Loknayak Express

The Loknayak Express is an Express train belonging to North Eastern Railway zone that runs between Chhapra Junction and Old Delhi in India. It is currently being operated with 15115/15116 train numbers on a weekly basis.

This train is named after Jayaprakash Narayan, a freedom fighter and political leader who remembered especially for leading the mid-1970s opposition against Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, for whose overthrow he called a "total revolution". Lok Nayak means The People's Hero.

Service
The 15115/Loknayak Express has an average speed of 41 km/h and covers 1000 km in 24h 40m. The 15116/Loknayak Express has an average speed of 43 km/h and covers 1000 km in 23h 20m.

Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:


 * Chhapra Junction
 * Ballia
 * Ghazipur City
 * Aunrihar Junction
 * Kerakat
 * Jaunpur Junction
 * Shahganj Junction
 * Faizabad Junction
 * Lucknow Charbagh
 * Hardoi
 * Shahjahanpur
 * Chandausi Junction
 * Moradabad Junction
 * Hapur Junction
 * Ghaziabad Junction
 * Delhi Shahdara Junction
 * Old Delhi Junction

Coach composition
The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 17 coaches:


 * 1 AC II Tier
 * 2 AC III Tier
 * 6 Sleeper coaches
 * 6 General Unreserved
 * 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Gonda Loco Shed-based WDM-3A diesel locomotive from Chhapra to Old Delhi and vice versa.

Direction reversal
The train reverses its direction 1 times:


 * Jaunpur Junction
 * Ayodhya Junction