Gorakhpur–Mumbai Antyodaya Express

Gorakhpur–Mumbai CSMT Antyodaya Express
Overview
Service type	Antyodaya Express
First service	10 February 2015; 9 years ago
Current operator(s)	Northern Eastern Railways
Route
Termini	Gorakhpur Junction (GKP); Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT)
Stops	11
Distance travelled	1,699 km (1,056 mi)
Average journey time	28 hours
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	12597 / 12598
On-board services
Class(es)	UR/GEN'
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB-Antyodaya
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	54 km/h (34 mph)
Route map
Route map

Gorakhpur Mumbai Antyodaya Express is a weekly train which runs as train number 12597 from Gorakhpur Junction to Mumbai CSMT and as train number 12598 from Mumbai CSMT to Gorakhpur Junction. This train is operated by North Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It runs at an average speed of 60 km/h in both directions, covering in 27 hours.

Till 22 April 2019, it was run as the Jan Sadharan Express with ICF coach and later 23 April 2019 it's upgraded to LHB coach and runs as the Antyodaya Express.^[2]

Coaches

This train has 17 General Second class coaches and 2 luggage cars. Coaches can be increased or decreased to meet demand.

Service

The 12597 Gorakhpur Junction–Mumbai CSMT Antyodaya Express covers the distance of 1,699 km (1,056 mi) in 27 hours 50 mins (61 km/h) and in 29 hours 05 mins as the 12598 Mumbai CSMT–Gorakhpur Junction Antyodaya Express (60 km/h).

As the average speed of the train is lower than 55 km/h (34 mph), as per railway rules, its fare doesn't includes a Superfast surcharge due to unreserved coaches.

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Bhusawal Electric Loco Shed-based WAP-4 locomotive on its entire journey.

Routing

This train runs via Khalilabad, Basti, Gonda Junction, Lucknow, Kanpur Central, Orai, Jhansi Junction, Bhopal Junction, Itarsi Junction, Bhusaval Junction, Kalyan Junction to reach Mumbai CSMT and vice versa.

Timing

12597 – Leaves Gorakhpur Junction every Tuesday at morning 8:30 hrs IST and reaches Mumbai CSMT on 2nd day at afternoon 12:20 hrs.
12598 – Leaves Mumbai CSMT every Wednesday at 13:30 hrs IST and reaches Gorakhpur Junction 2nd day at 18:35 hrs IST

References

^ "Railway Minister Flags off Three New Trains". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
^ "Jagran ePaper". epaper.jagran.com. Retrieved 22 May 2019.

[1] "Railway Minister Flags off Three New Trains". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 10 February 2015.

[2] "Jagran ePaper". epaper.jagran.com. Retrieved 22 May 2019.

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v t e Railways in Northern India
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Heritage railways	Kalka–Shimla Railway
Monorails	Patiala State Monorail Trainways
Defunct lines	Jammu–Sialkot line
Manufacturing units and workshops	Banaras Locomotive Works Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli
Railway companies	Northern Railway North Eastern Railway North Central Railway North Western Railway East Indian Railway Company Kangra Valley Railway Rajputana–Malwa Railway Tirhut Railway Oudh and Tirhut Railway Indian Branch Railway Company Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Cawnpore–Burhwal Railway Cawnpore–Barabanki Railway Lucknow–Bareilly Railway Bengal and North Western Railway Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway Mashrak–Thawe Extension Railway Lucknow–Sitapur–Seramow Provincial State Railway Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway Segowlie–Raxaul Railway Delhi Metro Rail Corporation National Capital Region Transport Corporation
See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) 1974 railway strike in India Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor

v t e Antyodaya Express
East Central Railways	Raxaul–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Darbhanga–Ahmedabad Jaynagar–Udhna Darbhanga–Jalandhar City Darbhanga–Varanasi City Jaynagar–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
North Eastern Railways	Chhapra–Mumbai CST Gorakhpur–Mumbai CST
North Western Railways	Bikaner–Bilaspur
South East Central Railways	Durg–Firozpur Cantonment
South Eastern Railways	Howrah–Ernakulam Santragachi–Chennai Central Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Tatanagar
Southern Railways	Kochuveli–Mangaluru Jn Tambaram–Sengottai Tambaram–Nagercoil
Western Railways	Bandra Terminus–Gorakhpur

v t e Jan Sadharan Express
Operational	Danapur–Anand Vihar Terminal Saharsa–Amritsar (via Sirhind) Muzaffarpur–Ahmedabad Saharsa–Anand Vihar Terminal Gorakhpur–Amritsar Howrah–Muzaffarpur Saharsa–Amritsar (via Chandigarh)
Defunct	Gorakhpur–Mumbai CST Chhapra–Mumbai CST Jaynagar–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai) Darbhanga–Ahmedabad Raxaul–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai)