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{{Infobox rail service
| name = Ganga Gomti Express
| image=
| caption =
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express]]
| locale = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| first =
| last =
| operator = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railways]]
| ridership =
| start = [[Prayag Junction railway station|Prayag Ghat Terminal]]
| stops = 8
| end = [[Lucknow Charbagh railway station|Lucknow NR]]
| distance = {{convert|201|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 4 hours 25 minutes
| frequency = Daily
| class = AC Chair Car, 2nd Class seating, General Unreserved
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = No
| autorack =
| catering = No [[pantry car]] attached
| observation =
| entertainment =
| baggage =
| otherfacilities=
| stock = [[ICF coaches]]
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm|al=on|allk=on}}
| el =
| trainnumber = 14215 / 14216
| speed = {{convert|110|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum, <br/>{{convert|44.57|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts
| map =
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}}

The 14215 / 14216 '''Ganga Gomti Express''' is an [[Express trains in India|Express]] train belonging to [[Indian Railways]] – [[Northern Railway zone]] that runs between [[Prayag Junction railway station|Prayag Ghat Terminal]] and [[Lucknow Charbagh railway station|Lucknow Junction]] in India.

It operates as train number 14215 from Prayag Ghat Terminal to Lucknow NR and as train number 14216 in the reverse direction serving the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].

==Coaches==
This train has 1 AC Chair Car, 12 General Unreserved & 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) coaches. It does not carry a [[pantry car]].

As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

==Service==

The 14215 Prayag Ghat Terminal–Lucknow Ganga Gomti Express covers the distance of 201 kilometres in 4 hours 15 mins (47.29 km/hr) & in 4 hours 25 mins as 14216 Lucknow–Prayag Ghat Terminal Ganga Gomti Express (45.51 km/hr).

==Routeing==

The 14215/14216 Ganga Gomti Express runs from Prayag Ghat Terminal via
{{stnlnk|Unchahar Junction}}], {{stnlnk|Rae Bareli Junction}} to Lucknow NR.

==Traction==

As the entire route is not electrified, a [[Diesel Loco Shed, Lucknow|Lucknow]]-based [[WDM-3A]] / [[WDP-4D]] locomotive powers the train for its entire journey.

==Timings==

* 14215 Prayag Ghat Terminal–Lucknow Ganga Gomti Express leaves Prayag Ghat Terminal on a daily basis at 05:50 hrs IST and reaches Lucknow NR at 10:15 hrs IST the same day.
* 14216 Lucknow–Prayag Ghat Terminal Ganga Gomti Express leaves Lucknow NR on a daily basis at 18:00 hrs IST and reaches Prayag Ghat Terminal at 22:30 hrs IST the same day.

== References ==
{{reflist}}
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyH-GZGPLrE
* https://www.flickr.com/photos/37330406@N07/5574092252/

==External links==
*{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in |title=Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry |publisher=indianrail.gov.in |accessdate=2014-04-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408180437/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ |archivedate=8 April 2014 |df=dmy }}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.irctc.co.in|title=IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System|publisher=irctc.co.in|accessdate=2014-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070303131207/http://www.irctc.co.in/|archive-date=3 March 2007|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org|title=[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet.|publisher=IRFCA|accessdate=2014-04-05}}

{{Railways in Northern India}}

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[[Category:Trains from Allahabad]]
[[Category:Passenger trains originating from Lucknow]]
[[Category:Named passenger trains of India]]
[[Category:Express trains in India]]

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