Chitrakoot Express

Jabalpur - Lucknow Express
Overview
Service type	Mail/Express
Locale	Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
First service	Chitrakoot - Lucknow
Last service	Jabalpur - Lucknow
Current operator(s)	West Central Railway
Route
Start	Jabalpur Junction
No. of intermediate stops	20
End	Lucknow
Distance travelled	582 km (362 mi)
Average journey time	14 hours approx
Service frequency	Daily
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1 Tier, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper 3 Tier, Unreserved, Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Auto-rack arrangements	Available
Entertainment facilities	Yes, available in all Air Conditioned coaches
Baggage facilities	Yes, available
Other facilities	R.O. Vending machines, Chair car cum sleeper car coaches, Enough general coaches
Technical
Operating speed	60 km/h (37 mph) average with halts

The Jabalpur - Lucknow Chitrakoot Express is a daily Mail/Express Train of the Indian Railways, which runs between Jabalpur Junction railway station of Jabalpur, an important city & military cantonment hub of Central Indian state Madhya Pradesh and Lucknow railway station, the capital city of Uttar Pradesh. The name "Chitrakoot Express" has been given as this place is very important religious spot near the city of Jabalpur.

Arrival and departure

Train no.15009 departs from Jabalpur daily at 17:30 hrs. reaching Lucknow the next day at 09:40 hrs. Train no.15010 departs from Lucknow, daily at 00:00 hrs., reaching Jabalpur the next day at 05:20 hrs.

Route and halts

The train goes via Satna Junction & Banda. The important halts of the train are:

• JABALPUR JUNCTION
• Jabalpur Adhartal
• Sihora
• Katni Junction
• Maihar
• Satna Junction
• Manikpur
• Chitrakoot
• Banda Junction
• Pukherian
• Kanpur Central
• Unnao Junction
• LUCKNOW

Coach composite

The train consist of 23 Coaches :

• 1 AC I Tier
• 2 AC II Tier
• 2 AC III Tier
• 8 Sleeper Coaches
• 2 Chair Car
• 4 Unreserved
• 1 Ladies/Handy Capped
• 1 Luggage/Brake Van

Average speed and frequency

The train runs with an average speed of 70 km/h. The train runs on daily basis.

Loco link

The train is hauled by ET WCAM1. How come WCAM1 is used. Because AC-DC is daul power loco. And it is used in Mumbai area by Central Railways - Kalyan (KYN) - loco shed and Western Railways - Valsad (BL) - loco shed. Because in West Central Railway all the overhead wires are 25000 AC Voltage. Any WAM-4 or WAP-4,57 can be used to run.

Rake maintenance

The train is maintained by the Jabalpur Coaching Depot.

Trivia

• The train is an ISO Certified train of India

See also

• Dayodaya Express
• Jabalpur Junction
• Bhopal Junction

References

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External links

• 15009 Jabalpur - Lucknow Express timings
• 15010 Lucknow - Jabalpur Express timings