Kalindi Express

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Kalindi Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Haryana, Delhi & Uttar Pradesh
Current operator(s)	North Western Railways
Route
Start	Bhiwani (BNW)
Stops	28
End	Kanpur Central (CNB)
Distance travelled	607 km (377 mi)
Average journey time	16h 45m
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	14723 / 14724
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering E-catering
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Operating speed	39 km/h (24 mph) average including halts

The 14723 / 14724 Kalindi Express is an Express train by the Indian Railways that connects Kanpur Central in Uttar Pradesh to Bhiwani Junction in Haryana. The train running from Bhiwani to Kanpur is numbered 14724 while the train from Kanpur to Bhiwani is numbered 14723.^[1]

Accidents[]

• Kalindi Express had a rail accident on 20 August 1995 when it collided with Purushottam Express near Firozabad at 02:55 am on the Delhi–Kanpur section. This Firozabad rail disaster is considered as the second most deadly rail accident in Indian rail history with 358 people deaths (official list), however local people involved in the rescue operations claim that the death toll is more than that. The first train (Kalindi Express) from Kanpur struck a cow but was unable to proceed as its brakes were damaged. It was then struck from behind at a speed of 100 kmph by the Purushottam Express from Puri. Three carriages of the Kalindi Express were destroyed, the engine and the front two carriages of the Purushottam Express were derailed. Most of the 2,200 passengers aboard the two trains were asleep at the time of the accident.
• On 16 January 2010, three people were killed and 14 injured when Kalindi Express rammed into Kanpur Central-bound Shram Shakti Express near Tundla Junction due to dense fog in the morning.

Route & Halts[]

The train runs from Bhiwani via Bhiwani City, Lahli, Rohtak Junction, Shakur Basti, Old Delhi, Delhi Shahdara Junction, Ghaziabad, Khurja Junction, Aligarh, Tundla, Firozabad, Shikohabad, Mainpuri, Farrukhabad Junction, Kannauj, Kanpur Anwarganj to Kanpur Central.

Route for 14723 from Kanpur to Bhiwani:

Traction[]

It is hauled by a -based WDP-4D diesel locomotive from Bhiwani to Kanpur Central.

References[]

• http://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/kalindi-express-14724-klj-to-cnb/898/2190/452

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