Mour Dhwaj Superfast Express

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Mour Dhwaj Superfast Express
Overview
Service type	Express
First service	20 February 2007; 17 years ago (2007-02-20)
Current operator(s)	Northern Railway
Route
Termini	Jammu Tawi (JAT) Barauni Junction (BJU)
Stops	20
Distance travelled	1,612 km (1,002 mi)
Average journey time	29 hours 10 mins
Service frequency	Weekly.
Train number(s)	12492 / 12491
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering, E-catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	No
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph) maximum, 56 km/h (35 mph) average including halts

The 12492 / 12491 Mour Dhwaj Superfast Express is a Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Northern Railway zone that runs between Jammu Tawi and Barauni Junction in India.

It operates as train number 12492 from Jammu Tawi to Barauni Junction and as train number 12491 in the reverse direction, serving the 6 states of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Bihar.

Routeing

The 12492 / 91 Jammu Tawi–Barauni Maur Dhawaj Express runs from Jammu Tawi via Ludhiana Junction, Ambala Cantonment Junction, Saharanpur, Laksar Junction, Moradabad, Bareilly, Shahjehanpur, Sitapur, Gonda Junction, Gorakhpur Junction, Siwan Junction,Chhapra, Hajipur Junction to Barauni Junction.

Traction

As the route is electrified, a Ghaziabad Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive powers the train for its entire journey.

References

"Maur Dhwaj Express 12492, Jammu Tawi to Muzaffarpur Junction, Time Table, Train Route Map". www.holidayiq.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013.
"Maur Dhwaj Express 12492, Jammu Tawi to Muzaffarpur Junction, Time Table, Train Route Map". www.holidayiq.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013.

http://www.holidayiq.com/railways/maur-dhwaj-express-12492-train.html

External links

"Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
"[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". IRFCA. Retrieved 5 April 2014.

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