Pawan Express
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Express | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Central Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Jaynagar railway station | ||||
| Stops | 43 as 11061 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus– Jaynagar Pawan Express, 43 as 11062 Jaynagar–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Pawan Express. | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,941 km (1,206 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 36 h 55 min as 11061 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Jaynagar Pawan Express, 36 h 55 min as 11062 Jaynagar–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Pawan Express. | ||||
| Service frequency | 11061 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Jaynagar Pawan Express – Daily. 11062 Jaynagar–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Pawan Express – Daily. | ||||
| Train number(s) | 11061 / 11062 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | Yes | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Electrification | Partial | ||||
| Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) maximum 51.00 km/h (32 mph) including halts. | ||||
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The 11061 / 11062 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Mumbai–Jaynagar railway station Pawan Express is an Express train belonging to Central Railway zone that runs between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Mumbai & Jaynagar, Madhubani, Jaynagar Bihar in India.
It operates as train number 11061 from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Jaynagar railway station and as train number 11062 in the reverse direction serving the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar [1].
History
[edit]The 11065 / 66 ran as Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Muzaffarpur Pawan Express and shared rake with Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Darbhanga Pawan Express [2]. Later Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Darbhanga Pawan Express got merged with Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Muzaffarpur Pawan Express and extended to Jaynagar railway station. 11065 [Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Muzaffarpur Pawan Express]] ran from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday reaching Darbhanga Junction on the 3rd day. 11066 Darbhanga Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Pawan Express ran from Darbhanga Junction every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday reaching Lokmanya Tilak Terminus on the 3rd day.
Coaches
[edit]The 11061 / 11062 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Jaynagar Express has 2 AC 2 tier, 6 AC 3 tier, 8 Sleeper Class, 3 General Unreserved, 1 Pantry Car, 1 SLR & 1 EOG (Generator cum Luggage Rake) coaches. [3] [4]
As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
[edit]The 11061 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Jainagar, Bihar Express covers the distance of 1,875 km (1,165 mi) in 36 h 55 min (51.00 km/h) [5] & in 36 h 55 min as 11062 Jainagar –Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (51.00 km/h).
As the average speed of the train is below 51 km/h (32 mph), as per Indian Railways rules, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.
Routeing
[edit]The 11061 / 11062 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Jaynagar Pawan Express runs from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Mumbai via Kalyan Junction, Igatpuri, Nashik, Manmad Junction, Bhusaval Junction, Itarsi Junction, Jabalpur Junction, Satna Junction, Prayagraj Junction, Varanasi Junction, Ghazipur City, Hajipur Junction, Muzaffarpur Junction, Samastipur Junction , Darbhanga Junction, Madhubani, Sakri Junction, to Jainagar, Bihar
It reverses direction of travel at Prayagraj Junction and Samastipur Junction.
Traction
[edit]As sections of the route are yet to be fully electrified, until 2020 [6] an Itarsi-based WAP-4 [7] hauled the train from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus until Itarsi Junction after which a pair of Itarsi-based WDM-3A or WDP-4 hauled the train for the remainder of its journey.[8].
Operation
[edit]- 11061 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Jaynagar Express runs from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus daily, reaching Jaynagar railway station on the 3rd day.
- 11062 Jaynagar–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express runs from Jaynagar railway station daily, reaching Lokmanya Tilak Terminus on the 3rd day.
See also
[edit]- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
- Bhagalpur–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express
- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Darbhanga Pawan Express
References
[edit]- http://www.irfca.org/gallery/Events/cracdcjan13/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4Zk5Jy-_Kg
- http://irfca.org/apps/locolinks/show/100
External links
[edit]- "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". IRFCA. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
