The Jabalpur - Lucknow Chitrakoot Express is a daily Mail/Express Train of the Indian Railways

Indian Railways

Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....

, which runs between Jabalpur Junction

Jabalpur Junction

Jabalpur Junction , is an important railway junction station of Jabalpur City in Madhya Pradesh. It is the headquarters of West Central Railway. The station is sometimes called the Jabalpur main station...

 railway station of Jabalpur, an important city & military cantonment hub of Central Indian state Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

 and Lucknow

Lucknow

Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....

 railway station, the capital city of Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

. The name "Chitrakoot Express" has been given as this place is very important religious spot near the city of Jabalpur.

Arrival and departure

Train no.15009 departs from Jabalpur daily at 17:30 hrs. reaching Lucknow the next day at 09:40 hrs.
Train no.15010 departs from Lucknow, daily at 00:00 hrs., reaching Jabalpur the next day at 05:20 hrs.

Route and halts

The train goes via Satna Junction

Satna Junction

Satna Railway Station is the main railway station in Satna, a major city of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located about one km from Satna town. The station sees heavy usage, with over 40 trains stopping here on a daily basis...

 & Banda

Banda

-People:*Banda people, an ethnic group of the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon and Sudan*Rupiah Banda, President of Zambia*Hastings Banda, former President of Malawi...

. The important halts of the train are:

• JABALPUR JUNCTION
  Jabalpur Junction
  Jabalpur Junction , is an important railway junction station of Jabalpur City in Madhya Pradesh. It is the headquarters of West Central Railway. The station is sometimes called the Jabalpur main station...
  
  
• Jabalpur Adhartal
  Jabalpur Adhartal
  Adhartal is a sub-urban railway station in the city of Jabalpur...
  
  
• Sihora
  Sihora
  Sihora is a town and a municipality in Jabalpur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.-Geography:Sihora is located at . It has an average elevation of 386 metres...
  
  
• Katni Junction
  Katni Junction
  Katni Junction is a major rail junction in Katni, India. Rail links from the junction travel in 5 different directions to New Delhi, Mumbai, Vadodara, Howrah, Chennai, Bangalore and other Indian cities. Approx. 215 trains pass the junction every day....
  
  
• Maihar
  Maihar
  Maihar is a city and a municipality in Satna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Maihar is known for the temple of revered mother goddess Sharda situated on Trikuta hill of Maihar.- Origin :...
  
  
• Satna Junction
  Satna Junction
  Satna Railway Station is the main railway station in Satna, a major city of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located about one km from Satna town. The station sees heavy usage, with over 40 trains stopping here on a daily basis...
  
  
• Manikpur
  Manikpur
  Manikpur is a census town under Sankrail police station in Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Demographics: India census, Manikpur had a population of 19,125. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%...
  
  
• Chitrakoot
• Banda Junction
  Banda
  -People:*Banda people, an ethnic group of the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon and Sudan*Rupiah Banda, President of Zambia*Hastings Banda, former President of Malawi...
  
  
• Pukherian
  Pilibhit
  Pilibhit |Hafizabad]]) is a city and a municipal board in the Pilibhit district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Pilibhit is the north-eastern most district of Bareilly division, situated in the Rohilkhand region of the sub-Himalayan Plateau belt on the boundary of Nepal, known for the origin...
  
  
• Kanpur Central
  Kanpur Central
  Kanpur Central is the major intercity rail station and a commuter rail hub in the Indian city of Kanpur. It falls is one of the most busiest stations in India. The Kanpur Central Railway Station is on the main Howrah - Delhi route broad gauge in Uttar Pradesh...
  
  
• Unnao Junction
  Unnao
  The town of Unnao is the headquarters of Unnao District in Uttar Pradesh, India between Kanpur and Lucknow. It is approximately 18 km from Kanpur & 60 km from Lucknow . It is connected to these two cities by roadway as well as by railway. The nearest airport is at Amausi about...
  
  
• LUCKNOW
  Lucknow
  Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
  
  

Coach composite

The train consist of 23 Coaches :

• 1 AC I Tier
• 2 AC II Tier
• 2 AC III Tier
• 8 Sleeper Coaches
• 2 Chair Car
• 4 Unreserved
• 1 Ladies/Handy Capped
• 1 Luggage/Brake Van

Average speed and frequency

The train runs with an average speed of 70 km/h. The train runs on daily basis.

Loco link

The train is hauled by ET WCAM1.
How come WCAM1 is used. Because AC-DC is daul power loco. And it is used in Mumbai area by Central Railways - Kalyan (KYN) - loco shed and Western Railways - Valsad (BL) - loco shed. Because in West Central Railway all the overhead wires are 25000 AC Voltage. Any WAM-4 or WAP-4,57 can be used to run.

External links

• 15009 Jabalpur - Lucknow Express timings
• 15010 Lucknow - Jabalpur Express timings