Loknayak Express

The 15115 / 15116 Loknayak Express is an Express train belonging to North Eastern Railway zone that runs between Chhapra Junction and Old Delhi in India. It is currently being operated with 15115/15116 train numbers on a weekly basis.^[1][2][3]

Loknayak Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	22 March 2014; 11 years ago (2014-03-22)
Current operator	North Eastern Railway
Route
Termini	Chhapra Junction (CPR) Old Delhi Junction (DLI)
Stops	20
Distance travelled	1,000 km (621 mi)
Average journey time	23 hrs 50 mins
Service frequency	Weekly [a]
Train number	15115 / 15116
On-board services
Classes	AC 2 tier, 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	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	42 km/h (26 mph) average including halts.

This train is named after Jayaprakash Narayan, a freedom fighter and political leader who remembered especially for leading the mid-1970s opposition against Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, for whose overthrow he called a "total revolution". Lok Nayak means The People's Hero.

Service

The 15115/Loknayak Express has an average speed of 41 km/h and covers 1000 km in 24h 40m. The 15116/Loknayak Express has an average speed of 43 km/h and covers 1000 km in 23h 20m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Chhapra Junction
• Ballia
• Ghazipur City
• Aunrihar Junction
• Kerakat
• Jaunpur Junction
• Shahganj Junction
• Faizabad Junction
• Lucknow Charbagh
• Hardoi
• Shahjahanpur
• Chandausi Junction
• Moradabad Junction
• Hapur Junction
• Ghaziabad Junction
• Delhi Shahdara Junction
• Old Delhi Junction

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 17 coaches:

• 1 AC II Tier
• 2 AC III Tier
• 6 Sleeper coaches
• 3 General Unreserved
• 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Kanpur Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Chhapra to Old Delhi and vice versa.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 1 times:

• Jaunpur Junction
• Ayodhya Junction

See also

• Chhapra Junction railway station
• Old Delhi railway station
• Mahamana Express
• Lokmanya Express

Notes

1. Runs one day in a week for every direction.