Kaifiyat Express
The 12225 / 12226 Kaifiyaat Express is a daily superfast express train of the Indian Railways, running between Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, and Old Delhi, the capital city of India.
The name Kaifiyat tributes to legendary poet late Mr. Kaifi Azmi, who belonged to Azamgarh.
Number and nomenclature
The train numbers of the Kaifiyat Expresses are:- 12225 UP:- From Azamgarh to Old Delhi – 806 km/14:35 hrs
- 12226 DN:- From Old Delhi to Azamgarh – 806 km/14:30 hrs
Route and halts
- Shahganj Junction
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Coach composition
The train generally consists of a total number of 22 LHB coach as follows:- 1 AC First Class
- 2 AC II Tier
- 6 AC III Tier
- 7 Sleeper class
- 4 General Unreserved
- 1 SLR
- 1 EOG
Locomotive
Earlier it used to have loco reversal at Lucknow Jn, but now it bypasses Charbagh line and halts at Aishbagh Junction to avoid loco reversal.When the route was not electrified, it was hauled by a diesel loco from Azamgarh to Lucknow and from Lucknow, a Ghaziabad-based Indian locomotive class WAP-7 or Indian locomotive class WAP-5 hauled it to Delhi and vice versa.
But since the whole route is now electrified and train belongs to Northern Railway zone of Indian Railways, a GZB WAP-7 or WAP-5 powers it for the entire journey.