Barauni–Lucknow Express

The Barauni–Lucknow Express is an Express train belonging to East Central Railway zone that runs between Barauni Junction and Lucknow Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 15203/15204 train numbers on a daily basis.

Service
The 15203/Barauni–Lucknow Express has an average speed of 41 km/h and covers 673 km in 16h 30m. The 15204/Lucknow–Barauni Express has an average speed of 40 km/h and covers 487 km in 17h.

Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:


 * Barauni Junction
 * Samastipur Junction
 * Muzaffarpur Junction
 * Hajipur Junction
 * Sonpur Junction
 * Chhapra Junction
 * Siwan Junction
 * Bhatni Junction
 * Deoria Sadar
 * Gorakhpur Junction
 * Basti
 * Babhnan
 * Gonda Junction
 * Barabanki Junction
 * Gomti Nagar
 * Badshahnagar
 * Lucknow City
 * Lucknow Junction

Coach composition
The train has standard LHB rakes with a max speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 21 coaches:


 * 1 First AC
 * 2 AC II Tier
 * 5 AC III Tier
 * 1 AC III Tier Economy
 * 6 Sleeper coaches
 * 5 General Unreserved
 * 1 Seating cum Luggage Rake
 * 1 End on Generation

Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Mughalsarai-based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Barauni to Lucknow and vice versa.

Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with 15205/15206 Chitrakoot Express