The 22131 / 22132 Pune–Banaras Gyan Ganga Express is the superfast express train which connect Pune in Maharashtra and Banaras in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. During its travel it covers a distance of , for that it takes 27 hrs 5 mins. It runs with an average speed of . During its journey it covers 17 halts and passes 192 intermediate stations.
Coaches
The train has standard ICF rakes with Max Permissible Speed of .
1 AC I Tier 3 AC III Tier 13 Sleeper coaches 2 General 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van 1 PC Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 SLRGENS13S12S11S10S9S8S7S6S5S4S3S2PCS1B3B2B1A1GENSLR
Schedule
Runs only one day from either side.
Train number Station code Departure station Departure time Departure day Arrival station Arrival time Arrival day 22131 PUNE Pune 4:15 PM Monday 7:20 PM Tuesday 22132 BSBS Banaras 4:15 AM Wednesday Pune 8:05 AM Thursday
Route and halts
Reversals The train reverses its direction 1 times at;
PRYJ –
TRACTION
1. As the route is fully electrified the train runs fully with Indian locomotive class WAP-4 without any change
RSA – Rake sharing
11037/11038 – Pune–Gorakhpur Express
Features
Initially it uses train No. 22131 for its journey from Pune Junction to Banaras, and train no. 22132 for its journey from Banaras to Pune Junction.
On 3 August 2011 the train numbers for Gyan Ganga Express changed to #22131 for Train #11031 and to 22132 from Train #11032.
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