Lucknow Swarna Shatabdi Express

Shatabdi Express train of Indian Railways

Lucknow Swarna Shatabdi Express

Overview
Service type| Shatabdi Express
Locale| Delhi & Uttar Pradesh
Current operator(s)| Northern Railway of
Indian Railways
Route
Stops| 5
Distance travelled| 513 kilometers
Average journey time| 6 hours 30 minutes
Service frequency| Daily
Train number(s)| 12003 & 12004
On-board services
Class(es)| A.C Executive Anubhuti Chair Car
A.C. First Class Chair Car
A.C. Chair Car
Seating arrangements| Chair Car
Sleeping arrangements| Not available
Catering facilities| Vegetarian food
Non-Vegetarian food
Jain food
Baggage facilities| Overhead luggage shelves
Technical
Rolling stock| Alstom LHB coach
Track gauge| 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed| Maximum: 130 km/h
between Chipyana Buzrung and Kanpur. Average: 80 km/h
| Route map

Legend

| 12003 ↓  |  |

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Lucknow Swarna Shatabdi Express is one of the Shatabdi Express trains operated by Indian Railways that connects the capital of India, New Delhi to state capital of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow Junction. [1]

## Overview[edit]

This train is a Swarna category Shatabdi Express train, Swarna is a Sanskrit word meaning gold. Swarna Shatabdi means that it caters better amenities to passengers and also generates better revenue for Indian Railways as compared to other Shatabdi Express trains. Not every train in Indian Railways carries Swarna tag. It is hauled by an Electric Loco Shed, Ghaziabad WAP-7 or WAP-5 Locomotive.

## History[edit]

Earlier this train used to run between Kanpur Central and New Delhi non-stop, a 435 km stretch.[2] After the gauge conversion in 1993, it was extended and previous terminal, Kanpur Central was converted to its only halt and later halted at Aligarh. Later on, it was also given halt at Ghaziabad and Etawah. Lucknow Swarna Shatabdi Express is the first train in Indian Railways to get LHB coach on trial basis.

## Initiatives[edit]

Lucknow Swarna Shatabdi has been awarded the ISO certification.

## Routes[edit]

### Swarna Shatabdi Express[edit]

12003 – Lucknow Junction railway station to New Delhi

Station code  | Station name  | Arrival  | Departure

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LJN  | Lucknow Junction | Starting station  | 15:35
CNB  | Kanpur Central | 16:50  | 16:55
ETW  | Etawah  | 18:09  | 18:11
TDL  | Tundla Junction  | 19:20  | 19:22
ALJN  | Aligarh Junction  | 20:08  | 20:10
GZB  | Ghaziabad Junction  | 21:33  | 21:35
NDLS  | New Delhi | 22:15  | Destination station

12004 – New Delhi to Lucknow Junction

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NDLS  | New Delhi | Starting Station  | 06:10
GZB  | Ghaziabad Junction  | 06:48  | 06:50
ALJN  | Aligarh Junction  | 07:50  | 07:52
TDL  | Tundla Junction  | 08:49  | 08:51
ETW  | Etawah  | 09:42  | 09:44
CN  | Kanpur Central | 11:20  | 11:25
LJN  | Lucknow Junction | 12:40  | Destination station

## Coaches[edit]

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12003 |  | EOG  | C16  | C15  | C14  | C13  | C12  | C11  | C10  | C9  | C8  | C7  | C6  | C5  | C4  | C3  | C2  | C1  | E1  | K1  | EOG
12004 |  | EOG  | K1  | E1  | C1  | C2  | C3  | C4  | C5  | C6  | C7  | C8  | C9  | C10  | C11  | C12  | C13  | C14  | C15  | C16  | EOG

## Speed[edit]

Its all coaches are of air conditioned LHB coach type which is capable of reaching 160 kmph but it does not touch. Sometimes people become confused because according to Indian Railways Permanent Way Manual (IRPWM) on Indian Railways website or Indian Railway Institute of Civil Engineering website, the BG (Broad Gauge) lines have been classified into six groups ‘A’ to ‘E’ on the basis of the future maximum permissible speeds but it may not be same as present speed.

The maximum permissible speed is 130 kmph except two parts - first 29 km of journey or New Delhi (NDLS) – Chipyana Buzrung (CYZ) part where Railway is trying to raise maximum permissible sectional speed to 130 kmph from 110 kmph [1] and after leaving route towards Howrah, last 72 km of journey or Kanpur (CNB) – Lucknow NE Jn (LJN) route has sectional speed of 110 kmph but speed of about first 2 Kms, under North Central Railway of this route is unknown - it is as per System Map of Northern Railway (as on 31.03.2021) [2]

Railway board has approved the speed policy which envisages operation of passenger trains at 160 kmph on Delhi – Howrah (incl CNB-LKO that is Kanpur - Lucknow NR) route and this train leaves route towards Howrah from Kanpur and then passes through Kanpur (CNB) – Lucknow NE Jn (LJN) route which is about same as Kanpur (CNB) – Lucknow NR (LKO) route but it is still unclear what will its impact on this train in future like increasing of speed but not up to 160 kmph or up to 160 kmph [3]

## See also[edit]

* Lucknow Charbagh railway station (LKO)
* Kanpur Shatabdi
* Aligarh Junction railway station

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Lucknow ⇌ New Delhi Swarna Shatabdi Express(12003⇌12004)". Trains Of India. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
2. ^ "[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: Trivia". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 March 2018.

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Shatabdi Express

Operational|

* Chennai–Bangalore
* Chennai–Coimbatore
* Chennai–Mysore
* Guwahati–Dibrugarh
* Gatimaan
* Naharlagun–Guwahati
* Howrah–New Jalpaiguri
* Howrah–Puri
* Howrah–Ranchi
* New Delhi–Amritsar
* New Delhi–Chandigarh
* New Delhi–Daurai
* New Delhi–Dehradun
* New Delhi–Firozpur
* New Delhi–Habibganj
* New Delhi–Kalka
* New Delhi–Kanpur
* New Delhi–Kathgodam
* New Delhi–Lucknow
* Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad
* Pune–Secunderabad

Defunct|

* Jaipur–Agra Fort
* Mumbai–Pune
* New Delhi–Ludhiana
* New Delhi–Moga

## External links[edit]

* https://web.archive.org/web/20130723014914/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/shatabdi_trn_list.html
* Lucknow Shatabdi Timetable in Hindi

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