The Shramjeevi Express (Hindi: श्रमजीवी एक्स्प्रेस) is a daily superfast

Superfast Mail/Express

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 express train of Indian Railways

Indian Railways

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, running between Rajgir

Rajgir

Rajgir is a city and a notified area in Nalanda district in the Indian state of Bihar. The city of Rajgir was the first capital of the kingdom of Magadha, a state that would eventually evolve into the Mauryan Empire. Its date of origin is unknown, although ceramics dating to about 1000 BC have...

, near Nalanda

Nalanda

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, Bihar

Bihar

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, and New Delhi

New Delhi

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, the capital city of India

India

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. Previously it was running between Patna

Patna

Paṭnā , is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar and the second largest city in Eastern India . Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world...

 and New Delhi, later extended to Rajgir.

The name Shramjeevi signifies the employee/worker, dependent on physical/mental labour (Shram) for their livelihood (Jeevi).

Numbers, times, and distances

• Train No. 2391 departs from Rajgir daily at 08:10 AM to arrive New Delhi at 05:10 AM next day; covering 1103 km in 21 hrs
• Train No. 2392 departs from New Delhi daily at 01:15 PM to arrive Rajgir at 10:10 AM next day; covering 1103 km in 20:55 hrs

Coach composition & loco

The train generally consists of a total number of 23 Coaches as follows:

• 1 AC First Class cum AC II Tier
• 2 AC II Tier cum AC III Tier
• 1 AC III Tier
• 1 Pantry Car
• 12 Sleeper Class
• 4 General Compartment
• 2 General Compartment cum Brake/Luggage VAN
• Loco: WDP-4

Trivia

• The train was first introduced between Patna Junction
  Patna
  Paṭnā , is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar and the second largest city in Eastern India . Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world...
  
   (PNBE) and New Delhi (NDLS).
• Later Nalanda Express run in between Rajgir (RGD) and New Delhi (NDLS), which use to attach/detach with Shramjeevi Express at Patna Junction
  Patna
  Paṭnā , is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar and the second largest city in Eastern India . Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world...
  
   (PNBE).
• Now whole rake runs between Rajgir (RGD) and New Delhi (NDLS), as Shramjeevi Express.
• Earlier the train belonged to Northern Railway with serial no as 2401/2402, now Rake belongs to East Central Railway
  East Central Railway
  The East Central Railway is one of the sixteen railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Hajipur and comprises Sonpur Samastipur Danapur, Mughalsarai, and Dhanbad divisions .-History:...
  
  , with serial number exchanged with Magadh Express
  Magadh Express
  The Magadh Express is a superfast train running between New Delhi and Islampur. Its number is 2401/2402 and it departs from Islampur at 1555 hrs and reaches New Delhi the following day at 1145 hrs. In the past, its number was 2391/2392 and was run by Eastern Railways. Now it is run as a train from...
  
  .
• Primary Maintenance Point too has been shifted from New Delhi
  New Delhi Railway Station
  The New Delhi Railway Station , station code NDLS, situated between Ajmeri Gate and Paharganj is the main railway station in Delhi. New Delhi railway station is the second busiest and one of the largest in India. It handles over 300 trains each day with 16 platforms and about 360,000 passengers...
  
   to Rajgir
  RGD
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• This train has lost its relevance in terms of in-time service on account of poor traffic management by Danapur Division & multiple chain pulling in between Rajgir to Buxar.
• One of the few Indian Railways train used to hauled by twin WDM-2 loco, now been replaced by WDP-4

External links

• http://www.indiarailinfo.com/train/1563/664/1384/1
• http://www.indiarailinfo.com/train/1562/1384/664/1

superfast

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