Gorakhdham Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast Express |
| Current operator(s) | North Eastern Railway zone |
| Route | |
| Stops | 13 |
| Distance travelled | 963 kilometres (598 mi) |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | 12555 / 12556 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) |
AC 1st Class AC 2 Tier AC 3 Tier Sleeper Class Sitting Car Unreserved |
| Catering facilities | Yes |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railway coaches |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 65 kilometres per hour (40 mph) |
Gorakhdham Express is an Indian daily Superfast Train service of Indian Railways, which runs between the Indian cities Of Gorakhpur and Hissar via New Delhi, Lucknow & Kanpur, India.
Overview
The Name Of This Train Is In Two Parts, "Gorakh + Dham". "Gorakh" Is Named To Guru Gorakshnath, & "Dham" Means Place, Which Together Means "Place Of Guru Gorakshnath". This Train Commenced Its First Service in 1988. It Is One Of The First ISO 9002 Certified Trains Of India, To Be Introduced, Because Of Its Security Features and High Priority In, Indian Railways Network. Very shortly this train is going to get an electric loco from Gorakhpur to Hissar after electrification of New Delhi - Hissar and Basti - Gorakhpur routes. It is given an EMD loco for its service mainly from Izzatnagar Shed.
Operating Zones
This trains is mainly operated by & belongs to North Eastern Railway Zone of Indian Railways. This train is one of the most important trains of Hissar, as well as of Gorakhpur Jn..
Accommodation
This train consists of 24 coaches, Including 5 Air Conditioned Coaches, 8 Sleeper Coaches, 4 Chaircar Coaches & 5 Unreserved Coaches.
Facilities
This train has on-board facility of catering, for providing Snacks, Foods, Tea/Coffee, Beverages. It also has, on-board cleaning and housing services, which maintains the cleanness of coaches, as well as of toilets.
Locomotive
The regular locomotive, for this train is, WDP4D, From Izzatnagar Division, Of North Eastern Railway.
However, Due to unavailability of Izzatnagar WDP4D,
It may sometimes get WDM3D, A Diesel loco from Gonda Diesel Loco Shed, Of North Eastern Railway.
Accidents
In dense fog on 2 January 2010, the Gorakhdham Express and Prayagraj Express collided near the Panki railway station in Kanpur, about 60 miles (100 kilometers) southwest of Lucknow. Ten people died and about 51 were injured.[1]
On 26 May 2014, it rammed into a stationary goods train near Khalilabad station in Sant Kabir Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, on its way to Gorakhpur.[2] More than 40 people were killed and over 150 were injured.
References
- ↑ "At least 10 killed in train crashes in northern India". Reuters. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "Gorakhdham Express derails in Sant Kabir Nagar UP killing at least 6". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
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