Kushinagar Express
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The Kushinagar Express is an Indian Railways
train running between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
(Mumbai
) and Gorakhpur
. It is numbered as 11015/11016. The train is named after the town of Kushinagar
, an important Buddhist pilgrim centre near Gorakhpur. This is a highly demanded train with 15 Sleeper coaches, one second AC coach, two third AC coach, one pantry car and five general coaches. The train is always packed to its capacity throughout the year. Even wait listed are difficult to obtain for this train.
The train takes nearly 33 hours to complete the distance of 1680 km, and always runs late between Jhansi and Gorakhpur because preference is given to other trains running over this route.
Indian Railways
Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
train running between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
Lokmanya Tilak Terminus , formerly known as Kurla Terminus , is a railhead in a suburb of Mumbai, India. LTT is managed by the Central Railway...
(Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
) and Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur is a city in the eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, near the border with Nepal. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur District and Gorakhpur Division. Gorakhpur is one of the proposed capitals of the Purvanchal state which is yet to be formed...
. It is numbered as 11015/11016. The train is named after the town of Kushinagar
Kushinagar
Kushinagar , Kusinagar or Kusinara is a town and a nagar panchayat in Kushinagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site, where Gautama Buddha is believed to have attained Parinirvana after his death.-Demographics: India census, Kushinagar had a...
, an important Buddhist pilgrim centre near Gorakhpur. This is a highly demanded train with 15 Sleeper coaches, one second AC coach, two third AC coach, one pantry car and five general coaches. The train is always packed to its capacity throughout the year. Even wait listed are difficult to obtain for this train.
The train takes nearly 33 hours to complete the distance of 1680 km, and always runs late between Jhansi and Gorakhpur because preference is given to other trains running over this route.
Main railway stations on route of Kushinagar Express
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