Mau–Anand Vihar Terminal Express

Mau–Anand Vihar Terminal Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
First service1 October 2013
Current operator(s)North Eastern Railway zone
Route
TerminiMau Junction
Anand Vihar Terminal
Stops10
Distance travelled832 kilometres (517 miles)
Average journey time16 hours 15 minutes
Service frequencyBi-weekly[a]
Train number(s)15025 / 15026
On-board services
Class(es)AC-II, AC-III, Sleeper, General
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesNot available
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speedMaximum: 130 km/h (81 mph) on Kanpur to Ghaziabad section
Average: 50 km/h (31 mph) (including halts), 53 km/h (33 mph) (excluding halts)

Mau–Anand Vihar Terminal Express, is an Indian Railways train of North Eastern Railway Zone Varanasi Division. It was introduced in 2013's Railway Budget and hence initiated its journey from November 2013. It operates bi-weekly and covers a distance of 833 kilometres (518 mi) from Mau Junction to Anand Vihar Terminal. Mau Express consists of 23 coaches which includes one AC-II coach, four AC-III coaches, seven sleeper class coaches, nine general (unreserved) coaches and two SLR coaches.[1][2][3]

Reservation

People have to take an advanced reservation ticket to travel in the train except for the General class. Tatkal Ticket facility also available in this train.

Coach composition

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
SLR GEN GEN GEN GEN GEN B1 B2 B3 B4 A1 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 GEN GEN GEN GEN SLR

Rake maintenance

The train is maintained by the Anand Vihar Coaching Depot. The same rake is used for Gorakhpur–Anand Vihar Express for one way which is altered by the second rake on the other way.

Journey

It takes around 16 hours to cover its journey of 833 kilometres (518 mi) with an average speed of 52 kilometres per hour (32 mph).

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Ghaziabad based Indian locomotive class WAP-5 electric locomotive.

Notes

  1. ^ Runs twice in a week for every direction.

References

  1. ^ Special train to curb passenger rush
  2. ^ 52 trains delayed due to fog
  3. ^ Many trains cancelled till February 15 due to bad weather