The Indore–Patna Express is an Express Train of the Indian Railways, which runs between Indore Junction railway station of Indore, the largest city and commercial hub of Central Indian state Madhya Pradesh and Patna Junction, railway station of Patna, the capital city of Bihar. there are two regular trains linking Indore with Patna; they are numbered 19313 and 19321. the train ran twice a week with one of these two services routed via Lalitpur and Sultanpur, both in Uttar Pradesh.
Trains 19313 and 19314 Arrival and departure Train no.19313 departs from Indore every at Wednesday at 14:00 hrs. from platform no.5 reaching Patna Junction the next day at 16:00 hrs. Train no.19314 departs from Patna, every Thursday at 17:20 hrs., reaching Indore the next day at 12:30 hrs.
Route and halts The train goes via Bhopal and Sultanpur. The important halts of the train are: INDORE JUNCTION Dewas Ujjain Junction Shujalpur Sant Hirdaram Nagar Bina Junction Jhansi Junction Orai Kanpur Central Lucknow Varanasi Junction Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction Buxar PATNA JUNCTION
Coach composite The train consists of 22 coaches : 2 AC II Tier 2 AC III Tier 12 Sleeper Coaches 4 Unreserved 1 Ladies/Handicapped 1 Luggage/Brake van
Average speed and frequency The train runs with an average speed of 63 km/h. The train runs on Weekly basis.
Trains 19321 and 19322
The Indore – Rajendra Nagar (Via. Faizabad) Express is a Weekly Express train of the Indian Railways, which runs between Indore Junction, Madhya Pradesh and Rajendra Nagar, Patna, Bihar.
Arrival and departure The train runs with an average speed of 63 km/h. The train runs on a weekly basis.
Train no.19321 departs from Indore every Saturday at 14:00 hrs. from platform no.5 reaching Rajendra Nagar Bihar the next day at 16:45 hrs. Train no.19322 departs from Rajendra Nagar every Sunday at 20:20 hrs., reaching Indore the next day at 13:30 hrs.
Route and halts The train goes via Ujjain & Lucknow. The important halts of the train are : Indore Junction Dewas Ujjain Junction Shujalpur Sant Hirdaram Nagar Bhopal Junction Bina Junction Jhansi Junction Orai Kanpur Central Lucknow Akbarpur Faizabad Junction Ayodhya Jaunpur Junction Varanasi Junction Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction Patna Junction Rajendra Nagar Terminal
Equipment The train is hauled by Ratlam RTM WDM-3 Diesel engine. The train consists of 23 Coaches : 1 AC I Tier 2 AC II Tier 2 AC III Tier 12 Sleeper Coaches 4 Un Reserved 1 Ladies/Handicapped 1 Luggage/Brake Van
The train was maintained by the Indore Coaching Depot. The same rake is used for Indore - Patna Express, Indore - Pune Express, Indore - Nagpur Express and Shipra Express for one way which is altered by the second rake on the other way. Much of this equipment was destroyed in the Pukhrayan train derailment.
Accidents and incidents
On 20 November 2016, fourteen coaches of the train no. 19321 derailed near Kanpur, killing 150 passengers with about 300 being injured.
See also Indore Express Indore Junction Bhopal Junction
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