Box Width: | 300px |
Color: | FF7220 |
Darbhanga - Anand Vihar Terminal Amrit Bharat Express | |
Type: | Amrit Bharat Express, Superfast Express Train |
Locale: | Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi |
First: | (Inaugural) (Commercial) |
Operator: | East Central Railways (ECR) |
Start: | (DBG) |
Stops: | 18 |
End: | (ANVT) |
Distance: | 1137km (706miles) |
Journeytime: | 21 hrs 35 mins |
Frequency: | Bi-Weekly services |
Trainnumber: | 15557/15558 |
Line Used: | Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines, Lucknow–Gorakhpur line,Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway Anand Vihar Terminal–Kanpur line |
Class: | Sleeper Class Coach (SL) General Unreserved Coach (GS) |
Seating: | Yes (08 Coaches) |
Sleeping: | Yes (12 Coaches) |
Catering: | On-board Catering - Yes |
Observation: | Saffron-Grey |
Stock: | Modified LHB Coaches |
Gauge: | Indian gauge broad gauge |
Speed: | (Avg.) |
Trainlength: | (each) and 22 coaches |
Owners: | Indian Railways |
Maintenance: | Darbhanga Jn (DBG) |
Map State: | collapsed |
Electrification: | 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line |
The 15557/15558 Darbhanga - Anand Vihar Terminal Amrit Bharat Express is India's 1st Non-AC Superfast Amrit Bharat Express train, which runs across the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi connecting the cities of Darbhanga and New Delhi's Anand Vihar Terminal. [1] [2]
This express train was inaugurated on 30 December 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Ayodhya Dham Junction. [3] [4] [5]
This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Darbhanga Jn and Anand Vihar Terminal. It is currently operated with train numbers 15557/15558 on Bi-Weekly services. [6]
It is the first Amrit Bharat Express train in which the locomotives were designed by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) at Chittaranjan, West Bengal and the coaches were designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.
The 15557/15558 Darbhanga - Anand Vihar Terminal Amrit Bharat Express currently operates 2 days a week, covering a distance of in a travel time of 21 hrs 35 mins with an average speed of . The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) is .
The halts for this 15557/15558 Darbhanga - Anand Vihar Terminal Amrit Bharat Express are as follows:-