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The Barauni–Gwalior Mail is a mail type of train of the Indian Railways connecting Gwalior Junction in Madhya Pradesh and Barauni Junction of Bihar. It is currently being operated with 11123/11124 train numbers on a daily basis.

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Gwalior Barauni Mail

Overview
Service type	Mail
Locale	Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Current operator(s)	North Central Railway
Route
Termini	Barauni Junction (BJU) Gwalior Junction (GWL)
Stops	48
Distance travelled	1,056 km (656 mi)
Average journey time	26 hours 20 min
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	11123UP/11124DN
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper 3 Tier, Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	55 km/h (34 mph)

Arrival and departure

• Train no.11124 departs from Gwalior daily at 11:45 hrs. from platform no.3 reaching Barauni the day following the next day at 13:05 hrs.
• Train no.11123 departs from Barauni daily at 18:45 hrs., reaching Gwalior the day following next day at 21:00 hrs.

Route and halts

The train goes via Jhansi, ‌‌Kanpur, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Babhnan railway station, Chhapra, Sonpur, Muzaffarpur. The important halts of the train are:

• Barauni Junction
• Samastipur Junction
• Muzaffarpur Junction
• Hajipur Junction
• Sonpur Junction
• Chhapra Junction
• Siwan Junction
• Deoria Sadar
• Bhatni Junction
• Gorakhpur Junction
• Basti
• Babhnan
• Gonda Junction
• Barabanki Junction
• Lucknow Charbagh
• Unnao Junction
• Kanpur Central
• Orai
• Ait Junction
• Moth
• Jhansi Junction
• Datia
• Dabra
• Gwalior Junction

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 23 coaches:

• 3 AC First Tier
• 5 AC Second Tier
• 6 AC Third Tier
• 8 Sleeper class
• Luggage / Parcel Van

Average speed and frequency

The train runs with an average speed of 80 km/h. The train runs daily.

Traction

This train is regularly hauled by WAP-4 and WAP-7 electric locos from Kanpur Loco Shed. In earlier days it is used to be hauled by diesel locomotive of WDM-3D class end to end traction.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction once:

• Jhansi Junction

See also

• Ratlam–Gwalior Intercity Express
• Chambal Express
• Bhopal–Gwalior Intercity Express

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