Varanasi Dehradun Express

Varanasi Dehradun Express
Overview

Service type	Express
Current operator(s)	Northern Railways
Route
Start	Varanasi Junction
Stops	46 as 14265 Varanasi Dehradun Express, 48 as 14266 Dehradun Varanasi Express
End	Dehradun
Distance travelled	846 km (526 mi)
Service frequency	Daily
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	No Pantry Car attached
Observation facilities	No Rake sharing
Technical
Rolling stock	Standard Indian Railway coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 38.90 km/h (24 mph), including halts

The 14265/14266 Varanasi Dehradun Express is Express express train belonging to Indian Railways, that runs between Varanasi Junction and Dehradun in India.

It operates as train number 14265 from Varanasi Junction to Dehradun and as train number 14266 in the reverse direction.

Coaches

The 14265/14266 Varanasi Dehradun Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 1 AC 3 tier, 8 Sleeper Class and 9 General Unreserved coaches.

As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 14265 Varanasi Dehradun Express covers the distance of 846 kilometres in 22 hours 05 mins (38.31 km/hr) & in 21 hours 25 mins (39.50 km/hr) as 14266 Dehradun Varanasi Express.

As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/hr, as per Indian Railway rules, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.

14265 Varanasi Dehradun Express - AC 2 tier coach

14265 Varanasi Dehradun Express - Sleeper coach

Traction

It is hauled by Lucknow based WDM 3A locomotive for its entire run.

Timetable

14265 Varanasi Dehradun Express leaves Varanasi Junction daily at 08:30 hrs IST and reaches Dehradun at 06:35 hrs IST the next day.

14266 Dehradun Varanasi Express leaves Dehradun daily at 18:20 hrs IST and reaches Varanasi Junction at 15:45 hrs IST the next day.

Station Code	Station Name	14265 - Varanasi Junction to Dehradun^[1]		Distance from Source in km	Day	14266 - Dehradun to Varanasi Junction^[2]		Distance from Source in km	Day
Station Code	Station Name	Arrival	Departure	Distance from Source in km	Day	Arrival	Departure	Distance from Source in km	Day
BSB	Varanasi Junction	Source	08:30	0	1	15:45	Destination	846	2
PBH	Partapgarh Junction	11:45	11:50	129	1	11:52	11:57	718	2
LKO	Lucknow Junction NR	16:35	16:45	302	1	07:35	07:55	545	2
SPN	Shahjehanpur	20:07	20:12	466	1	03:10	03:15	380	2
BE	Bareilly Junction	21:12	21:17	537	1	02:00	02:05	310	2
MB	Moradabad	23:35	23:50	627	1	23:55	00:30	219	2
PBH	Najibabad	01:35	01:40	726	2	22:04	22:06	121	1
LRJ	Laksar Junction	02:52	02:55	767	2	21:10	21:13	79	1
HW	Haridwar Junction	03:45	04:20	794	2	20:05	20:33	52	1
DDN	Dehradun	06:35	Destination	846	2	Source	18:20	0	1

Train Accident On 20 March 2015 train number 14266 derailed in Bachhrawa near Rae Bareli at 09:10 in the morning.It was returning from Dehradun to Varanasi.As per sources 38 people died while more than 200 injured.The central government offered ₹200000 compensation for dead,₹50000 for seriously injured and ₹20000 for minor injured people.According to Indian Railways the main cause of the accident was the failure of train's breaking system.

References

↑ "Varanasi Dehradun Express-14265". Retrieved 3 Sep 2012.
↑ Varanasi-express-14266-ddn-to-bsb/459/297/65 "Dehradun Varanasi Express 14266" Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 18 Oct 2012.

External links

Indianrail.gov.in
Irctc.co.in
Irfca.org
[Dainik Jagran hindi newspaper Gorakhpur,21 March 2015 page 1]

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