Service type Superfast Start Muzaffarpur Junction | Current operator(s) East Central Railway Stops 16 | |
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Locale Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi First service 1 July 2002 from Muzaffarpur, Bihar to New Delhi railway station | ||
The Sapt Kranti Express is a superfast train service of Indian Railways running between Muzaffarpur Railway Station and Anand Vihar Terminal Railway Station. This Train is operated by the East Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. Its inaugural run was on 1 July 2002. Its terminal station was changed from New Delhi Railway Station to Anand Vihar Terminal from 2 December 2010. It is designated by Train nos. 12557 UP and 12558 DN. Major stops are Motihari, Bettiah, Narkatiaganj, Gorakhpur, Lucknow and Moradabad. In July 2002 it became the first broad gauge superfast train to pass through Champaran districts. The train has its name based on the Sapt Kranti movement led by Ram Manohar Lohia. It is an ISO 9001:2008 certified Train. The main stop are Gorakhpur, Lucknow, Moradabad in between the hole journey. This Train carters huge rush and have high Patronage both in Up & Down Direction.
Service
This train runs daily and covers a distance of 1059 km. This train consists of coaches of type, AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper, Second sitting (II) Unreserved, General and a pantry car. This train is generally reserved well ahead of its departure dates.