Darbhanga–Ahmedabad Antyodaya Express

Darbhanga–Ahmedabad Antyodaya Express
Overview
Service type	Antyodaya Express
First service	4 February 2015
Current operator(s)	East Central Railways
Route
Start	Darbhanga Junction (DBG)
Stops	25
End	Ahmedabad Junction (ADI)
Distance travelled	2,015 km (1,252 mi)
Average journey time	39h 55m
Service frequency	Once a week
Train number(s)	15559 / 15560
On-board services
Class(es)	Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB-Antyodaya
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	44 km/h (27 mph)
Route map
Route map

The 15559 / 15560 Darbhanga–Ahmedabad Antyodaya Express is a fully unreserved Express train of the Indian Railways for connecting Darbhanga Junction in Bihar and Ahmedabad Junction in Gujarat. It is currently being operated with 15559/15560 train numbers on once in week.^[1]

This train was started as Jan Sadharan Express on 04 Feb 2015 with the rake zone of Western Railway, It has become popular for direct connectivity to East and West part of India with lower rates. Till 4 years it gave service. Later, after approval for a more comfortable journey from Ministry of Railways of India, it was converted into Antyodaya Express and also the Rake zone was also transferred to East Central Railway zone.^[2]

Service[]

It covers the distance of 2016 km with an average speed of 50 km/h on both sides.^[3]

Route & halts[]

The important halts of the train are :

Darbhanga Junction
Samastipur
Muzaffarpur Junction
Chhapra Junction
Ballia
Ghazipur City
Varanasi Junction
Manduadih
Allahabad Junction
Satna
Katni Junction
Jabalpur Junction
Itarsi Junction
Khandwa
Bhusaval
Nandurbar
Surat
Bharuch Junction
Vadodara
Anand Junction
Ahmedabad Junction

Coach composite[]

The train consists of 22 coaches:^{[clarification needed]}

16 General
2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van

Traction[]

As the route is yet to be fully electrified, it is hauled by a Samastipur Diesel Loco Shed-based WDM-3D or WDM-3A locomotive from Darbhanga up to Itarsi handing over to an Itarsi Electric Loco Shed-based WAP-4 locomotive for the remainder of the journey until Ahmedabad.