Loknayak Express


The 15115 / 15116 Loknayak Express is an Express train belonging to North Eastern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 15115/15116 train numbers on a weekly basis.
This train is named after Jayaprakash Narayan, a freedom fighter and political leader who remembered especially for leading the mid-1970s opposition against Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, for whose overthrow he called a "total revolution". Lok Nayak means The People's Hero.

Service

The 15115/Loknayak Express has an average speed of 41 km/h and covers 1000 km in 24h 40m. The 15116/Loknayak Express has an average speed of 43 km/h and covers 1000 km in 23h 20m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 17 coaches:
  • 1 AC II Tier
  • 2 AC III Tier
  • 6 Sleeper coaches
  • 3 General Unreserved
  • 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Kanpur Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Chhapra to Old Delhi and vice versa.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 1 times:
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