Kalindi Express

Kalindi Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
LocaleHaryana, Delhi & Uttar Pradesh
Current operator(s)North Western Railway
Route
TerminiBhiwani Junction (BNW)
Prayagraj Junction (PRYJ)
Stops30
Distance travelled800 km (497 mi)
Average journey time17h 45m
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)14723 / 14724
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering,
E-catering
Baggage facilitiesAvailable
Technical
Rolling stockICF coach
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Broad Gauge
Operating speed45 km/h (28 mph) average including halts.

The 14723 / 14724 Kalindi Express is an Express train by the Indian Railways that connects Prayagraj Junction in Uttar Pradesh to Bhiwani Junction in Haryana. The train running from Bhiwani to Kanpur is numbered 14724 while the train from Prayagraj to Bhiwani is numbered 14723.[1]

Crashes

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  • On 20 August 1995, a train operating the service collided with Purushottam Express near Firozabad at 02:55 a.m. on the Delhi–Kanpur section. The Firozabad rail disaster was the second deadliest rail crash in Indian history. Estimates vary, but at least 368 people were killed. The first train (Kalindi Express) from Kanpur struck a cow but was unable to proceed as its brakes were damaged. It was then struck from behind at a speed of 100 kmph by the Purushottam Express from Puri. Three carriages of the Kalindi Express were destroyed, the engine and the front two carriages of the Purushottam Express were derailed. Most of the 2,200 passengers aboard the two trains were asleep at the time of the collision.
  • On 16 January 2010, three people were killed and 14 injured when the Kalindi Express rammed into Kanpur Central-bound Shram Shakti Express near Tundla Junction due to dense morning fog.

Route & Halts

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The train runs from Bhiwani via Bhiwani City, Lahli, Rohtak Junction, Shakur Basti, Old Delhi, Delhi Shahdara Junction, Ghaziabad, Khurja Junction, Aligarh, Tundla, Firozabad, Shikohabad, Mainpuri, Bhongaon ,Nibkarori Farrukhabad Junction, Kannauj, Kanpur Anwarganj to Kanpur Prayagraj

Route for 14723 from Kanpur to Bhiwani:

Station code Station name Arrival Departure
CNB Kanpur Central Starting Station 17:25
CPA Kanpur Anwarganj 17:32 17:40
KAP Kalyanpur 17:53 17:55
BJR Barrajpur 18:16 18:18
BLU Bilhaur 18:33 18:35
KJN Kannauj 18:56 19:01
GHJ Gursahaiganj 19:23 19:25
KLJ Kamalganj 19:40 19:42
FGR Fatehgarh 20:02 20:04
FBD Farrukhabad Jn 20:30 21:05
BGQ Bhongaon 21:55 21:58
MNQ Mainpuri 22:25 22:30
SKB Shikohabad Jn 23:45 23:50
Next day
FZD Firozabad 00:21 00:26
TDL Tundla Jn 01:00 01:05
ALJN Aligarh Jn 02:17 02:22
KRJ Khurja Jn 02:52 02:54
GZB Ghaziabad Junction 04:35 04:37
DSA Delhi Shahdara Junction 04:56 04:58
DLI Delhi Junction 05:35 05:50
DKZ Delhi Kishanganj 06:03 06:05
SSB Shakurbasti 06:19 06:21
BGZ Bahadurgarh 06:38 06:40
SPZ Sampla 06:54 06:56
ROK Rohtak Jn 07:50 08:10
LHLL Lahli 08:22 08:24
KLNK Kalanaur Kalan 08:32 08:34
KHRK Kharak 08:44 08:45
BMLL Bamla 08:54 08:55
BNWC Bhiwani City 09:06 09:07
BLW Bhiwani Junction 09:25 Destination station

Equipment

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Before It was hauled by a Jhansi-based WDP-4D diesel locomotive from Bhiwani to Farrukhabad Jn.Kanpur-based WAP-7 Electric locomotive from Farrukhabad Jn. to Kanpur Central. The train was later operated by an electric locomotive.this time train oprete by electric locomotives.

References

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  1. ^ Z, RailFan. "14724/Kalindi Express – Bhiwani to Kanpur NWR/North Western Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 30 December 2020.