Howrah New Delhi Yuva Express

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Howrah - Anand Vihar (T) Yuva Express, हावड़ा - आनंद विहार टर्मिनस युवा एक्सप्रेस
Overview
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.

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