The Loknayak Express is an Express train belonging to North Eastern Railway zone that runs between and 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:
Old
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: