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Both trains are hauled by a Mughalsarai Electric Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from PatnaJn. to Prayagraj Cheoki Junction.From Prayagraj Cheoki Junction the train is pulled by WDP-4D or WDM-3A or WDM-3D or WDP-4B diesel locomotive of Itarsi Diesel Loco Shed until Itarsi Junction.
Chheoki is at a distance of 10 km from Prayagraj Junction on the Howrah–Delhi main line. Trains that bypass Prayagraj Junction and which come from Jabalpur and go towards Mughalsarai usually stop at Chheoki. To reduce the load on the main junction, trains were shifted to Chheoki. [3]
The opening of the Curzon Bridge, across the Ganges, in 1902, linked Prayagraj to regions north of or beyond the Ganges. [5] The Varanasi–Prayagraj City (Rambagh) line was constructed as a metre-gauge line by the Bengal and North Western Railway between 1899 and 1913. It was converted to broad gauge in 1993–94.
Prayagraj Division (formerly Allahabad Division) is one of the three railway divisions under the jurisdiction of North Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways. [1] This railway division was formed on 5 November 1951, and its headquarter is located at Prayagraj in the state of Uttar Pradesh of India.
The 12417 / 12418 Prayagraj S. F Express is a daily Overnight Superfast Express VVIP train which runs between the cities of Prayagraj (earlier known as Allahabad) and New Delhi, India. Prayagraj Express along with Shram Shakti Express , Shiv Ganga Express , Lucknow Mail and Shaan-e-Bhopal Express enjoys highest priority all over the route.
The North Central Railway (abbreviated NCR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India.The largest railway station in NCR is Kanpur Central.It is headquartered at Prayagraj and comprises three divisions: Prayagraj, Jhansi, and Agra of the erstwhile Northern Railway, Jhansi division of the erstwhile Central Railway, and new Agra division.
Distance No. of stops Frequency Scheduled running time Ref 1 Dibrugarh: Kanniyakumari: 22503/22504 Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express: 4,154.1 km 58 Daily 75 hrs 30 min (~3 days 3 hours 30 minutes) [1] 2 Silchar: Thiruvananthapuram Central: 12507/12508 Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Aronai Superfast Express: 3,915.5 km 57 Weekly
The two main cities along the route are Prayagraj and Kanpur. It is the best train to travel from New Delhi to Banaras and vice versa. Shiv Ganga Express along with Lucknow Mail, Shram Shakti Express, Prayagraj Express and Shaan-e-Bhopal Express enjoys highest priority all over the route.