Overview | |||||
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Service type | Sampark Kranti Express | ||||
Locale | Delhi, Uttar Pradesh & Bihar | ||||
First service | 31 March 2005 | ||||
Current operator(s) | East Central Railways | ||||
Route | |||||
Termini | Darbhanga Junction (DBG) New Delhi (NDLS) | ||||
Stops | 14 | ||||
Distance travelled | 1,174 km (729 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 11 hours 55 minutes | ||||
Service frequency | Daily | ||||
Train number(s) | 12565 / 12566 | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved | ||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
Catering facilities | Available | ||||
Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
Baggage facilities | YES | ||||
Technical | |||||
Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
Track gauge | Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Operating speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) | ||||
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The 12565 / 12566 Bihar Sampark Kranti Express is an Indian daily Sampark Kranti train service of Indian Railways, which runs between the Indian cities of Darbhanga and New Delhi via Muzaffarpur Junction, Hajipur Junction,Siwan Junction, Chhapra Junction, Gorakhpur Junction, Aishbagh, Unnao Junction, Kanpur Central, India.
It operates as train number 12565 from Darbhanga Junction to New Delhi and as train number 12566 in the reverse direction. It is the most important train in North Bihar with Vaishali Express for New Delhi. The other Superfast train which runs via Darbhanga to New Delhi is the 12561/12562 Swatantra Senani Superfast Express.
The 12565/12566 Bihar Sampark Kranti Superfast Express presently has 1 AC 1st Class, 2 AC 2 tier, 6 AC 3 tier, 6 Sleeper class, 4 General Unreserved coaches & 1 Pantry car.
As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Aug 24th, the train coaches were painted in Maithili art. [1]
In April 2019 the train ran for the first time between Darbhanga and New Delhi with the new LHB coach.
The 12565 Bihar Sampark Kranti Superfast Express covers the distance of 1164 kilometers in 21 hours (55.42 km/h) & 1164 kilometers in 21 hours 12566 Bihar Sampark Kranti Superfast Express (55.42 km/h). As the average speed of the train is more than 55 km/h, a Superfast surcharge is applied. It reverses direction at Samastipur Junction.
The train runs from
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