Shalimar–Gorakhpur Express is an Indian Railways train in the North Eastern Railway Zone of Lucknow Division. It operates weekly, departing from Gorakhpur Junction on Monday and from Shalimar railway station on Tuesday. It covers a distance of from Gorakhpur Junction to Shalimar railway station. The Shalimar (Howrah) Express consists of 22 coaches including one AC-I coach, two AC-II coach, nine AC-III coach, five sleeper class coaches, three general (unreserved) coaches and two SLR.
Schedule
Train Number Station Code Departure Station Departure Time Departure Day Arrival Station Arrival Time Arrival Day 15021 SHM Shalimar 8:20 PM Tuesday Gorakhpur 4:25 PM Wednesday 15022 GKP Gorakhpur 1:40 PM Monday Shalimar 10:00 AM Tuesday
Routes and halts
Chandil Junction Bhojudih Junction
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Junction Gomoh
Rake Sharing
15029/15030 - Gorakhpur-Pune Weekly Express (Via Lucknow)
Coach composition 15021/15022 Shalimar – Gorakhpur Junction – Shalimar Weekly Express has Coach Composition which is reversed at Varanasi Junction:
Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22SLRDGEN GEN S1 S2 S3 S4 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 H1 A1 A2 GEN GEN EOG Note- EOG refers to End-On Generation coach is a specialized power car equipped with diesel generators, to supply electricity for lighting, fans, and air conditioning. SLRD refers to Second Class Luggage cum Guard and Disabled-friendly coach. GEN refers to Unreserved cabins. Sx refers to Non AC sleeper coach. Bx refers to Third AC or AC 3-tier, an air-conditioned sleeping coach. Ax refers to Second AC or AC 2-tier, an air-conditioned premium sleeping coach. Hx refers to First AC or AC 1-tier, is the most expensive AC sleeping coach with private cabins.
Journey The express takes around 23 hours and 5 minutes to complete its journey of with an average speed of .
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