Ujjaini Express

The Ujjaini Express is a bi-weekly train service, connecting Lakshmibai Nagar, a satellite station of Indore, the Commercial Capital of Madhya Pradesh, Ujjain railway station of the Hindu mythological and historical city of Ujjain in the Central Indian state Madhya Pradesh with Yog Nagari Rishikesh railway station.



The name Ujjaini is the older known name for Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, It is one of the two trains whose name is based upon Ujjain's older known name, the other one being Avantika Superfast Express connecting Mumbai with Indore.

The numbers provided for this train are 14309 From Lakshmibai Nagar to Rishikesh and 14310 From Rishikesh to Lakshmibai Nagar. This service is the only express train service originating from Laxmibai Nagar railway station. The train runs on bi-weekly basis sharing rakes of Laxmi Bai Nagar - Yog Nagri Rishikesh Express.

It used to run from Ujjain Junction railway station but after the restart due to Covid-19 outbreak, it was changed to Laxmibai Nagar railway station.

Earlier this train used to originate/terminate at Dehradun railway station, but WEF 3/1/2023 the origination/termination of 14309/14310/14317/14318 were changed to Yog Nagari Rishikesh railway station.

Service
The 14309/Ujjaini Express has an average speed of 42 km/h and covers 1147 km in 27 hrs 20 mins. 14310/Ujjaini Express has an average speed of 48 km/h and covers the distance in 23 hrs 50 mins.

Route and halts
The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 kmph. The train halts at 26/27 stations, some of the important ones are:
 * Lakshmibai Nagar
 * Ujjain Junction
 * Biyavra Rajgarh
 * Guna Junction
 * Gwalior Junction
 * Agra Cantonment
 * Mathura Junction
 * Hazrat Nizamuddin
 * Ghaziabad Junction
 * Meerut City Junction
 * Haridwar
 * Yog Nagari Rishikesh railway station
 * Gwalior Junction
 * Agra Cantonment
 * Mathura Junction
 * Hazrat Nizamuddin
 * Ghaziabad Junction
 * Meerut City Junction
 * Haridwar
 * Yog Nagari Rishikesh railway station
 * Ghaziabad Junction
 * Meerut City Junction
 * Haridwar
 * Yog Nagari Rishikesh railway station
 * Haridwar
 * Yog Nagari Rishikesh railway station
 * Yog Nagari Rishikesh railway station

Coach composition
The train operates with a standard LHB rake and consists of 15 coaches:


 * 1 AC II Tier
 * 3 AC III Tier
 * 7 Sleeper Coaches
 * 3 General
 * 1 Second-class Luggage/parcel van

Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Ghaziabad loco shed based WAP 7 diesel locomotive from Laxmibai Nagar railway station to Yog Nagari Rishikesh railway station and vice versa.

Direction reversal
Train Reverses its direction only at:
 * Ujjain Junction
 * Saharanpur Junction

Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with 14317/14318 Indore - Dehradun Express