title: Varanasi–Kanpur Central Varuna Express
text: # Varanasi–Kanpur Central Varuna Express
  
  "NOTE- THE TRAIN HAS BEEN PERMANENTLY CANCELLED"
  
  The Varanasi–Kanpur Central Varuna Express is an Express train belonging to Northern Railway zone that runs between Kanpur Central and Varanasi Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 24227/24228 train numbers on five days in a week.
  
  ## Service
  
  The 24227/Varuna Express has an average speed of 52 km/h and covers 355 km in 6h 50m. 24228/Varuna Express has an average speed of 47 km/h and covers 355 km in 7h 30m.
  
  ## Route and halts
  
  The important halts of the train are:
  
  * Varanasi Junction
  * Jaunpur City
  * Sri Krishna Nagar
  * Sultanpur Junction
  * Nihalgarh
  * Haidergarh
  * Lucknow Charbagh
  * Unnao Junction
  * Kanpur Central
  
  ## Coach composition
  
  The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 17 coaches:
  
  * 1 Chair Car
  * 14 General
  * 2 Generators cum Luggage/parcel van
  
  ## Traction
  
  Both trains are hauled by a Kanpur Loco Shed-based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Kanpur to Varanasi and vice versa.
  
  