Marudhar Express (via Sultanpur)

The Marudhar Express is an Express train belonging to North Western Railway zone that runs between Jodhpur Junction and Varanasi Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 14863/14864 train numbers on thrice in a week basis.^[1][2]

Marudhar Express (via Sultanpur)

Overview
Service type	Express
Current operator(s)	North Western Railway zone
Route
Termini	Jodhpur Junction (JU) Varanasi Junction (BSB)
Stops	39
Distance travelled	1,159 km (720 mi)
Average journey time	24h 20m
Service frequency	Thrice [a]
Train number(s)	14863/14864
On-board services
Class(es)	AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering E-catering
Observation facilities	ICF coach
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	50 km/h (31 mph), including halts

Service

The 14864/Marudhar Express has an average speed of 50 km/h and covers 1159 km in 22 hours 50 mins. 14863/Marudhar Express has an average speed of 49 km/h and covers 2708 km in 23 hours 35 mins.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Varanasi Junction
• Babatpur
• Jaunpur City
• Nihalgarh
• Lucknow Charbagh
• Unnao Junction
• Kanpur Central
• Etawah Junction
• Shikohabad Junction
• Tundla Junction
• Agra Fort
• Idgah
• Achhnera Junction
• Bharatpur Junction
• Nadbai
• Kherli
• Mandawar
• Bandikui Junction
• Dausa
• Gandhinagar Jaipur
• Jaipur Junction
• Phulera Junction
• Sambhar Lake Town
• Makrana Junction
• Degana Junction
• Merta Road Junction
• Gotan
• Jodhpur Junction

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 21 coaches:

• 2 AC II Tier
• 3 AC III Tier
• 11 Sleeper coaches
• 5 General
• 2 Generators cum Luggage/parcel van

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Bhagat Ki Kothi Loco Shed-based WDP-4 locomotive hauls the train from Jodhpur up to Agra handing over to a Ghaziabad Loco Shed-based WAP-4 or WAP-7 locomotive powers the train for the remainder of the journey and vice versa.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with:

• 14854/14853 Marudhar Express
• 14865/14866 Marudhar Express (via Pratapgarh)

See also

• Varanasi Junction railway station
• Jodhpur Junction railway station
• Marudhar Express
• Marudhar Express (via Pratapgarh)

Notes

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

External links

• 14863/Marudhar Express (via Sultanpur)
• 14864/Marudhar Express (via Sultanpur)