Barauni–Gwalior Mail

The Barauni–Gwalior Mail is a mail type of train of the Indian Railways connecting Gwalior Junction in Madhya Pradesh and Barauni Junction of Bihar. It is currently being operated with 11123/11124 train numbers on a daily basis.

Arrival and departure

 * Train no.11124 departs from Gwalior daily at 11:45 hrs. from platform no.3 reaching Barauni the day following the next day at 13:05 hrs.
 * Train no.11123 departs from Barauni daily at 18:45 hrs., reaching Gwalior the day following next day at 21:00 hrs.

Route and halts
The train goes via Jhansi, ‌‌Kanpur, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Babhnan railway station, Chhapra, Sonpur, Muzaffarpur. The important halts of the train are:


 * Barauni Junction
 * Samastipur Junction
 * Muzaffarpur Junction
 * Hajipur Junction
 * Sonpur Junction
 * Chhapra Junction
 * Siwan Junction
 * Deoria Sadar
 * Bhatni Junction
 * Gorakhpur Junction
 * Basti
 * Babhnan
 * Gonda Junction
 * Barabanki Junction
 * Lucknow Charbagh
 * Unnao Junction
 * Kanpur Central
 * Orai
 * Ait Junction
 * Moth
 * Jhansi Junction
 * Datia
 * Dabra
 * Gwalior Junction

Coach composition
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 21 coaches at present:


 * 1 AC Second Tier
 * 3 AC Third Tier
 * 10 Sleeper class
 * 5 general class
 * 2 Luggage / Parcel Van

Average speed and frequency
The train runs with an average speed of 80 km/h. The train runs daily.

Traction
This train is regularly hauled by WAP-4 and WAP-7 electric locos from Kanpur Loco Shed. In earlier days it is used to be hauled by diesel locomotive of WDM-3D class end to end traction.

Direction reversal
The train reverses its direction once:


 * Jhansi Junction