Kaifiyat Express

The 12225 / 12226 Kaifiyat Express is a daily Superfast Express train of the Indian Railways, running between Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, and Old Delhi, the capital city of India.

The name Kaifiyat tributes to legendary poet late Mr. Kaifi Azmi, who belonged to Azamgarh.

Number and nomenclature
The train numbers of the Kaifiyat Expresses are:


 * 12225 UP:- From Azamgarh to Old Delhi – 803 km/14:30 hrs
 * 12226 DN:- From Old Delhi to Azamgarh – 803 km/14:10 hrs

Route & halts

 * Old Delhi
 * Ghaziabad Junction
 * Aligarh Junction
 * Kanpur Central
 * Unnao Junction
 * Aishbagh Junction
 * Badshahnagar
 * Barabanki Junction
 * Rudauli
 * Ayodhya Junction
 * Akbarpur Junction
 * Shahganj Junction
 * Azamgarh

Coach composition
The train generally consists of a total number of 22 LHB coach as follows:
 * 1 AC I Tier
 * 2 AC II Tier
 * 6 AC III Tier
 * 7 Sleeper class
 * 4 Unreserved
 * 2 EOG

Locomotive
Earlier it used to have loco reversal at Lucknow Jn (NER), but now it bypasses Charbagh line and halts at Aishbagh Junction to avoid loco reversal.

When the route was not electrified, it was hauled by a diesel loco from Azamgarh to Lucknow and from Lucknow, a Ghaziabad based Indian locomotive class WAP-7 or Indian locomotive class WAP-5 hauled it to Delhi and vice versa.

But since the whole route is now electrified and train belongs to Northern Railway zone of Indian Railways, a GZB (NR) WAP-7 or WAP-5 powers it for the entire journey.

Earlier it used to have loco reversal at Lucknow Jn (NER), but now it bypasses Charbagh line and halts at Aishbagh Junction to avoid loco reversal.

When the route was not electrified, it was hauled by a diesel loco from Azamgarh to Lucknow and from Lucknow, a Ghaziabad based Indian locomotive class WAP-7 or Indian locomotive class WAP-5 hauled it to Delhi and vice versa.

But since the whole route is now electrified and train belongs to Northern Railway zone of Indian Railways, a GZB (NR) WAP-7 or WAP-5 powers it for the entire journey.
 * WAP-5 / WAP-7:- Shahganj Junction to Old Delhi
 * WAP-5 / WAP-7:- Shahganj Junction to Old Delhi