Bihar Sampark Kranti Superfast Express

Bihar Sampark Kranti Express

Bihar Sampark Kranti SF Exp train board
Overview
Service type	Sampark Kranti Express
Locale	Delhi, Uttar Pradesh & Bihar
First service	31 March 2005; 16 years ago (2005-03-31)
Current operator(s)	East Central Railways
Route
Start	Darbhanga Junction (DBG)
Stops	12
End	New Delhi (NDLS)
Distance travelled	1,174 km (729 mi)
Average journey time	20 hours 55 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12565 / 12566
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st 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	YES
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	59.88 km/h (37 mph)
Route map

The 12565 / 12566 Bihar Sampark Kranti Express is an Indian daily Sampark Kranti train service of Indian Railways, which runs between the Indian cities of Darbhanga and New Delhi via Muzaffarpur Junction, Hajipur Junction, Chhapra Junction, Gorakhpur Junction, Aishbagh, Kanpur Central, India.

It operates as train number 12565 from Darbhanga Junction to New Delhi and as train number 12566 in the reverse direction. It is the most important train in North Bihar with Vaishali Express for New Delhi. The other Superfast train which runs via Darbhanga to New Delhi is the 12561/12562 Swatantra Senani Superfast Express.

Coaches[]

The 12565/12566 Bihar Sampark Kranti Superfast Express presently has 1 AC 1st Class, 2 AC 2 tier, 3 AC 3 tier, 9 Sleeper class, 3 General Unreserved coaches & 1 Pantry car.

As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Aug 24th, the train coaches were painted in Maithili art.^[1]

In April 2019 the train ran for the first time between Darbhanga and new Delhi with new LHB coaches.

Service[]

The 12565 Bihar Sampark Kranti Superfast Express covers the distance of 1164 kilometres in 21 hours (55.42 km/h) & 1164 kilometres in 21 hours 12566 Bihar Sampark Kranti Superfast Express (55.42 km/h). As the average speed of the train is more than 55 km/h, a Superfast surcharge is applied. It reverses direction at Samastipur Junction.

Route & halts[]

The train runs from Darbhanga via Samastipur Junction, Muzaffarpur Junction, Hajipur Junction, Sonpur Junction, Chhapra Junction, Siwan Junction, Gorakhpur Junction, Aishbagh, Kanpur Central to New Delhi.

Loco link[]

It is hauled by a Kanpur-based WAP-7 from NDLS to DBG and vice versa end to end.

References[]

External links[]

• https://indiarailinfo.com/train/202/664/1005 India Rail Info
• [1] Times of India
• [2] Times of India