Vaishali Express

Vaishali SF Express
Overview
Service type Superfast
Status Operating
Current operator(s) Indian Railways
Route
Start New Delhi (NDLS)
Stops 19
End Barauni Junction (BJU)
Distance travelled 1187 km
Service frequency Daily
Train number(s) 12553 / 12554 [1]
On-board services
Class(es) First AC, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Unreserved
Seating arrangements Available
Sleeping arrangements Available
Catering facilities Available (Paid)
Baggage facilities Available
Technical
Track gauge Broad Gauge
Operating speed Maximum - 110 km/hr, Average - 56.5 km/hr

Vaishali Express, is a daily superfast train service, connecting Barauni in East Central India to New Delhi. It also has the distinction of being the fastest non-Shatabdi, non-Rajdhani in India after Bhopal Express being the first train to be certified for quality at the ISO 9000 level. It covers the 1185 kilometres between Barauni Junction and New Delhi in twenty one hours. It is the most punctual train in North India and has maximum number of coaches(24 Coaches). Vaishali Express awarded by ISO 9000 on 1 May 2012. It is one of the high priority trains in North India.

Journey

The down train leaves New Delhi railway station at 19:50 hrs and reaches Barauni Junction at 17:15 hrs. Up train leaves Barauni Junction at 09:30 hrs and reaches New Delhi at 06:30 hrs.
The train is hauled by a WAP4 from Kanpur shed end to end
During its journey, the train is scheduled to stop at the following stations:

New DelhiGhaziabadAligarh JunctionTundla JunctionEtawahKanpur CentrakLucknowBarabankiGondaBasti, Uttar PradeshKhalilabad, Uttar PradeshGorakhpurDeoria, Uttar PradeshSiwan, BiharChhapraSonepur, BiharHajipur JunctionMuzaffarpur JunctionSamastipur JunctionDalsinghsaraiBarauni Junction


The train completes its journey of 1185 Kilometers in 21 hours.

Coaches and Facilities

Vaishali Express runs usually with 24 coaches Rake/Coach Composition ENG-SLR-GS1-GS2-S1 TO S10-PC-B1-B2-A1-A2-HA1-H1-GS3-GS4-GS5-SLR.; The 12553 Barauni-New Delhi Vaishali Express Train will be augmented on permanent basis by one additional sleeper coach from 04-09-11 when departing from Barauni. Train Consists pantry car with good food quality according to Customer satisfaction.
Vaishali Express is also known for its huge crowd of passengers. It got the record of holding highest number of waitlisted reservations, i.e. 1586/1399 in sleeper and 768/662 in AC 3-Tier.

Vaishali express runs with ICF Coaches

Train detail

Detail of Vaishali Express
Train No. Sector Departure Arrival Frequency Average Speed Stops Distance
12553Barauni Junction New Delhi 09:3006:30Daily56 kmDSS, SPJ, MFP, HJP, SEE, CPR, SV, DEOS, GKP, KLD, BST, GD, BBK, LKO, CNB, ETW, TDL, ALJN, GZB 1186 km
12554New Delhi Barauni Junction19:5017:15Daily 55 km

References

  1. "Train timings". Retrieved 2007-04-05.
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