Varanasi Dehradun Express
Overview | |||||
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Service type | Express | ||||
Current operator(s) | Northern Railways | ||||
Route | |||||
Start | Varanasi Junction | ||||
Stops | 46 as 14265 Varanasi Dehradun Express, 48 as 14266 Dehradun Varanasi Express | ||||
End | Dehradun | ||||
Distance travelled | 846 km (526 mi) | ||||
Service frequency | Daily | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | ||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
Catering facilities | No Pantry Car attached | ||||
Observation facilities | No Rake sharing | ||||
Technical | |||||
Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railway coaches | ||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Operating speed |
110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 38.90 km/h (24 mph), including halts | ||||
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The 14265/14266 Varanasi Dehradun Express is Express express train belonging to Indian Railways, that runs between Varanasi Junction and Dehradun in India.
It operates as train number 14265 from Varanasi Junction to Dehradun and as train number 14266 in the reverse direction.
Coaches
The 14265/14266 Varanasi Dehradun Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 1 AC 3 tier, 8 Sleeper Class and 9 General Unreserved coaches.
As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The 14265 Varanasi Dehradun Express covers the distance of 846 kilometres in 22 hours 05 mins (38.31 km/hr) & in 21 hours 25 mins (39.50 km/hr) as 14266 Dehradun Varanasi Express.
As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/hr, as per Indian Railway rules, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.
Traction
It is hauled by Lucknow based WDM 3A locomotive for its entire run.
Timetable
14265 Varanasi Dehradun Express leaves Varanasi Junction daily at 08:30 hrs IST and reaches Dehradun at 06:35 hrs IST the next day.
14266 Dehradun Varanasi Express leaves Dehradun daily at 18:20 hrs IST and reaches Varanasi Junction at 15:45 hrs IST the next day.
Station Code | Station Name |
14265 - Varanasi Junction to Dehradun[1] |
Distance from Source in km |
Day |
14266 - Dehradun to Varanasi Junction[2] |
Distance from Source in km |
Day | ||
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Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | ||||||
BSB | Varanasi Junction | Source | 08:30 | 0 | 1 | 15:45 | Destination | 846 | 2 |
PBH | Partapgarh Junction | 11:45 | 11:50 | 129 | 1 | 11:52 | 11:57 | 718 | 2 |
LKO | Lucknow Junction NR | 16:35 | 16:45 | 302 | 1 | 07:35 | 07:55 | 545 | 2 |
SPN | Shahjehanpur | 20:07 | 20:12 | 466 | 1 | 03:10 | 03:15 | 380 | 2 |
BE | Bareilly Junction | 21:12 | 21:17 | 537 | 1 | 02:00 | 02:05 | 310 | 2 |
MB | Moradabad | 23:35 | 23:50 | 627 | 1 | 23:55 | 00:30 | 219 | 2 |
PBH | Najibabad | 01:35 | 01:40 | 726 | 2 | 22:04 | 22:06 | 121 | 1 |
LRJ | Laksar Junction | 02:52 | 02:55 | 767 | 2 | 21:10 | 21:13 | 79 | 1 |
HW | Haridwar Junction | 03:45 | 04:20 | 794 | 2 | 20:05 | 20:33 | 52 | 1 |
DDN | Dehradun | 06:35 | Destination | 846 | 2 | Source | 18:20 | 0 | 1 |
Train Accident On 20 March 2015 train number 14266 derailed in Bachhrawa near Rae Bareli at 09:10 in the morning.It was returning from Dehradun to Varanasi.As per sources 38 people died while more than 200 injured.The central government offered ₹200000 compensation for dead,₹50000 for seriously injured and ₹20000 for minor injured people.According to Indian Railways the main cause of the accident was the failure of train's breaking system.
References
- ↑ "Varanasi Dehradun Express-14265". Retrieved 3 Sep 2012.
- ↑ Varanasi-express-14266-ddn-to-bsb/459/297/65 "Dehradun Varanasi Express 14266" Check
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value (help). Retrieved 18 Oct 2012.
External links
- Indianrail.gov.in
- Irctc.co.in
- Irfca.org
- [Dainik Jagran hindi newspaper Gorakhpur,21 March 2015 page 1]