Begampura Express

The 12237 / 12238 Begampura Express is a Superfast train of the Indian Railways connecting Varanasi Junction in Uttar Pradesh and Jammu Tawi in Jammu and Kashmir. It is currently being operated with 12237/12238 train numbers on daily in week.^[1][2][3]

Begampura Express

Begampura Express train board.
Overview
Service type	Superfast
First service	7 February 2010; 15 years ago (2010-02-07)
Current operator(s)	Northern Railway
Route
Termini	Varanasi Junction (BSB) Jammu Tawi (JAT)
Stops	16
Distance travelled	1,260 km (783 mi)
Average journey time	22 hours 10 minutes
Service frequency	Daily [a]
Train number(s)	12237 / 12238
On-board services
Class(es)	AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering, E-catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Yes
Operating speed	57 km/h (35 mph) average including halts.

Service

It averages 56 km/h as 12237 Begampura Express and covers 1260 km in 22 hrs 35 mins and 56 km/h as 12238 Begampura Express and covers 1260 km in 22 hrs 30 mins.

12237 – leaves Varanasi Junction at 12:40 Hrs and reaches Jammu Tawi on 2 day at 11:05 hrs

12238 – leaves Jammu Tawi at 14:00 hrs and reaches Varanasi Junction at 12:30 hrs on 2 Day

The important halts of the train are :

• Varanasi Junction
• Jaunpur City
• Lambhua
• Sultanpur Junction
• Maharaja Bijli Pasi
• Lucknow Charbagh
• Shahjahanpur
• Moradabad Junction
• Saharanpur Junction
• Ambala Cantonment Junction
• Ludhiana Junction
• Jalandhar Cantonment Junction
• Pathankot Cantonment
• Kathua
• Jammu Tawi

Route and halts

• Varanasi Junction
• Jaunpur City
• Lambhua
• Sultanpur
• Maharaja Bijli Pasi
• Lucknow Charbagh
• Shahjahanpur
• Moradabad
• Saharanpur
• Ambala Cantonment
• Ludhiana
• Jalandhar Cantonment
• Mukerian
• Pathankot Cantonment
• Kathua
• Jammu Tawi

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Ghaziabad Loco Shed or Tughlakabad Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from end to end.

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 25 coaches:

• 1 AC first-class
• 2 AC II tier
• 6 AC III tier
• 10 sleeper coaches
• 3 general
• 2 second-class luggage/parcel van

See also

• Himgiri Superfast Express
• Archana Express
• Kolkata–Jammu Tawi Express

Notes

1. Runs seven days in a week for every direction.