Darbhanga–Anand Vihar Terminal Amrit Bharat Express

The 15557/15558 Darbhanga - Anand Vihar Terminal Amrit Bharat Express is India's 1st Non-AC Superfast Amrit Bharat Express train, which runs across the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi connecting the cities of Darbhanga and New Delhi's Anand Vihar Terminal.

This express train was inaugurated on 30 December 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Ayodhya Dham Junction.

Overview
This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Darbhanga Jn and Anand Vihar Terminal. It is currently operated with train numbers 15557/15558 on Bi-Weekly services.

Rakes
It is the first Amrit Bharat Express train in which the locomotives were designed by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) at Chittaranjan, West Bengal and the coaches were designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.

Service
The 15557/15558 Darbhanga - Anand Vihar Terminal Amrit Bharat Express currently operates 2 days a week, covering a distance of 1137 km in a travel time of 21 hrs 35 mins with an average speed of 53 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) is 130 km/h.

Train Halts
The halts for this 15557/15558 Darbhanga - Anand Vihar Terminal Amrit Bharat Express are as follows:- • # Darbhanga Junction

• # Kamtaul

• # Janakpur Road

• # Sitamarhi Junction

• # Bairgania

• # Ghorasahan

• # Raxaul Junction

• # Narkatiaganj Junction

• # Bagaha

• # Kaptanganj Junction

• # Gorakhpur Junction

• # Basti

• # Mankapur Junction

• # Ayodhya Junction

• # Lucknow Charbagh

• # Kanpur Central

• # Etawah Junction

• # Tundla Junction

• # Aligarh Junction

• # Anand Vihar Terminal