Kalindi Express

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Kalindi Express
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Overview
Service typeExpress
LocaleHaryana, Delhi & Uttar Pradesh
Current operator(s)North Western Railways
Route
StartBhiwani (BNW)
Stops28
EndKanpur Central (CNB)
Distance travelled607 km (377 mi)
Average journey time16h 45m
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)14723 / 14724
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering
E-catering
Technical
Rolling stockICF coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
broad gauge
Operating speed39 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:

Station code Station name Arrival Departure
CNB Kanpur Central Starting Station 17:25
CPA Kanpur Anwarganj 17:32 17:40
KAP Kalyanpur 17:53 17:55
BJR Barrajpur 18:16 18:18
BLU Bilhaur 18:33 18:35
KJN Kannauj 18:56 19:01
GHJ Gursahaiganj 19:23 19:25
KLJ Kamalganj 19:40 19:42
FGR Fatehgarh 20:02 20:04
FBD Farrukhabad Jn 20:30 21:05
BGQ Bhongaon 21:55 21:58
MNQ Mainpuri 22:25 22:30
SKB Shikohabad Jn 23:45 23:50
Next day
FZD Firozabad 00:21 00:26
TDL Tundla Jn 01:00 01:05
ALJN Aligarh Jn 02:17 02:22
KRJ Khurja Jn 02:52 02:54
GZB Ghaziabad Junction 04:35 04:37
DSA Delhi Shahdara Junction 04:56 04:58
DLI Delhi Junction 05:35 05:50
DKZ Delhi Kishanganj 06:03 06:05
SSB Shakurbasti 06:19 06:21
BGZ Bahadurgarh 06:38 06:40
SPZ Sampla 06:54 06:56
ROK Rohtak Jn 07:50 08:10
LHLL Lahli 08:22 08:24
KLNK Kalanaur Kalan 08:32 08:34
KHRK Kharak 08:44 08:45
BMLL Bamla 08:54 08:55
BNWC Bhiwani City 09:06 09:07
BLW Bhiwani Junction 09:25 Destination station

Traction[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ Z, RailFan. "14724/Kalindi Express – Bhiwani to Kanpur NWR/North Western Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 30 December 2020.


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