Harihar Express

The 14523 / 14524 Harihar Express is an Express train belonging to Northern Railway zone that runs between Barauni Junction and Ambala Cantonment Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 14523/14524 train numbers on Bi-weekly basis.^[1][2]

Harihar Express

Harihar Express At Sultanpur Junction railway station
Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh & Bihar
Current operator	Northern Railway
Route
Termini	Barauni Junction (BJU) Ambala Cantt. (UMB)
Stops	20
Distance travelled	1,305 km (811 mi)
Average journey time	27 hours 50 minutes
Service frequency	Bi-weekly [a]
Train number	14523 / 14524
On-board services
Classes	AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
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)
Operating speed	47 km/h (29 mph) average including halts.

History

The Harihar Express, at the time of its inauguration, ran between Ambala and Sonpur via Panipat and Delhi. Later, it operated between Ambala and Muzaffarpur via Saharanpur. Eventually, it was extended to run between Ambala and Barauni via Saharanpur.

Service

The 14523/Harihar Express has an average speed of 48 km/h and covers 1305 km in 26h 55m. The 14524/Harihar Express has an average speed of 48 km/h and covers 1305 km in 26h 55m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Barauni Junction
• Samastipur Junction
• Muzaffarpur Junction
• Hajipur Junction
• Chhapra Junction
• Ballia
• Ghazipur City
• Varanasi Junction
• Sultanpur Junction
• Nihalgarh
• Lucknow Charbagh
• Bareilly Junction
• Moradabad Junction
• Najibabad Junction
• Laksar Junction
• Roorkee
• Saharanpur Junction
• Yamunanagar-Jagadhri
• Ambala Cantonment Junction

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 18 coaches:

• 1 AC III Tier
• 9 Sleeper coaches
• 6 General
• 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Ghaziabad Loco Shed-based WAP-5 electric locomotive from Barauni Junction to Ambala Cantonment and vice versa.

See also

• Barauni Junction railway station
• Ambala Cantonment Junction railway station
• Himgiri Superfast Express
• Shaheed Express

Notes

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