Service type Mail/Express Stops 45 | Current operator(s) Central Railways | |
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Locale Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh Start Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai) (LTT) End Gorakhpur Junction (GKP) | ||
The Kushinagar Express is an Indian Railways train running between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai) and Gorakhpur. It is numbered as 11015/11016. The train is named after the town of Kushinagar, an important Buddhist pilgrim centre near Gorakhpur. This is a highly demanded train with 15 Sleeper coaches, one second AC coach, two third AC coach, one pantry car and five general coaches. It was provided with LHB coaches on 8 February 2016
The train takes nearly 33 hours to complete the distance of 1679 km, .
Locomotion
A Gonda based WDM-3A powers the train from Gorakhpur to Jhansi after which a Bhusaval based WAP-4 hauls the train for the remainder of its journey.
References
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