Vaishali Express

Vaishali Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Status	Operating
First service	1969; 53 years ago (1969)[1]
Current operator(s)	Indian Railways
Route
Start	New Delhi (NDLS)
Stops	24
End	Saharsa Junction (SHC)
Distance travelled	1,875 km (1,165 mi)
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12553 / 12554
On-board services
Class(es)	First AC, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Yes (paid)
Technical
Track gauge	Broad gauge
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph) (average speed 55 km/h (34 mph))

Vaishali Express is a daily Superfast train service, connecting Saharsa in Bihar to New Delhi. This train is one of the oldest train in this route. Earlier it was known as Muzaffarpur–New Delhi Jayanti Jayanta Express.^[2]

It is the first train after Bhopal Express to be certified for quality at the ISO 9000 level. It connects the major cities of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh like Saharsa, Barauni, Muzaffarpur, Hajipur, Chhapra, Gorakhpur, Lucknow and Kanpur with the national capital New Delhi. The aged ICF coaches of the train were replaced with LHB coaches during first week of May 2018, increasing its speed limit to 130 kilometres per hour (81 mph).

This train is hauled by CNB (Kanpur)-based WAP-7 from end-to-end.(New Delhi–Saharsa)

History[]

It first ran between New Delhi and Muzaffarpur and was later extended to Barauni. It was later extended to Saharsa from 5 March 2019.

Coaches and facilities[]

This train has 4 dedicated rakes. It train runs with 22 LHB coaches.

2 End on generators on both ends

1 AC First Class (H1)

1 AC First Class cum AC Two Tier (HA1)

1 AC Two Tier (A1)

3 AC Three Tier (B1 to B3)

9 Sleeper (S1 to S9)

3 Unreserved coaches

and a pantry car

Schedule[]

Gallery[]

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  12554 Vaishali Express – AC 2 tier coach

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  12554 Vaishali Express – Sleeper Class coach

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  12554 Vaishali Express – train board

Award[]

Vaishali Express was awarded ISO 9000 on 1 May 2012.

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