Vaishali Express
Vaishali SF Express train board. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast Express |
| First service | 31 October 1973 |
| Current operator(s) | East Central Railway |
| Route | |
| Termini | New Delhi (NDLS) Saharsa Junction (SHC) |
| Stops | 24 |
| Distance travelled | 1,288 km (800 mi) |
| Average journey time | 23 hrs 40 mins |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | 12553 / 12554 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC First, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | Available |
| Observation facilities | Large windows |
| Other facilities | Below the seats |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | LHB coach |
| Track gauge | Broad Gauge |
| Operating speed | 55 km/h (34 mph) average including halts. |
The 12553 / 12554 Vaishali Express is a daily Superfast Express train service, connecting Saharsa in Bihar to New Delhi. This train is one of the oldest train in this route. Earlier it was known as Muzaffarpur–New Delhi Jayanti Jayanta Express.
It is the first train after Bhopal Express to be certified for quality at the ISO 9000 level. It connects the major cities of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh like Saharsa, Barauni, Samastipur, Muzaffarpur, Hajipur,Siwan, Deoria, Chhapra, Gorakhpur,
Lucknow and Kanpur with the national capital New Delhi. The aged ICF coach of the train were replaced with LHB coach during first week of May 2018, increasing its speed limit to 130 kilometres per hour (81 mph).
This train is hauled by CNB (Kanpur)-based WAP-7 from end-to-end.(New Delhi–Saharsa)