Express train
The Gorakhpur–Yesvantpur Express is an express train belonging to North Eastern Railway zone that runs between Gorakhpur Junction and Yesvantpur Junction via Basti railway station and Gonda Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 15015/15016 train numbers on a weekly basis.
Service.
The 15015/Gorakhpur–Yesvantpur Express has an average speed of 49 km/h and covers 2515 km in 51h 10m. The 15016/Yesvantpur–Gorakhpur Express has an average speed of 47 km/h and covers 2515 km in 53 h 55 m.
Route and halts.
The important halts of the train are:
Coach composite.
The train has standard LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches:
Traction.
Both trains are hauled by a Lallaguda Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Gorakhpur to Secunderabad. From Secunderabad, the trains are hauled by a Moula Al Loco Shed-based twin WDM-3A diesel locomotive until Yesvantpur and vice versa.
Direction reversal.
Earlier the train used to reverse its direction at Lucknow Junction.
After the completion of the Manaknagar–Aishbagh bypass line, now the train bypasses Lucknow Junction.
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