Jan Nayak Express

The 15211 / 15212 Jan Nayak Express is an express train belonging to East Central Railway zone that runs between Darbhanga Junction and Amritsar Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 15211/15212 train numbers on a daily basis.^[1][2][3]

Jan Nayak Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	12 December 2009; 15 years ago (2009-12-12)
Current operator(s)	East Central Railway
Route
Termini	Darbhanga (DBG) Amritsar (ASR)
Stops	41
Distance travelled	1,486 km (923 mi)
Average journey time	32 hrs 25 mins
Service frequency	Daily[a]
Train number(s)	15211 / 15212
On-board services
Class(es)	General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Not available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	46 km/h (29 mph) average including halts.

This train is named after and in honour of Karpoori Thakur (Jan Nayak), a freedom fighter and former Chief Minister of Bihar state.

Service

The 15211/Jan Nayak Express has an average speed of 46 km/h and covers 1486 km in 32h 25m. The 15212/Jan Nayak Express has an average speed of 47 km/h and covers 1486 km in 31h 55m.

Route & Halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Darbhanga Junction
• Laheriasarai
• Samastipur Junction
• Muzaffarpur Junction
• Bapudham Motihari
• Bettiah
• Narkatiaganj Junction
• Kaptanganj Junction
• Gorakhpur Junction
• Basti
• Gonda Junction
• Sitapur Cantonment
• Sitapur City Junction
• Bareilly Junction
• Moradabad Junction
• Najibabad Junction
• Laksar Junction
• Saharanpur Junction
• Ambala Cantonment Junction
• Ludhiana Junction
• Jalandhar Cantonment Junction
• Jalandhar City Junction
• Beas Junction
• Amritsar Junction

Coach composition

The train has LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches:^[4]

• 20 General Unreserved
• 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Ghaziabad Loco Shed-based WAP-5 / WAP-7 electric locomotive from Darbhanga to Amritsar and vice versa.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction once:

• Samastipur Junction

See also

• Darbhanga Junction railway station
• Amritsar Junction railway station
• Saharsa–Barauni Express

Notes

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