Maurya Express

The 15027 / 15028 Maurya Express is an Express train belonging to North Eastern Railway zone that runs between Sambalpur Junction and Gorakhpur Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 15027/15028 train numbers on a daily basis.^[1][2][3]

Maurya Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	15 July 1976; 49 years ago (1976-07-15)
Current operator(s)	North Eastern Railway
Route
Termini	Sambalpur (SBP) Gorakhpur (GKP)
Stops	51
Distance travelled	1,164 km (723 mi)
Average journey time	31h 10m
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	15027 / 15028
On-board services
Class(es)	AC First, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
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	37 km/h (23 mph) average including halts

Due to the closure of Dhanbad–Chandrapura line, this train was diverted route to Dhanbad–Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh–Chandrapura line. Now it has been restored on its previous route.

Service

The 15027/Maurya Express has an average speed of 36 km/h and covers 851 km in 23h 30m. The 15028/Maurya Express has an average speed of 35 km/h and covers 851 km in 24h 05m.

Route & halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Sambalpur Junction
• Jharsuguda Junction
• Rourkela Junction
• Hatia
• Ranchi Junction
• Muri Junction
• Bokaro Steel City
• Chandrapura
• Dhanbad
• Jasidih
• Jhajha
• Jamui
• Kiul
• Barauni Junction
• Samastipur
• Khudiram Bose Pusa
• Muzaffarpur Junction
• Hajipur
• Sonpur
• Chhapra Junction
• Siwan Junction
• Deoria Sadar
• Chauri Chaura
• Gorakhpur Junction

Coach composition

The train has modern LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h.^[4] The train consists of 22 coaches:

• 1 AC First cum II Tier (HA1)
• 2 AC II Tier (A1 - A2)
• 10 AC III Tier (B1 - B10)
• 4 Sleeper coaches (S1 - S4)
• 3 General Unreserved (D1 - D3)
• 1 Divyangjan cun Guard Coach
• 1 Generator Car

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Gonda Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Sambalpur to Gorakhpur and vice versa.^[5][6]

Direction reversal

Train used to reverse its direction once at;

• Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh

But the Chandrapura Junction line has once again resumed. The train does not touch NSC Bose Gomoh any more.

Coach composition

It runs with 4 Sleeper coaches, 3 Second sitting coaches, 10 III AC Coaches, 2 II AC Tier Coach and 1 AC First cum II Tier AC Coach along with 1 Divyangjan Cum Guard Coach & 1 Generator Car.

See also

• Hatia railway station
• Gorakhpur Junction railway station