Jan Nayak Express

The 15211 / 15212 Jan Nayak Express is an Express train belonging to East Central Railway zone that runs between Darbhanga Junction and Amritsar Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 15211/15212 train numbers on a daily basis.

This train is named after and in honour of Karpoori Thakur(Jan Nayak), a freedom fighter and former Chief Minister of Bihar state

Service
The 15211/Jan Nayak Express has an average speed of 46 km/h and covers 1486 km in 32h 25m. The 15212/Jan Nayak Express has an average speed of 47 km/h and covers 1486 km in 31h 55m.

Route & Halts
The important halts of the train are:


 * Darbhanga Junction
 * Laheriasarai
 * Samastipur Junction
 * Muzaffarpur Junction
 * Bapudham Motihari
 * Bettiah
 * Narkatiaganj Junction
 * Kaptanganj Junction
 * Gorakhpur Junction
 * Basti
 * Gonda Junction
 * Sitapur Cantonment
 * Sitapur City Junction
 * Bareilly Junction
 * Moradabad Junction
 * Najibabad Junction
 * Laksar Junction
 * Saharanpur Junction
 * Ambala Cantonment Junction
 * Ludhiana Junction
 * Jalandhar Cantonment Junction
 * Jalandhar City Junction
 * Beas Junction
 * Amritsar Junction

Coach composition
The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 23 coaches:


 * 21 General Unreserved
 * 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Samastipur Loco Shed-based WDM-3A diesel locomotive from Darbhanga to Samastipur. From Samastipur, the train is hauled by a Ghaziabad Loco Shed-based WAP-5 electric locomotive up till Amritsar, and vice versa.

Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with 15275/15276 Saharsa–Barauni Express.

Direction reversal
The train reverses its direction once:


 * Samastipur Junction