Kalindi Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express |
| Locale | Haryana, Delhi & Uttar Pradesh |
| Route | |
| Stops | 28 |
| Distance travelled | 606 km (377 mi) |
| Average journey time | 16h 45m |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| On-board services | |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
Kalindi Express is a train by Indian Railway that connects Bhiwani (Haryana) to Kanpur Central (Uttar Pradesh). Train, running from Bhiwani to Kanpur Central is numbered 14724 while train from Kanpur Central to Bhiwani is numbered 14723.[1]
Accidents
Kalindi Express had rail accident on 20 August 1995 when it collided with Purushottam Express near Firozabad at 02:55 am on the Delhi-Kanpur section. This was one of the deadliest rail accident in Indian rail history as 358 people died in the accident (official data).
On 16 January 2010, three persons were killed along with 14 injured when Kalindi Express rammed into Kanpur Central-bound Shram Shakti Express near Tundla Junction due to dense fog in the morning.
Important stops
Bhiwani, Rohtak Junction, Bahadurgarh, Old Delhi Junction, Ghaziabad Junction, Khurja Junction, Aligarh Junction, Tundla Junction, Firozabad, Shikohabad Junction, Mainpuri, Farrukhabad, Fatehgarh, Kamalganj, Kannauj, and Kanpur Central are important stops out of all intermediate stops.