Gorakhpur–Anand Vihar Express

The Gorakhpur - Anand Vihar Express is an express train of the Indian Railways connecting Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh and Anand Vihar Terminal in Delhi via Basti. It is currently being operated with 15057/15058 train numbers on a weekly basis.^[1][2][3]

Gorakhpur - Anand Vihar Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	25 March 2015; 10 years ago (2015-03-25)
Current operator(s)	North Eastern Railway zone
Route
Termini	Gorakhpur Junction (GKP) Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT)
Stops	6
Distance travelled	749 km (465 mi)
Average journey time	14 hours 15 mins
Service frequency	Weekly[a]
Train number(s)	12595/12596
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 3 tier
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	No
Entertainment facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	1
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	53 km/h (33 mph)

Service

It averages 53 km/h as 150575 Gorakhpur - Anand Vihar Express starts on Thursday and covering 749 km in 14 hrs 15 mins and 49 km/h as 12596 Anand Vihar - Gorakhpur - Express starts on Friday covering 7490 km in 15 hrs 10 mins.

Route and halts

• Gorakhpur Junction
• Khalilabad
• Basti
• Gonda Junction
• Lucknow Charbagh
• Moradabad Junction
• Ghaziabad Junction
• Anand Vihar Terminal

Coach composite

The train consists of 21 coaches :

• 1 AC II Tier
• 4 AC III Tier
• 7 Sleeper Coaches
• 8 General
• 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van

Rake maintenance

The train is maintained by the Anand Vihar Coaching Depot. The same rake is used for Mau - Anand Vihar Terminal Express for one way which is altered by the second rake on the other way.

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Ghaziabad Loco Shed based WAP-5 or WAP-4 electric locomotives. Occasionally, it has also been hauled by a WAP-7 locomotive.

Notes

1. Runs twice in a week for every direction.