Maurya Dhwaj Express
Barauni–Jammu Tawi Maurya Dhwaj Express nameplate
Overview
Service typeExpress
Current operator(s)Northern Railways
Route
TerminiJammu Tawi
Barauni Junction
Stops20
Distance travelled1,612 km (1,002 mi)
Average journey time30 hours 00 mins as 12492 Jammu Tawi–Barauni Maur Dhawaj Express, 30 hours 40 mins as 12491 Barauni–Jammu Tawi Maur Dhawaj Express.
Service frequencyWeekly. 12492 Jammu Tawi–Barauni Maur Dhawaj Express – Friday. 12491 Barauni–Jammu Tawi Maur Dhawaj Express – Sunday.
Train number(s)12492 / 12491
On-board services
Class(es)AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesNo
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coach
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationNo
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) maximum
,55.58 km/h (35 mph), including halts

The 12492 / 12491 Jammu Tawi–Barauni Maur Dhawaj Express is a Express train belonging to Indian RailwaysNorthern Railway zone that runs between Jammu Tawi and Barauni Junction in India.

It operates as train number 12492 from Jammu Tawi to Barauni Junction and as train number 12491 in the reverse direction, serving the 6 states of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Bihar.[1]

Routeing

The 12492 / 91 Jammu Tawi–Barauni Maur Dhawaj Express runs from Jammu Tawi via Ludhiana Junction, Ambala Cantonment Junction, Saharanpur, Laksar Junction, Moradabad, Bareilly, Shahjehanpur, Sitapur, Gonda Junction, Gorakhpur Junction,Siwan Junction,Chhapra, Hajipur Junction to Barauni Junction.[2]

Traction

As the route is electrified, a Ghaziabad-based WAP-4 locomotive powers the train for its entire journey.

See also

References

  1. "Maur Dhwaj Express 12492, Jammu Tawi to Muzaffarpur Junction, Time Table, Train Route Map". www.holidayiq.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013.
  2. "Maur Dhwaj Express 12492, Jammu Tawi to Muzaffarpur Junction, Time Table, Train Route Map". www.holidayiq.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013.
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