Purvanchal Express


Purvanchal Express is a weekly express train of Indian Railways linking city of Kolkata with Gorakhpur via Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh.

Stopage

This is a long-distance express route and covers its journey within a day over 880 Kilometers at a speed of 65 km/h. It bypasses stations such as:
This train has the facility of AC chair car, Second class sitting and General sitting type of coaches. All the classes except General class requires prior reservation. Tatkal scheme is available in this train, whereas Pantry car facility is available. It is hauled by HWH WAP 4 from Kolkata to Barauni and BJU WDM-3A/B from Barauni to Gorakhpur.
This train is very popular among the traveler as a result of this the people have to book their ticket in advance at least two months before and even in some cases the Tatkal tickets are also unavailable due to its high demand.
It is the most popular train connecting Howrah division with North Bihar and Northwest Uttar Pradesh.

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