 1 Indian Railways coaching stock, AC 2 tier, 3 AC 3 tier, 12 Sleeper Class, 4 General Unreserved & 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) Coaches. In addition, it carries 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 12173 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Pratapgarh Udyognagri Express covers the distance of in 26 hours 30 mins (59.81 km/hr) & in 28 hours 15 mins as 12174 Pratapgarh–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Udyognagri Express (56.11 km/hr). As the average speed of the train is above , as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a superfast surcharge.

Routing

The 12173 / 74 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Pratapgarh Udyognagri Express runs from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus via , , , , , , Lucknow Charbagh railway station, Lucknow NR, Rae Bareli Junction to Pratapgarh Junction.

Traction

As sections of the route are yet to be fully electrified, until January 201

a Kalyan Junction railway station, Kalyan based

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hauled the train from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus until handing over to a Electric Loco Shed, Bhusawal, Bhusawal-based

WAP-4 The Indian locomotive class WAP-4 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1993 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic (P) ...

until after which a

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WDM-3A The Indian locomotive class WDM-3A is a class of diesel–electric locomotive that was developed in 1993 by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), Diesel (D), Mixed traffic (M) ...

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

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WAM-4 The Indian locomotive class WAM-4 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1970 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), alternating current (A), mixed traffic ( ...

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from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus until after which a

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powers the train for the remainder of its journey.

Operation

12173 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Pratapgarh Udyognagri Express runs from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus every Tuesday & Sunday at 04:25 PM, reaching Pratapgarh Junction the next day at 06:55 PM 12174 Pratapgarh–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Udyognagri Express runs from Pratapgarh Junction every Tuesday & Thursday at 01:50 AM, reaching Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 06:00 AM, the next day.

References

* http://www.irfca.org/gallery/Events/cracdcjan13/ * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70UBVOFsLL8 * http://www.mumbaiblogs.in/2014/05/late-running-udyog-nagri-exp-crawls-through-diva-jn/ *http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-name.html

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Udyognagri Superfast Express Transport in Mumbai Express trains in India Rail transport in Maharashtra Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh Transport in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh Named passenger trains of India