Gorakhpur Jn - Lucknow Charbagh - Prayagraj (Allahabad) Jn
Vande Bharat Express
This Mini Vande Bharat Express getting ready for inaugural run towards Lucknow Charbagh
Overview
Service typeVande Bharat Express
LocaleUttar Pradesh
First service07 July 2023 (07 July 2023) (Inaugural run)
09 July 2023 (09 July 2023) (Commercial run)
Extension to Prayagraj Jn
December 2023 (December 2023)
Current operator(s)North Eastern Railways (NER)
Route
TerminiGorakhpur Junction (GKP)
Lucknow Charbagh (LKO)
(Extn around December 2023)
Prayagraj (Allahabad) Junction (PRYJ)
Stops2
4 (after extn to Prayagraj Jn)
Distance travelled296 km (184 mi)
After Extn, 497 km (309 mi)
Average journey time04 hrs 15 mins
Service frequencySix days a week [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)22549 / 22550
Line(s) usedLucknow–Gorakhpur line
On-board services
Class(es)AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements
  • Airline style
  • Rotatable seats
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering
Observation facilitiesLarge windows in all coaches
Entertainment facilities
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Other facilitiesKavach
Technical
Rolling stockMini Vande Bharat 2.0
Track gaugeIndian gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) (Oper.)
Average length192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s)Indian Railways
Rake maintenanceGorakhpur Jn (GKP)

The 22549/22550 Gorakhpur - Lucknow Charbagh Vande Bharat Express is India's 25th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the city of Gorakhpur City via Ayodhya and terminating at Lucknow city in Uttar Pradesh.[1] The train was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 7 July 2023.[2][3] As per latest updates from higher officials, this VB express train will continue the journey and will terminate at Prayagraj Junction (Allahabad) at an earlier convenient date. [4]

Overview

This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Gorakhpur Jn, Basti, Ayodhya Jn and Lucknow Charbagh. It will be operated with train numbers 22549/22550 on 6 days a week basis. [5]

Rakes

It is the twenty-third 2nd Generation and eleventh Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.[6]

Coach composition

The 22549/22550 Gorakhpur - Lucknow Charbagh Vande Bharat Express currently has 7 AC Chair Car and 1 Executive Chair Car coaches. The coaches in Aqua colour indicate AC Chair Cars and the coaches in Pink colour indicate AC Executive Chair Cars.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
22549 | C1 C2 E1 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
22550 | C7 C6 C5 C4 C3 E1 C2 C1 |

Service

The 22549/22550 Gorakhpur - Lucknow Charbagh Vande Bharat Express will operate 6 days a week, covering a distance of 296 km (184 mi) in a travel time of 4 hrs 15 mins with average speed of 71 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) given is 110 km/h (68 mph).

  1. ↑ Except Saturdays

Schedule

The schedule of this 22549/22550 Gorakhpur - Lucknow Charbagh Vande Bharat Express is given below:-

GKP - LKO - GKP Vande Bharat Express
22549 Stations 22550
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
---- 06:05 Gorakhpur Junction 23:25 ----
06:58 07:00 Basti 22:30 22:32
08:15 08:17 Ayodhya Junction 21:13 21:15
10:20 ---- Lucknow Charbagh NR ---- 19:15

As per latest updates from higher officials, the probable schedule of this express train would be as given below (TBC):-

GKP - PRYJ - GKP Vande Bharat Express
22549 Stations 22550
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
---- 06:05 Gorakhpur Junction 22:40 ----
(TBC) (TBC) Basti (TBC) (TBC)
(TBC) (TBC) Ayodhya Junction (TBC) (TBC)
10:20 10:35 Lucknow Charbagh NR 18:15 18:30
(TBC) (TBC) Rae Bareli Junction (TBC) (TBC)
13:35 ---- Prayagraj (Allahabad) Junction ---- 15:15

Incidents

After the inauguration ceremony of the newly launched Vande Bharat Express train between Gorakhpur and Lucknow, it met with a goat incident. This incident took place on 11 July 2023 when crossing Sohawal, about 15 km away from Ayodhya Cantt. Jn railway station, leading to damage of window panes at coaches C1, C3, C5 (Chair Car) and E1 (Executive Chair Car). No casualties were reported during that incident. [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Railway : प्रयागराज में होगा वंदे भारत एक्सप्रेस का अर्धशतक, अब तक 23 जोड़ी वंदे भारत का हो चुका है संचालन". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Trial Run for Gorakhpur-Lucknow Vande Bharat Begins, Likely to Connect Ayodhya". News18. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "PM Modi flags off Gorakhpur-Lucknow Vande Bharat Express. | Newsalert". Devdiscourse. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "प्रयागराज से लखनऊ होकर गोरखपुर के लिए चलेगी वंदे भारत एक्सप्रेस". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Vande Bharat Express: Lucknow to Gorakhpur via Ayodhya in Under 4 Hours, Check Details". News18. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Vande Bharat mows goats, owners throw stones". The Times of India. 12 July 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
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