Begampura Express

Varanasi–Jammu Tawi Begampura Express is a Superfast train of the Indian Railways connecting Varanasi Junction in Uttar Pradesh and Jammu Tawi in Jammu and Kashmir. It is currently being operated with 12237/12238 train numbers on daily in week.

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 :


 * Varanasi Junction
 * Jaunpur City
 * Lambhua
 * Sultanpur Junction
 * Nihalgarh Junction
 * Lucknow Charbagh
 * Shahjahanpur Junction
 * Moradabad Junction
 * Saharanpur Junction
 * Ambala Cantonment Junction
 * Ludhiana Junction
 * Jalandhar Cantonment Junction
 * Pathankot Cantonment
 * Kathua
 * Jammu Tawi

Route and halts

 * Varanasi Junction
 * Jaunpur City
 * Sultanpur
 * Lucknow Charbagh
 * Shahjahanpur
 * Moradabad
 * Saharanpur
 * Ambala Cantonment
 * Ludhiana
 * Jalandhar Cantonment
 * Pathankot Cantonment
 * Kathua
 * Jammu Tawi

Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Ghaziabad or Tughlakabad-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from end to end.

Coach composition
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 25 coaches:


 * 1 AC first-class
 * 2 AC II tier
 * 6 AC III tier
 * 10 sleeper coaches
 * 3 general
 * 2 second-class luggage/parcel van