Lichchavi Express

The 14005 / 14006 Lichchavi Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Northern Railway zone that runs between Anand Vihar Terminal and Sitamarhi in India.

Lichchavi Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Bihar, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
Current operator	Northern Railway
Route
Termini	Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT) Sitamarhi Junction (SMI)
Stops	35
Distance travelled	1,195 km (743 mi)
Average journey time	25 hrs 45 mins
Service frequency	Daily
Train number	14005 / 14006
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	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	130 km/h (81 mph) maximum, 46 km/h (29 mph) average including halts.

It operates as train number 14006 from Anand Vihar Terminal to Sitamarhi and as train number 14005 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.

It is named after the Licchavi (kingdom) – (also Lichchhavi, Lichavi) which was an ancient kingdom in Nepal, which existed in the Kathmandu Valley.

Lichchavi Express (Train number 14005/14006) used to run through Muzaffarpur. Specifically, it was diverted to run via Muzaffarpur on the Sitamarhi-Muzaffarpur section starting July 13, 2014. Prior to that, it ran via Darbhanga and Samastipur. Now, the train directly connects Sitamarhi and Muzaffarpur.

Coaches

Coach Type	Number	Description
🚉 HA1 (Composite)	1	Half First AC (1A) + Half AC 2-Tier (2A)
🛌 AC 2-Tier (2A)	2	Air-conditioned 2-tier sleeper coaches
🛏️ AC 3-Tier (3A)	6	Air-conditioned 3-tier sleeper coaches
🛌 Sleeper Class (SL)	7	Non-AC sleeper coaches
👥 General Unreserved (GEN)	5	Common coaches for unreserved passengers
🍴 Pantry Car (PC)	1	Onboard catering car
🔌 End-On-Generator (EOG)	1	Power/Generator car

Service

The 14006 Anand Vihar Terminal–Sitamarhi Lichchavi Express covers the distance of 1,193 km (741 mi) in 29 hours 00 mins (41.14 km/h) and in 26 hours 00 mins as 14005 Sitamarhi–Anand Vihar Terminal Lichchavi Express (45.88 km/h).

Mostly, this train runs late and is cancelled in winter.

Routing

No.	Station
1	Sitamarhi Junction (SMI)
2	Runni Saidpur (RUSD)
3	Muzaffarpur Junction (MFP)
4	Goraul (GRL)
5	Bhagwanpur (BNR)
6	Hajipur Junction (HJP)
7	Sonpur Junction (SEE)
8	Parmanandpur (PMU)
9	Nayagaon (NYO)
10	Sitalpur (STLR)
11	Dighwara (DGA)
12	Awatar Nagar (ATNR)
13	Baragopal (BAGL)
14	Dumri Juara (DRI)
15	Goldinganj (GJH)
16	Chhapra Junction (CPR)
17	Ekma (EKMA)
18	Chainwa (CW)
19	Duraundha Junction (DDA)
20	Siwan Junction (SV)
21	Jiradei (ZRDE)
22	Mairwa (MW)
23	Bhatpar Rani (BHTR)
24	Bhatni Junction (BTT)
25	Salempur Junction (SRU)
26	Lar Road (LRD)
27	Belthara Road (BLTR)
28	Mau Junction (MAU)
29	Jakhanian (JKN)
30	Varanasi Junction (BSB)
31	Bhulanpur (BHLP)
32	Madhosingh (MBS)
33	Gyanpur Road (GYN)
34	Prayagraj Rambag (PRRB)
35	Prayagraj Junction (PRYJ)
36	Fatehpur (FTP)
37	Kanpur Central (CNB)
38	Tundla Junction (TDL)
39	Aligarh Junction (ALJN)
40	Khurja Junction (KRJ)
41	Ghaziabad Junction (GZB)
42	Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT)

Some of the important stations during the journey are Aligarh, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Dadri, Sonpur, Muzaffarpur.

Traction

As the route is fully electrified, a Ghaziabad Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey.

Operation

• 14006 Anand Vihar Terminal–Sitamarhi Lichchavi Express runs from Anand Vihar Terminal on a daily basis reaching Sitamarhi the next day.
• 14005 Sitamarhi–Anand Vihar Terminal Lichchavi Express runs from Sitamarhi on a daily basis reaching Anand Vihar Terminal the next day.

Accident

In an accident due to dense fog on 2 January 2010, the Lichchavi Express collided with the stationary Magadh Express train at the station near the town of Etawah, about 170 miles (270 kilometres) southwest of Lucknow.^[1] Ten people, including the driver of one of the trains, were injured.