Service type Yuva Express Current operator(s) Eastern Railway zone | Status Operating Start Howrah Junction (HWH) | |
Locale West Bengal, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi First service December 30, 2009; 7 years ago (2009-12-30) | ||
The Howrah - Anand Vihar Yuva Express is a superfast train of Indian Railways, that connects Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal to New Delhi, the national capital.
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History
The train was inaugurated by former railway minister Mamata Banerjee, to help the youths of both towns to ply in between. This train is considered to be the cheapest of all AC trains between the two cities. It started as a weekly service between New Delhi and Howrah, but the train was shifted to Anand Vihar w.e.f. 13-12-2015.
Background
Sixty percent seats of the train are reserved for students, low-income groups & people belonging to the age group of 18-45yrs. To avail this facility, a traveller must have an age/income proof.
Composition
This train comprises about 10-11 AC Chair Car coaches and 2 End-On-Generation Vans.
Locomotive
The train is regularly hauled by a Ghaziabad-based WAP 7 or a Howrah shed WAP 4 or Howrah based WAP 7 locomotive. Sometimes as an offlink it also gets Ghaziabad based WAP 5. This train runs with old ICF Coaches with a green and yellow livery.