Howrah New Delhi Yuva Express
Overview | |
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Service type | Yuva Express |
Status | Operating |
Locale | West Bengal, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi |
First service | 30 December 2009 |
Current operator(s) | Eastern Railways |
Route | |
Start | Howrah Junction (HWH) |
Stops | 5 |
End | Anand Vihar (ANVT) |
Distance travelled | 1447 km |
Average journey time | 16 hrs 45 mins |
Service frequency | Weekly |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | AC Chair Car, AC 3 Tier |
Seating arrangements | Available |
Sleeping arrangements | Available |
Catering facilities | Available (Paid) |
Observation facilities | Small Windows |
Baggage facilities | Available |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | Loco: WAP 7 |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | Yes |
Operating speed | Average - 82 km/hr Maximum - 130 km/hr |
The Howrah - Anand Vihar Yuva Express is an important superfast train of Indian Railways, that connects Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal to New Delhi, the national capital. The train was inaugurated by former railway minister Mamta Banerjee, to help the youths of both towns to ply in between. This train is considered to be the cheapest of all AC trains between the two cities. It started as a weekly service between New Delhi and Howrah, but the train was shifted to Anand Vihar w.e.f. 13-12-2015.
Sixty percent seats of the train are reserved for students, low-income groups & people belonging to the age group of 18-45yrs. To avail this facility, a traveller must have an age/income proof. This train comprises about 10-11 AC Chair Car coaches and 2 End-On-Generation Vans. The train is regularly hauled by a Ghaziabad-based WAP 7 or a Howrah shed WAP 4 or Howrah based WAP 7 locomotive. Sometimes as an offlink it also gets Ghaziabad based WAP 5. This train runs with old ICF Coaches with a green and yellow livery.