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Blog Entry# 4431391
Posted: Sep 18 2019 (12:00)

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Sep 18 2019 (12:00)   12531/Gorakhpur - Lucknow Jn. Intercity Express
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I have filed RTI with NER, Gorakhpur which is as below-

1. It is in common public that trains with an average speed, excluding halts time, equalling or exceeding 55 kilometres per hour on both up and down journeys fall into Superfast category.

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It is to bring to your kind notice that the pair of Train No. 12531/32 Lucknow-Gorakhpur-Lucknow Intercity Superfast Express is taking 5 hours and 30 minutes (including halts time) to cover distance of 277 kms on both side.

3. Excluding halt time of 22 minutes (2 minutes on 11 stations each), this train have 5 hours 8 minutes of running time. Hence, it is clear that this train is covering 277 kms in 5 hours and 8 minutes of continuous running time (excluding halts time).

4. Now, if we calculate the average speed of this train (excluding halt time), it is calculated as 53.99 kmph i.e. 54 kmph approx.

5. By the above calculation, it is clear that the average speed of the this train (excluding halts time) is 54 kmph that is less than 55 kmph, the criteria for the train to be a Superfast.

6. In this context, you are requested to quote all the reason/rules/laws under which this train being running as Superfast train instead of having average speed less than 55 kmph (excluding halt time).

All members are please invited to present their views in respect of the said RTI.

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Jan 30 (15:56)
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A rail enthusiast cum fnrd shared screenshot of #TAAG2006 of 15015/16 GKP ⇌ LJN ICE (today's 12531/32) PFA

Btw, when exactly gkp - ljn line got doubled ?
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It wasn't doubled at once. I distinctly remember that GKP-GD used to be mostly single line before double line section started post GD[I am talking of around 16 years before]. It was doubled upto the Elgin bridge which was a single line section over the river. It was also whole diesel traction back then.

The complete electrification and doubling [along with station upgradation] was done somewhere around the past decade or so.
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Useful:Nopes. LJN only.
I see it had 2A and 3A then as well [it's sister train via the GD-GKP loop line has them] but 12531/2 only has CC class now. The stoppages added are at SWA and BV. The removed stoppage is at BUW. Did it go to LKO NR back then?
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Jan 30 (18:01)
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even, I am familiar and able to recall the same.

I was eager to know the year ?
Perhaps, it wudnt b doubled atleast in 2006 when GKP ⇌ LJN ICE ran normal ICE (without SF tag)
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Jan 30 (18:06)
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Agree
It wasn't completely doubled in 2006; that I am sure of. Only some sections post GD-LJN had doubling done.
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