Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Varanasi Express is a Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Kurla in Maharashtra and Varanasi Junction of Uttar Pradesh. It is currently being operated with 12167/12168 train numbers on a daily basis.[1][2]
Overview | |
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Service type | Express |
Locale | 23 December 2009; 12 years ago (2009-12-23) |
Current operator(s) | Central Railway |
Route | |
Termini | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) Varanasi Junction (BSB) |
Stops | 13 |
Distance travelled | 1,492 km (927 mi) |
Average journey time | 27 hours 10 minutes |
Service frequency | Daily[lower-alpha 1] |
Train number(s) | 12167/12168 |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved |
Seating arrangements | No |
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 | 58 km/h (36 mph) |
The 12167/Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Varanasi Express has an average speed of 55 km/hr and covers 1492 km in 27 hrs 10 mins. 12168/Varanasi–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express has an average speed of 58 km/hr and covers 1508 km in 26 hrs.
The important halts of the train are:
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 24 coaches :
Both trains are hauled by an Electric Loco Shed, Itarsi based WAP-5 electric locomotive from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Pipariya and from Pipariya it is hauled by an Electric Loco Shed, Itarsi based WDP-4 or WDM 3A diesel locomotive upto Banaras and vice versa.
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