Kaifiyat Express

Kaifiyaat Superfast Express
Overview
Service type	Superfast
Locale	Delhi & Uttar Pradesh
First service	28 September 2003;21 years ago
Current operator(s)	Northern Railway
Route
Termini	Old Delhi (DLI); Azamgarh (AMH)
Stops	18
Distance travelled	803 km (499 mi)
Average journey time	14 hours 20 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12225 / 12226
On-board services
Class(es)	AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering, ; E-catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Below the seats
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	55 km/h (34 mph) average including halts.

Last updated March 30, 2025

The 12225 / 12226 Kaifiyaat Superfast Express is a daily Superfast Express train of the Indian Railways, running between Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, and Old Delhi, the capital city of India.

Number and nomenclature

The train numbers of the Kaifiyat Expresses are:

12225 UP:- From Azamgarh to Old Delhi – 803 km/14:30 hrs
12226 DN:- From Old Delhi to Azamgarh – 803 km/14:10 hrs

Route and halts

Coach composition

The train generally consists of a total number of 22 LHB coach as follows:

1 AC First Class
2 AC II Tier
6 AC III Tier
7 Sleeper class
4 General Unreserved
1 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake)
1 EOG (End on Generator)

Locomotive

Earlier it used to have loco reversal at Lucknow Jn (NER), but now it bypasses Charbagh line and halts at Aishbagh Junction to avoid loco reversal.

When the route was not electrified, it was hauled by a diesel loco from Azamgarh to Lucknow and from Lucknow, a Ghaziabad-based Indian locomotive class WAP-7 or Indian locomotive class WAP-5 hauled it to Delhi and vice versa.

But since the whole route is now electrified and train belongs to Northern Railway zone of Indian Railways, a GZB (NR) WAP-7 or WAP-5 powers it for the entire journey.

WAP-5 / WAP-7:- Azamgarh Junction to Old Delhi

References

Mohammad Faisal Nadwi

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