Sachkhand Express

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Sachkhand Express
Overview
Service type Superfast
Locale Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi & Punjab
Current operator(s) South Central Railway
Route
Termini Hazur Sahib Nanded (NED)
Amritsar Junction (ASR)
Stops37
Distance travelled2,082 km (1,294 mi)
Average journey time34 h 25 m
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12715 / 12716
On-board services
Class(es) AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable (paid)
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Baggage facilitiesAvailable
Technical
Rolling stock LHB coach
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Broad gauge
Operating speed60.10 km/h (37.34 mph) average including halts
Route map
Sachkhand Express (Amritsar-Nanded) route map Sachkhand Express (Amritsar - Nanded) Route map.jpg
Sachkhand Express (Amritsar–Nanded) route map

The 12715 / 12716 Sachkhand Express is Superfast train operated by Indian Railways on a daily basis between the cities of Huzur Sahib Nanded in Maharashtra to Amritsar in Punjab. This train links two famous Sikh shrines. The train is named after Sachkhand Sahib Gurudwara, situated in Nanded.

Contents

This train also links New Delhi, which is the capital of India, as well as the state capital of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal to Nanded, Parbhani, Jalna and Aurangabad of the Marathwada Region of Maharashtra. This train during COVID-19 situation had change the train no. 02715/02716.

Train number

Route and halts

The train runs from Hazur Sahib Nanded via, Parbhani Junction, Jalna, Aurangabad, Manmad Junction, Chalisgaon Junction, Bhusaval Junction, Burhanpur, Khandwa Junction, Itarsi Junction, Bhopal Junction, Jhansi Junction, Gwalior Junction, Agra Cantonment, Mathura Junction, Hazrat Nizamuddin, New Delhi, Panipat Junction, Ambala Cantonment Junction, Sirhind, Rajpura Junction, Ludhiana Junction, Jalandhar City Junction, Beas Junction to Amritsar Junction.

The train makes stops at the same stations on its reverse journey, except for Hazrat Nizamuddin.

Time-table

Coach composition

There are 24 coaches, including 2 -SLR, 3-Second Class, 1-2AC, 5-3AC, 1-pantry, and remaining 12 -Sleeper coaches and 1 -HCP coach.

Train No. 12715 Sachkhand Express now runs with Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches as of September 27, 2018. One rake will be converted to LHB as of September 27, 2018, with revised CC, 12 Sleepers, 4 third ac, 1 2nd AC, PC and 2GS and 2EOG.

Rake position from H S Nanded,

LOCO-EOG-GS-A1-B1-B2-B3-B4-PC-S1-S2-S3-S4-S5-S6-S7-S8-S9-S10-S11-S12-GS-EOG

Traction

The train runs on electric traction. From Hazur Sahib Nanded to Amritsar it is hauled by a Ghaziabad-based WAP-7 locomotive and vice versa.

At the New Delhi Railway station, langar cooked from Veerji da Dera at Tilak Nagar in West Delhi is served in the train. People from Dera distribute the food to all pilgrimages returning from visiting the holy city of the tenth master.

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