Sealdah–Anand Vihar Terminal (Upper India) Express was an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways that ran between and (ANVT) in India via Rampurhat, Sahibganj, Bhagalpur.The service was cancelled in 2020. Before cancellation, it ran from ANVT on Tuesdays & Saturdays and from Sealdah on Sundays & Thursdays.
Background This train was inaugurated on 6 July 2014 from , which is an extension of Sealdah - Varanasi Express up to which situates in Delhi. It was done after the service of Lal Quila Express was ended and the passengers of Delhi was also increased for direct connectivity to Kolkata.amarujala.com, Retrieved 18 June 2019
Important Halts The important halts of the train are:
Note: Bold letters indicates Major Railway Stations/Major Cities.
Service The frequency of this train is bi-weekly and covers the distance of 1634 km with an average speed of 42 km/h with a total time of 37hr 50 min .jagran.com, Retrieved 18 June 2019 Now the train has standard LCF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 17 coaches:
2 AC III Tier 6 Sleeper Coaches 5 General 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake 1 Railway Mail Service 1 Parcel van
Routes This train passes through , , Sahebganj, , , , , Hardoi& on both sides.jagran.com, Retrieved 18 June 2019
Traction As the route is partially electrified a WDM-3A loco pulls the train to its destination on both sides.amarujala.com, Retrieved 18 June 2019.
External links 13119 Sealdah - Anand Vihar (T) Express 13120 Anand Vihar (T) - Sealdah Express
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