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Gwalior Barauni Mail
Overview
Service type	Mail
Locale	Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
First service	1 November 1889
Current operator(s)	North Central Railway
Route
Termini	Barauni Junction (BJU); Gwalior Junction (GWL)
Stops	48
Distance travelled	1,056 km (656 mi)
Average journey time	26 hours 20 min
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	11123UP/11124DN
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper 3 Tier, Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	no On-board catering
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	55 km/h (34 mph)

The Barauni–Gwalior Mail is a mail type of train of the Indian Railways connecting Gwalior Junction in Madhya Pradesh and Barauni Junction of Bihar. It is currently being operated with 11123/11124 train numbers on a daily basis.

Arrival and departure

Train no.11124 departs from Gwalior daily at 11:45 hrs. from platform no.3 reaching Barauni the day following the next day at 13:05 hrs.
Train no.11123 departs from Barauni daily at 18:45 hrs., reaching Gwalior the day following next day at 21:00 hrs.

Route and halts

The train goes via Jhansi, ‌‌Kanpur, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Babhnan railway station, Chhapra, Sonpur, Muzaffarpur. The important halts of the train are:

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 21 coaches at present:

1 AC Second Tier
3 AC Third Tier
10 Sleeper class
5 general class
2 Luggage / Parcel Van

Average speed and frequency

The train runs with an average speed of 80 km/h. The train runs daily.

Traction

This train is regularly hauled by WAP-4 and WAP-7 electric locos from Kanpur Loco Shed. In earlier days it is used to be hauled by diesel locomotive of WDM-3D class end to end traction.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction once:

Jhansi Junction