Prayagraj Express

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Prayagraj Express
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Overview
Service type Superfast Express
Locale Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First service16 July 1984
Current operator(s) North Central Railways
Route
Termini Prayagraj Junction (PRYJ)
New Delhi (NDLS)
Stops4
Distance travelled635 km (395 mi)
Average journey time8 hrs 50 mnts
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12417 / 12418
On-board services
Class(es) AC first class, AC 2-tier, AC 3-tier, Sleeper, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Auto-rack arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesE-catering
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Technical
Rolling stock LHB coach
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed130 km/h (Avg. Speed = 72 km/h)

The 12417 / 12418 Prayagraj Express is a daily overnight VVIP train which runs between the cities of Prayagraj (earlier known as Allahabad) and New Delhi, India.

Contents

Prayagraj Express along with Shram Shakti Express, Shiv Ganga Express, Lucknow Mail and Shaan-e-Bhopal Express enjoys highest priority all over the route.

Rakes

This train used ICF coach till December 2016. On 18 December 2016, replacing the old ICF coach, this train got new German LHB rakes with a total of 24 coaches. Modern LHB coach with a MPS (Maximum Permissible Speed) of 160 km/h are more comfortable. The new coaches, based on a German technology Linke Hoffman Busch (LHB), are made of stainless steel which do not turn turtle during accidents. The light-weight coaches will also improve the train's speed. Bigger windows, biotoilets, lamps at all AC seats and sound insulation are the other features.

Schedule

12417 PRAYAGRAJ EXPRESS departs Allahabad Junction every day at 10.10 PM IST and arrives New Delhi at 07.00 AM IST

12418 PRAYAGRAJ EXPRESS departs New Delhi at 10.10 PM IST and arrives Allahabad Junction at 07.00 AM IST

Coaches

This train runs with two AC first-class coach, five AC 2 tier coaches, three AC 3 tier coaches, ten sleeper coaches, two general coaches along with two EOG coaches. Thus, having a total of 24 LHB coach. It is the only train in India to be running with 24 LHB coach.

Route & Halts

It runs from Allahabad Junction via Fatehpur, Kanpur Central, Aligarh, Ghaziabad to New Delhi.

Traction

It is hauled by a Kanpur-based WAP-7 locomotive on its entire journey.

Accident

In dense fog, on 2 January 2010, the Gorakhdham Express and Prayagraj Express collided near the Panki railway station near Kanpur, about 60 miles (100 kilometers) southwest of Lucknow. Ten people died and about 54 were injured. [1]

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References

  1. "At least 10 killed in train crashes in northern India". Reuters . 2 January 2010. Retrieved 16 February 2015.

1. "10 killed as trains collide in dense fog U.P.". The Hindu. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2020.