Kushinagar Superfast Express

The 22537 / 22538 Kushinagar Superfast Express is an Indian Railways train running between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai) and Gorakhpur. It is numbered as 22538/22537. The train is named after the town of Kushinagar, an important Buddhist pilgrim centre near Gorakhpur.

The train takes nearly 30 hours to complete the distance of 1693 km.

Route & halts

 * Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
 * Thane
 * Nasik Road
 * Manmad Junction
 * Chalisgaon Junction
 * Jalgaon Junction
 * Bhusaval
 * Burhanpur
 * Khandwa
 * Harda
 * Itarsi Junction
 * Rani Kamalapati
 * Bhopal Junction
 * Vidisha
 * Bina Junction
 * Lalitpur Junction
 * Virangana Laxmibai
 * Orai
 * Kanpur Central
 * Unnao Junction
 * Aishbagh
 * Gonda Junction
 * Mankapur Junction
 * Babhnan
 * Basti
 * Khalilabad
 * Gorakhpur Junction.

Traction
It is hauled by a Kalyan Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey.

Coach composition
The 22538/22537 Kushinagar Express presently has 1 AC First Class, 3 AC 2 tier, 9 AC 3 tier, 4 Sleeper Class, 2 General Unreserved coaches, 1 EOG, 1 AC pantry car & 1 SLR coach.

As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.