{{Italic title}}{{Short description|Train in India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}} {{Infobox rail service | name = Begampura Express | logo = | image = Begampura express.jpg | image_width = 330px | caption = Begampura Express At Ludhiana Junction railway station | type = Superfast | locale = | first = {{start date and age|df=yes|2010|02|07}} | last = | operator = Northern Railway | ridership = | start = {{stnlnk|Varanasi Junction}} (BSB) | stops = 16 | end = {{stnlnk|Jammu Tawi}} (JAT) | distance = {{convert|1260|km|0|abbr=on}} | journeytime = 22 hours 10 minutes | frequency = Daily {{efn|Runs seven days in a week for every direction.}} | class = AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | seating = Yes | sleeping = Yes | autorack = | catering = On-board catering, <br/> E-catering | observation = Large windows | entertainment = | baggage = No | otherfacilities = Below the seats | stock = LHB coach | gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}} | el = | trainnumber = 12237 / 12238 | speed = {{convert|57|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts. | map = | map_state = }}
The 12237 / 12238 '''Begampura Express''' is a superfast express train of the Indian Railways connecting {{stnlnk|Varanasi Junction}} in Uttar Pradesh and {{stnlnk|Jammu Tawi}} in Jammu and Kashmir. It is currently being operated with 12237/12238 train numbers on daily in week.<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/amritsar-nagpur-train-starts-to-deal-with-rush/407263.html Amritsar-Nagpur train starts to deal with rush]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=5940&did=1494503904771EE55A8D89CA3DFB3C2111AFD29C7957C.web91|title=Northern Railways / Indian Railways Portal|website=www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=5774&did=1486641299335D186178C750398302A8A61EA8590B879.web91|title=Northern Railways / Indian Railways Portal|website=www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in}}</ref> The express train route was inaugurated in the year 2000.<ref name=":02">{{Cite book |last=Duggal |first=Koonal |title=Dalit Journeys for Dignity: Religion, Freedom, and Caste |date=Apr 1, 2025 |publisher=State University of New York Press |isbn=9798855802634 |editor-last=Rawat |editor-first=Ramnarayan S. |chapter=Between Blasphemy and Martyrdom: The Formation of the Ravidassia Religion in Punjab |editor-last2=Satyanarayana |editor-first2=K. |editor-last3=Mohan |editor-first3=P. Sanal}}</ref>
== Service==
It averages 56 km/h as 12237 Begampura Express and covers 1260 km in 22 hrs 35 mins and 56 km/h as 12238 Begampura Express and covers 1260 km in 22 hrs 30 mins.
12237 – leaves Varanasi Junction at 12:40 Hrs and reaches Jammu Tawi on 2 day at 11:05 hrs
12238 – leaves Jammu Tawi at 14:00 hrs and reaches Varanasi Junction at 12:30 hrs on 2 Day
The important halts of the train are :
* {{stnlnk|Varanasi Junction}} * {{stnlnk|Jaunpur City }} * {{stnlnk|Lambhua }} * {{stnlnk|Sultanpur Junction}} * {{stnlnk|Maharaja Bijli Pasi}} * {{stnlnk|Lucknow Charbagh}} * {{stnlnk|Shahjahanpur}} * {{stnlnk|Moradabad Junction}} * {{stnlnk|Saharanpur Junction}} * {{stnlnk|Ambala Cantonment Junction}} * {{stnlnk|Ludhiana Junction}} * {{stnlnk|Jalandhar Cantonment Junction}} * {{stnlnk|Pathankot Cantonment}} * {{stnlnk|Kathua}} * {{stnlnk|Jammu Tawi}}
==Route and halts== * '''{{stnlnk|Varanasi Junction}}''' * {{stnlnk|Jaunpur City}} * Lambhua * {{stnlnk|Sultanpur}} * Maharaja Bijli Pasi * {{stnlnk|Lucknow Charbagh}} * {{stnlnk|Shahjahanpur}} * {{stnlnk|Moradabad}} * {{stnlnk|Saharanpur}} * {{stnlnk|Ambala Cantonment}} * {{stnlnk|Ludhiana}} * {{stnlnk|Jalandhar Cantonment}} * {{stnlnk|Mukerian}} * {{stnlnk|Pathankot Cantonment}} * {{stnlnk|Kathua}} * '''{{stnlnk|Jammu Tawi}}'''
== Traction==
Both trains are hauled by a Ghaziabad Loco Shed or Tughlakabad Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from end to end.
==Coach composition==
The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 kmph. The train consists of 22 coaches:
* 1 AC first-class * 2 AC II tier * 6 AC III tier * 6 Sleeper coaches * 5 General * 1 Slrd * 1 EoG
== See also ==
* Himgiri Superfast Express * Archana Express * Kolkata–Jammu Tawi Express
== Notes == {{notelist}}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == *[https://indiarailinfo.com/train/begampura-express-12237/7921/334/81 12237/Begampura Express] *[https://indiarailinfo.com/train/begampura-express-12238/7924/81/334 12238/Begampura Express]
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