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Sarnath Express is an express train belonging to North Eastern Railway connecting Chhapra Junction with Durg Junction.

Sarnath Express

Overview
Service type	Express train
Status	Operating
Locale	Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
Current operator(s)	North Eastern Railway zone
Route
Termini	Chhapra Junction (CPR) Durg Junction (DURG)
Stops	47
Distance travelled	1,083 km (673 mi)
Average journey time	24 hours
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	15159 DN  / 15160 UP
On-board services
Class(es)	1A, 2A, 3A, SL, SLR and UR/GS
Disabled access
Seating arrangements	Corridor coach Unreserved
Sleeping arrangements	Couchette car Reserved
Auto-rack arrangements	No
Catering facilities	On-board
Observation facilities	Windows in all carriages
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks Baggage carriage
Technical
Rolling stock	Locomotive: CPR–KTE: (WDM 3A/WDG 3A (KTE)); KTE–BSP: (WAP 4 (ET) / WAM 4 (BIA)) BSP–DURG: (WAP 7 (TKD/BIA) / WAM 4 (BIA)) Coach: One First A/C (1A/HA1) One AC 2-tier (2A/A1) One AC 3-tier (3A/B1) Twelve II SL Five UR/GS Two Seating–cum–Luggage rakes (SLR)
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	25 kV AC, 50 Hz
Operating speed	45 kilometres per hour (28 mph)
Track owner(s)	North Eastern Railway zone
Timetable number(s)	81A/81[1]
Route map

Overview

Sarnath Express being numbered as No.15159 / 15160 running from Chhapra Junction with Durg Junction.[2][3] The then Minister of Railways, Pawan Kumar Bansal announced during Railway Budget for 2013–2014 that the service will be extended up to Muzaffarpur Junction and Gonda Junction.[4]

Rakes

The service has one First A/C cum Second Ac (HA1), two Second A/C (2A), Eight Third A/C (3A) and 05 Sleeper Class (LS) of Couchette car type in addition to five General Class (UR/GS) of Corridor coach type and two Seating–cum–Luggage rakes (SLR). During 16 March 2017, it was announced by North Eastern Railway zone that an additional Third A/C coach will be added to the existing for a period of three months from 19 March 2017–19 June 2017 for both up and down services.[5][6][lower-alpha 1]

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
	EOG	GEN	GEN	HA1	A1	A2	B6	B5	B4	B3	B2	B1	S7	S6	S5	S4	S3	S2	S1	GEN	EOG	2 Route The service originates as Train.No.15159 from Chhapra Junction and traverses through Ghazipur City, Varanasi Junction, Allahabad Junction Katni Junction and makes loco reversals at Bilaspur Junction before it reaches final destination at Durg Junction.[7] The return journey commences as Train.No.15160 and follows the same route to the destination at Chhapra Junction.[8][lower-alpha 2] Notes The coach composition is subject to change. The schedule and routes are subject to change for administrative reasons. References "Trains at a Glance October 2016 – June 2017". Indian Railways. Railway Board. Retrieved 17 March 2017. "Train Number Index" (PDF). Indian Railways. Government of India. 1 October 2016. p. 52. Retrieved 17 March 2017. "Train Name Index" (PDF). Indian Railways. Government of India. 1 October 2016. p. 69. Retrieved 17 March 2017. Pawan Kumar Bansal (26 February 2013). "Speech of Sh. Pawan Kumar Bansal introducing the Railway Budget, 2013-14" (PDF). Press Information Bureau. Government of India. p. 36. Retrieved 17 March 2017. "सेनानी आज रद" [Senani cancelled today]. Navbharat Times (in Hindi). 16 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017. "पाटलीपुत्र एक्सप्रेस में अब वातानुकूलित कोच" [Pataliputra Express will have one more air-conditioned coach]. Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Gorakhpur. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017. "Train schedule of CPR–DURG" (PDF). Indian Railways. Government of India. 1 October 2016. p. 283. Retrieved 17 March 2017. "Train schedule of DURG–CPR" (PDF). Indian Railways. Government of India. 1 October 2016. p. 282. Retrieved 17 March 2017.

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