The 15119/15120 Varanasi–Dehradun Express is an express train operated by Indian Railways which belongs to Northern Railway zone that runs between Varanasi Junction and Dehradun in India.
Service Earlier the first name was Janata Express while run with ICF rakes, and since LHB coaches upgraded to this train it was rebranded as Varanasi - Dehradun Express + Schedule of 15119/15120 Varanasi–Dehradun Express Train No. From To Distance (km) Journey Time Average Speed 14265 Varanasi Junction (BSB) Dehradun (DDN) 846 22h 05m 38.31 km/h 14266 Dehradun (DDN) Varanasi Junction (BSB) 846 21h 25m 39.50 km/h
Timetable Station code Station name15119 – to Distance from source in km Day15120 – to Distance from source in km DayArrivalDepartureArrivalDeparture BSB Source 08:30 0 1 15:45 Destination 846 2 PBH Partapgarh Junction 11:45 11:50 129 1 11:52 11:57 718 2 LKO Lucknow 16:35 16:45 302 1 07:35 07:55 545 2 SPN Shahjehanpur 20:07 20:12 466 1 03:10 03:15 380 2 BE 21:12 21:17 537 1 02:00 02:05 310 2 MB Moradabad 23:35 23:50 627 1 23:55 00:30 219 2 PBH Najibabad 01:35 01:40 726 2 22:04 22:06 121 1 LRJ Laksar Junction 02:52 02:55 767 2 21:10 21:13 79 1 HW 03:45 04:20 794 2 20:05 20:33 52 1 DDN 06:35 Destination 846 2 Source 18:20 0 1
Coaches + Coach Composition of 15119/15120 Varanasi–Dehradun Express Coach No. Coach Type 0 Loco (L) 1 SLR 2 General (GS) 3 General (GS) 4 Sleeper (S1) 5 Sleeper (S2) 6 Sleeper (S3) 7 AC 3-Tier (M1) 8 AC 3-Tier (M2) 9 AC 2-Tier (B1) 10 AC 2-Tier (B2) 11 AC First Class (A1) 12 AC First Class (A2) 13 First Class (H1) 14 General (GS) 15 General (GS) 16 End-on Generator (EOG)
Legend: L – Locomotive SLR – Seating cum Luggage Rake GS – General Unreserved S – Sleeper Class M – AC 3-Tier B – AC 2-Tier A – AC First Class H – First Class EOG – End-on Generator
Train accident
On 20 March 2015 train number 14266 derailed in Bachhrawa near Rae Bareli at 09:10 in the morning. It was returning from Dehradun to Varanasi. Resulting one carriage of the train was crushed and flattened and As per sources 38 people died while more than 200 injured. The central government offered ₹200000 compensation for dead,₹50000 for seriously injured and ₹20000 for minor injured people. According to Indian Railways the main cause of the accident was the failure of train's braking system.
Traction
earlier was WDM-3D. It is hauled by Diesel Loco Shed, Lucknow-based WAP-7 locomotive for its entire run.
References
External links Indianrail.gov.in Irctc.co.in Irfca.org Dainik Jagran Hindi newspaper, Gorakhpur, 21 March 2015, page 1