Pune–Banaras Gyan Ganga Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
First service5 March 1996 (1996-03-05)
Current operator(s)Central Railways
Route
TerminiPune (PUNE)
Banaras (BSBS)
Stops19
Distance travelled1,538 km (956 mi)
Average journey time27 hrs 5 mins
Service frequencyWeekly
Train number(s)22131 / 22132
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesPantry car attached
On-board catering
Baggage facilitiesAvailable
Technical
Rolling stockICF coach
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed57 km/h (35 mph) average including halts
Route map
Pune–Banaras Gyan Ganga Express route map

The 22131 / 22132 Pune–Banaras Gyan Ganga Express, are the express trains which connect Pune Junction (Pune, Maharashtra, India) and Banaras railway station (Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India). During its travel it covers a distance of 1537 km, for that it takes 27 hrs 5 mins. It runs with an average speed of 56 km/h. During its journey it covers 17 halts and passes 192 intermediate stations.

Coaches

The train has standard ICF rakes with Max Permissible Speed of 110 km/h. (avg speed: 55 km/h)

  • 1 AC I Tier
  • 3 AC III Tier
  • 13 Sleeper coaches
  • 2 General
  • 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van
  • 1 PC
Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
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Schedule

Runs only one day from either side.

Train numberStation codeDeparture stationDeparture timeDeparture dayArrival stationArrival timeArrival day
22131PUNEPune4:15 PMMondayBanaras7:20 PMTuesday
22132BSBSBanaras4:15 AMWednesdayPune8:05 AMThursday

Route and halts

Reversals

The train reverses its direction 2 times at;

1. Banaras to Katni;

Itarsi-based WDP-4D diesel locomotive.

2. Katni]] to Pune;

Itarsi-based WAP-4 electric locomotive.

RSA – Rake sharing

11037/11038 – Pune–Gorakhpur Express

Features

Initially it uses train No. 22131 for its journey from Pune Junction to Banaras, and train no. 22132 for its journey from Banaras to Pune Junction.

On 3 August 2011 the train numbers for Gyan Ganga Express changed to #22131 for Train #11031 and to 22132 from Train #11032.

References

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