essay on purvanchal express
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Purvanchal Express is a weekly Express train of Indian Railways linking city of Kolkata with Gorakhpur via Siwan district of Bihar.This is a long-distance express route and covers its journey within a day over 860 kilometers at a speed of 50 km/h. It has stops on stations such as:
Burdwan
Durgapur
Asansol
Jhajha
Gidhaur
Barauni
Kiul
Chhapra
Siwan
Gorakhpur
The train shares its rake with 15049/50 Kolkata–Gorakhpur Express (via Ballia) and 15051/52 Kolkata–Gorakhpur Express (via Narkatiaganj). The three pairs of trains are commonly known as Purvanchal Express via Ballia and Purvanchal Express via Narkatiaganj.
This train has the facility of AC chair car, Second class sitting and General sitting type of coaches. All the classes except General class requires prior reservation. Tatkal scheme is available in this train, whereas pantry car facility is available. It is hauled by Electric Loco Shed, Howrah-based WAP-4 or Sealdah WAP-7 from Kolkata to Gorakhpur.
This train is very popular among the travelers as a result of this the people have to book their ticket in advance at least two months before and even in some cases the Tatkal tickets are also unavailable due to its high demand.
It is the most popular train connecting Howrah division with North Bihar and Northwest Uttar Pradesh.