Gorakhpur–Pune Weekly Express - Train

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15029/15030 Gorakhpur–Pune Weekly Express is the Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Pune in Maharashtra and Gorakhpur via Basti of Uttar Pradesh.

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Gorakhpur-Pune Express
Overview
Service type	Express
Status	Operating
Locale	Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
First service	Thursday 26 March 2015
Current operator(s)	North Eastern Railway zone
Route
Termini	Gorakhpur Junction railway station GKP Pune Junction railway stationPUNE
Distance travelled	1,753 km (1,089 mi)
Average journey time	34 hrs 40 mins
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	15029/15030
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, sleeper, SLR and GEN
Seating arrangements	yes
Sleeping arrangements	Available
Auto-rack arrangements	No
Catering facilities	No
Observation facilities	Small & Large Both Type Windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	51 km/h (32 mph) excluding halts

It has inaugurated at Thursday 26 March 2015. At any given time the 15029 Gorakhpur - Pune Weekly Express always gets the normal priority like other express, on any line.

The 15029/15030 Gorakhpur - Pune weekly Express left Gorakhpur Junction railway station for Pune Junction railway station, to cover a distance of 1,750 km (1,090 mi) km in 34 hours 40 mins. It had a 1-1 AC 2&3-Tier and 8 3-Tier Sleeper. Also, the train is the third Express Train between Gorakhpur Junction railway station to Pune Junction railway station in India and other all trains are Express.

History

This train began in March 2015.

Accommodations

Gorakhpur-Pune is the express train to have One AC-2 TIER Coaches, One AC 3 TIER Coaches, Eight 3 TIER SLEEPER Coaches, Five GEN Coaches and Tow SLR Coaches. The trains have normal priority on the Indian railway network. The trains offer four classes of accommodation: Second Class AC 2-Tier (bays of 4 berths + 2 berth on the side) with open system berth, Second Class AC 3-Tier (bays of 6 berths + 2 berths on the side) it also with open system berth and Second class 3 Tier sleeper (bays of 6 berths + 2 berths on the side). Generally it has 1 AC 2-Tiers and 1 AC 3-Tiers ( both of which may be increased according to demand), it has 8 Second class 3 Tier sleeper(which may be increased according to demand), it has no pantry car, 5 GEN (Unreserved) and 2 SLR (Second-class Luggage/parcel van + guard van ('G' missing). See note for 'GS' above.)

route

15029 Gorakhpur - Pune Weekly Express leaves Gorakhpur Junction on a weekly basis and reaches Pune Junction on the 3rd day.

15030 Gorakhpur - Pune Weekly Express leaves Pune Junction on a weekly basis and reaches Gorakhpur Junction on the 2nd day.

On this route, the train covers a distance of 1,750 km (1,090 mi) in 34 hrs 40 mins.

Coach composition

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
	SLR	GEN	GEN	GEN	S1	28	A1	B1	S3	S4	S5	S6	S7	S8	GEN	GEN	SLR

References

Railways in Eastern India

National network/
trunk lines

Howrah–Delhi main line
Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line
Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
Howrah–Chennai main line
Sahibganj loop
Grand Chord
Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
Barauni–Guwahati line
Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line

Other lines/sections

Interstate	Asansol–Gaya section Asansol–Patna section Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barkakana–Son Nagar line Barsoi–New Farakka section Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line Dumka–Bhagalpur line Gaya–Mughalsarai section Hatia–Rourkela line Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line Katihar–Siliguri line Kharagpur–Puri line Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section Kothavalasa–Kirandul line New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section Tatanagar–Bilaspur section
Bihar	Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line Barauni–Katihar section Barauni–Samastipur section Fatuha–Tilaiya line Gaya–Kiul line Kothavalasa–Kirandul line Mokama–Barauni section Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi section Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line Neora–Jatdumari–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line Patna–Gaya line Patna–Mughalsarai section Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section
Jharkhand	Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line Dhanbad–Chandrapura line Railways in Jharia Coalfield Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line
Odisha	Khurda Road–Bolangir line Cuttack–Sambalpur line
West Bengal	Ahmadpur–Katwa line Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line Andal–Sainthia branch line Andal–Sitarampur loop line Bandel–Katwa line Bankura–Masagram line Bardhaman–Asansol section Bardhaman–Katwa line Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop Calcutta Chord link line Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line Howrah–Bardhaman main line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Howrah–Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line Kolkata Circular Railway New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line Santragachi–Amta branch line Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line Sealdah–Bangaon line Sealdah Main and North section Sealdah South section Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line

Suburban
rail transport

Kolkata Metro
Kolkata Suburban Railway
Kolkata Circular Railway

Monorail

Kolkata Monorail
Patna Monorail

Defunct lines

Revived/ Under revival	Ahmedpur–Katwa Railway Bankura–Damodar Railway Barasat–Basirhat Light Railway Burdwan–Katwa Railway Bakhtiarpur–Bihar Light Railway Futwah–Islampur Light Railway
Inactive	Bengal Provincial Railway East Coast State Railway Kalighat Falta Railway Mayurbhanj State Railway Dehri Rohtas Light Railway Patna–Digha Ghat line

Zones & Divisions

Eastern	Asansol Howrah Malda Sealdah
East Central	Danapur Dhanbad Mughalsarai Samastipur Sonpur
East Coast	Sambalpur Khurda Road Waltair
North Eastern	Varanasi
Northeast Frontier	Katihar Alipurduar
South Eastern	Adra Chakradharpur Kharagpur Ranchi

Production units/
workshops

Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam
Braithwaite & Co.
Burn Standard Company
Bharat Wagon and Engineering
Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company
Carriage Repair Workshop, Harnaut

Transit points
with Bangladesh

Active	Haldibari–Chilahati Singhabad–Rohanpur Radhikapur–Biral Gede–Darshana Petrapole–Benapole
Defunct	Mahisasan–Shahbajpur Changrabandha–Burimari Gitaldaha–Mogalhat

Indian railheads
near India–Nepal border

Raxaul Junction
Bairgania
Jaynagar
Jogbani
Laukaha Bazar
Thakurganj

Railway companies

East Indian Railway Company
Bengal Nagpur Railway
Indian Branch Railway Company
Indian Railways
Martin's Light Railways

History

Accommodations

route

Coach composition

See also

References