title: Marudhar Express (via Sultanpur)
text: # Marudhar Express (via Sultanpur)
  
  The Marudhar Express is an Express train belonging to North Western Railway zone that runs between Jodhpur Junction and Varanasi Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 14863/14864 train numbers on thrice in a week basis.
  
  ## Service
  
  The 14864/Marudhar Express has an average speed of 50 km/h and covers 1159 km in 22 hours 50 mins. 14863/Marudhar Express has an average speed of 49 km/h and covers 2708 km in 23 hours 35 mins.
  
  ## Route and halts
  
  The important halts of the train are:
  
  * Varanasi Junction
  * Babatpur
  * Jaunpur City
  * Nihalgarh
  * Lucknow Charbagh
  * Unnao Junction
  * Kanpur Central
  * Etawah Junction
  * Shikohabad Junction
  * Tundla Junction
  * Agra Fort
  * Idgah
  * Achhnera Junction
  * Bharatpur Junction
  * Nadbai
  * Kherli
  * Mandawar
  * Bandikui Junction
  * Dausa
  * Gandhinagar Jaipur
  * Jaipur Junction
  * Phulera Junction
  * Sambhar Lake Town
  * Makrana Junction
  * Degana Junction
  * Merta Road Junction
  * Gotan
  * Jodhpur Junction
  
  ## Coach composition
  
  The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 21 coaches:
  
  * 2 AC II Tier
  * 3 AC III Tier
  * 11 Sleeper coaches
  * 5 General
  * 2 Generators cum Luggage/parcel van
  
  ## Traction
  
  Both trains are hauled by a Bhagat Ki Kothi Loco Shed-based WDP-4 locomotive hauls the train from Jodhpur up to Agra handing over to a Ghaziabad Loco Shed-based WAP-4 or WAP-7 locomotive powers the train for the remainder of the journey and vice versa.
  
  ## Rake sharing
  
  The train shares its rake with:
  
  * 14854/14853 Marudhar Express
  * 14865/14866 Marudhar Express (via Pratapgarh)
  