But since the whole route is now electrified and train belongs to Northern Railway zone of Indian Railways, a GZB (NR) WAP-7 or WAP-5 powers it for the entire journey.
Earlier it used to have loco reversal at Lucknow Jn (NER), but now it bypasses Charbagh line and halts at Aishbagh Junction to avoid loco reversal.
But since the whole route is now electrified and train belongs to Northern Railway zone of Indian Railways, a GZB (NR) WAP-7 or WAP-5 powers it for the entire journey.
kaifiyat, express, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, march, 2. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Kaifiyat Express news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2011 Learn how and when to remove this message The 12225 12226 Kaifiyat Express is a daily Superfast Express train of the Indian Railways running between Azamgarh Uttar Pradesh and Old Delhi the capital city of India Kaifiyat ExpressOverviewService typeSuperfastLocaleDelhi amp Uttar PradeshFirst service28 September 2003 20 years ago 2003 09 28 Current operator s Northern RailwaysRouteTerminiOld Delhi DLI Azamgarh AMH Stops15Distance travelled803 km 499 mi Average journey time14 hours 20 minutesService frequencyDailyTrain number s 12225 12226On board servicesClass es First Class AC AC 2 Tier AC 3 Tier Sleeper class General UnreservedSeating arrangementsYesSleeping arrangementsYesCatering facilitiesOn board catering E cateringObservation facilitiesLarge windowsBaggage facilitiesBelow the seatsTechnicalRolling stockLHB coachTrack gauge1 676 mm 5 ft 6 in Operating speed130 km h 81 mph average with halts The name Kaifiyat tributes to legendary poet late Mr Kaifi Azmi who belonged to Azamgarh Contents 1 Number and nomenclature 2 Route amp halts 3 Coach composition 4 Locomotive 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksNumber and nomenclature editThe train numbers of the Kaifiyat Expresses are 12225 UP From Azamgarh to Old Delhi 803 km 14 30 hrs 12226 DN From Old Delhi to Azamgarh 803 km 14 10 hrsRoute amp halts editOld Delhi Ghaziabad Junction Aligarh Junction Kanpur Central Unnao Junction Aishbagh Junction Badshahnagar Barabanki Junction Rudauli Ayodhya Junction Akbarpur Junction Shahganj Junction AzamgarhCoach composition editThe train generally consists of a total number of 22 LHB coach as follows 1 AC I Tier 2 AC II Tier 6 AC III Tier 7 Sleeper class 4 Unreserved 2 EOGLocomotive editEarlier it used to have loco reversal at Lucknow Jn NER but now it bypasses Charbagh line and halts at Aishbagh Junction to avoid loco reversal When the route was not electrified it was hauled by a diesel loco from Azamgarh to Lucknow and from Lucknow a Ghaziabad based Indian locomotive class WAP 7 or Indian locomotive class WAP 5 hauled it to Delhi and vice versa But since the whole route is now electrified and train belongs to Northern Railway zone of Indian Railways a GZB NR WAP 7 or WAP 5 powers it for the entire journey Earlier it used to have loco reversal at Lucknow Jn NER but now it bypasses Charbagh line and halts at Aishbagh Junction to avoid loco reversal When the route was not electrified it was hauled by a diesel loco from Azamgarh to Lucknow and from Lucknow a Ghaziabad based Indian locomotive class WAP 7 or Indian locomotive class WAP 5 hauled it to Delhi and vice versa But since the whole route is now electrified and train belongs to Northern Railway zone of Indian Railways a GZB NR WAP 7 or WAP 5 powers it for the entire journey WAP 5 WAP 7 Shahganj Junction to Old DelhiSee also editGodaan Express Chhapra Express Utsarg ExpressReferences editMohammad Faisal NadwiExternal links edit 1 India Rail Info 2 India Rail Info Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kaifiyat Express amp oldid 1222252910, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,