# Gomti Express > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gomti_Express > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gomti_Express.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomti_Express > Source revision: 1352848002 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Italic title}}{{short description|Train in India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}} {{Infobox rail service | name = Gomti Express | image = Gomti express at new Delhi.jpg | caption = Gomti Express At New Delhi | type = [Superfast](/source/Superfast_Express_trains_in_India) | operator = [Northern Railways](/source/Northern_Railways) | ridership = | start = [Lucknow NR](/source/Lucknow_Charbagh_railway_station) (LKO) | stops = 17 | end = {{stnlnk|New Delhi}} (NDLS) | distance = {{convert|512|km|0|abbr=on}} | journeytime = 9 hours 13 minutes | frequency = Daily | class = AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC Chair Car, 2nd Class seating, General Unreserved | seating = Yes | sleeping = Yes | autorack = | catering = Yes | observation = Rake Sharing with 14211/14212 [Agra Cantt–New Delhi Intercity Express](/source/Agra_Cantt%E2%80%93New_Delhi_Intercity_Express) | entertainment = | baggage = | otherfacilities = WiFi | stock = [LHB coach](/source/LHB_coach) | gauge = {{track gauge|1,676mm|al=on|allk=on}} | el = | trainnumber = 12419 / 12420 | speed = {{cvt|130|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum,
{{cvt|55.5|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts | map = 290px|Gomti Express (Lucknow–New Delhi) route map | map_state = | first = {{start date and age|df=yes|1977}}{{cite web |url= http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Previous%20Budget%20Speeches/1977-78_interim.pdf |date=28 March 1977 |title= Railway Budget speech 1977-78 (interim) |website= www.indianrailways.gov.in |publisher=[Government of India](/source/Government_of_India), [Ministry of Railways](/source/Ministry_of_Railways_(India))}} | last = }} The 12419 / 12420 '''Gomti Express''' is a [Superfast Express](/source/Superfast_Express_trains_in_India) train belonging to [Indian Railways](/source/Indian_Railways) – [Northern Railway zone](/source/Northern_Railway_zone) that runs between [Lucknow NR](/source/Lucknow_Charbagh_railway_station) and {{stnlnk|New Delhi}} in India. It operates as train number 12419 from Lucknow NR to New Delhi and as train number 12420 in the reverse direction serving the states of [Delhi](/source/Delhi) and [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh). It is named after the [Gomti River](/source/Gomti_River_(Uttar_Pradesh)) which flows through [Lucknow](/source/Lucknow). ==Coaches== The 12419 / 20 Lucknow–New Delhi Gomti Express has 1 AC First Class cum AC 2 tier, 2 AC Chair Car, 12 Second Class seating, 5 General Unreserved and 2 EOG (GENERATOR CAR) coaches. It does not carry a [pantry car](/source/pantry_car). This train is running with modern German LHB coaches from 8 June 2018 like a [Shatabdi Express](/source/Shatabdi_Express). As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand. ==Service== The 12419 Lucknow–New Delhi Gomti Express covers the distance of 513 kilometres in 9 hours 5 mins (59.77 km/h) and in 9 hours 5 mins as 12420 New Delhi–Lucknow Gomti Express (57.53 km/h). As the average speed of the train is above {{convert|55|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a [Superfast](/source/Superfast_Express_trains_in_India) surcharge. ==Route and halts== *'''[Lucknow NR](/source/Lucknow_Charbagh_railway_station)''' * {{stnlnk|Unnao Junction}} * {{stnlnk|Kanpur Bridge Left Bank}} * {{stnlnk|Kanpur Central}} * [Panki Dham](/source/Panki_railway_station) *[Rura](/source/Rura) * {{stnlnk|Jhinjhak}} * {{stnlnk|Phaphund}} * Bharthana * {{stnlnk|Etawah Junction}} * [Shikohabad Junction](/source/Shikohabad_railway_station) * {{stnlnk|Firozabad}} * {{stnlnk|Tundla Junction}} * {{stnlnk|Hathras Junction}} * {{stnlnk|Aligarh Junction}} * {{stnlnk|Khurja Junction}} * {{stnlnk|Ghaziabad Junction}} *'''{{stnlnk|New Delhi}}''' ==Traction== As the entire route is fully electrified, a [Kanpur](/source/Electric_Loco_Shed%2C_Kanpur)-based [WAP-7](/source/WAP-7) or [WAP-4](/source/WAP-4) powers the train for its entire journey. ==Timings== 12419 Lucknow–New Delhi Gomti Express leaves Lucknow NR on a daily basis at 05:45 hrs IST and reaches New Delhi at 15:00[https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-gomti-express-12419/538/336/664 Time Table Changed]. hrs IST the same day. 12420 New Delhi–Lucknow Gomti Express leaves New Delhi on a daily basis at 12:20 hrs IST and reaches Lucknow NR at 21:30 hrs IST the same day. == Gallery == File:Gomti Express in Ghaziabad Junction.jpg|Gomti Express with LHB coach in Ghaziabad Junction. File:Gomti Express - AC First cum AC 2 tier coach.jpg|Gomti Express – AC First cum AC 2 tier coach File:Gomti Express at New Delhi with its Kanpur based WAP 4 engine.jpg|Gomti Express at New Delhi with its [Kanpur](/source/Electric_Loco_Shed%2C_Kanpur)-based [WAP-4](/source/WAP-4) engine File:Gomti Express - AC Chair Car coach.jpg|Gomti Express – AC Chair Car coach File:Gomti Express on platform 12 in New Delhi.jpg|Gomti Express with LHB rakes in New Delhi. File:12420 New Delhi-Lucknow Gomti Express in New Delhi railway station.jpg|12420 New Delhi-Lucknow Gomti Express in New Delhi railway station == References == {{reflist}} * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5idlcgY8Yo * http://ekikrat.in/Gomti-Express {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904085813/http://ekikrat.in/Gomti-Express |date=4 September 2014 }} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130430214249/http://newindianexpress.com/nation/Railways-cuts-booking-period-to-60-days/2013/04/26/article1562167.ece] * https://www.flickr.com/photos/50628848@N07/6213304182/ * [https://www.oneindia.com/2008/04/20/bomb-presence-info-in-gomti-express-turns-hoax-1208693002.html] ==External links== *{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in|title=Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry|publisher=indianrail.gov.in|accessdate=2014-04-05}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.irctc.co.in|title=IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System|publisher=irctc.co.in|accessdate=2014-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070303131207/http://www.irctc.co.in/|archive-date=3 March 2007|url-status=dead}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org|title=[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet.|publisher=IRFCA|accessdate=2014-04-05}} {{Railways in Northern India}} {{Railway stations in Uttar Pradesh}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gomti Express}} Category:Passenger trains originating from Lucknow Category:Transport in Delhi Category:Named passenger trains of India Category:Rail transport in Delhi Category:Express trains in India Category:Railway services introduced in 1977 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Gomti Express](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomti_Express) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomti_Express?action=history)). 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