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{{Infobox rail service
| name = Lal Quila Express
| image= 13111 Lal Quila Express trainboard.JPG
| caption =
| type = [[Express train|Express]]
| states = [[West Bengal]], [Jasidih [Jharkhand]], [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Delhi]]
| first = 1866
| last = 30 June 2014
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| ridership =
| start = [[Kolkata railway station|Kolkata]]
| stops = 67 as 13111 Lal Quila Express, 68 as 13112 Lal Quila Express
| end = [[Delhi Junction railway station|Delhi Junction]]
| distance = {{convert|1526|km|0|abbr=on}} as 13111 Lal Quila Express, {{convert|1552|km|0|abbr=on}} as 13112 Lal Quila Express
| journey time = 30 hours 55 minutes as 13111 Lal Quila Express, 34 hours 40 minutes as 13112 Lal Quila Express
| frequency = daily
| class = AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| autorack =
| catering = No Pantry Car attached
| observation = Slip coaches of Kolkata Giridih Express attached. Replaced by 13131/32 [[Kolkata Anand Vihar Express]].
| entertainment =
| baggage =
| other facilities=
| stock = Standard [[Indian Railway]] coaches
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm|allk=on}}
| el =
| train number = 13111 / 13112
| speed = {{convert|110|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum {{convert|46.93|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, including halts
| map = [[File:Lal Quila Express (Kolkata - Delhi) Route map.png|250px]]
| map_state =
}}

The 13111/13112 '''Lal Quila Express''' was an express train belonging to [[Indian Railways]] that runs between [[Kolkata railway station|Kolkata]] and [[Delhi Junction railway station|Delhi Junction]] in India. It was pre independence train which ran between two important cities i.e. Delhi and Kolkata. It operates as train number 13111 from [[Kolkata railway station|Kolkata]] to [[Delhi Junction railway station|Delhi Junction]] and as train number 13112 in the reverse direction. It is named after the [[Red Fort]] which is located in Delhi. The word Lal Quila means Red Fort in [[Devanagari]].Its last service was1July 2014.

==Coaches==
The 13111/13112 ''Lal Quila Express'' presently{{when|date=January 2014}} has two AC 3 tier, four Sleeper Class and five General Unreserved coaches. Slip coaches of Kolkata Giridih Express are attached and detached at [[Madhupur Junction railway station|Madhupur Junction]]. As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of [[Indian Railways]] depending on demand.

==Service==
The 13111 '''Lal Quila Express''' covers the distance of 1526 kilometres in 30 hours 55 mins (49.36 km/h) & 1552 kilometres in 34 hours 40 mins (44.77 km/h) as 13112 '''Lal Quila Express'''. As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/h, its fare does not include a superfast surcharge.

==Traction==
As the entire route between [[Kolkata railway station|Kolkata]] & [[Delhi Junction railway station|Delhi Junction]] is electrified, it is hauled by a [[WAP 4]] engine from the [[Howrah railway station|Howrah]] or [[Ghaziabad railway station|Ghaziabad]] shed.

==Timetable==
13111 '''Lal Quila Express''' leaves [[Kolkata railway station|Kolkata]] every day at 20:15 hrs IST and reaches [[Delhi Junction railway station|Delhi Junction]] at 03:10 hrs IST on the 3rd day. 13112 '''Lal Quila Express''' leaves [[Delhi Junction railway station|Delhi Junction]] every day at 20:50 hrs IST and reaches [[Kolkata railway station|Kolkata]] at 07:30 hrs IST on the 3rd day.

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background:gold;"| Station Code
!scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background:gold;"| Station Name
!scope="col" colspan="2" style="background:gold;"|
'''13111 - [[Kolkata railway station|Kolkata]] to [[Delhi Junction railway station|Delhi Junction]]'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.makemytrip.com/railways/Kolkata_Delhi-13111-train.html|title=Lal Quila Express-13111|accessdate=3 Sep 2012}}</ref>
!scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background:gold;"| Distance from Source in km
!scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background:Pink;"| Day
!scope="col" colspan="2" style="background:gold;"|
'''13112 - [[Delhi Junction railway station|Delhi Junction]] to [[Kolkata railway station|Kolkata]]'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/train/timeline/edits-Lal-Quila-express-13112-dli-to-koaa/459/297/65|title=Lal Quila Express 13112|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|accessdate=18 Oct 2012}}</ref>
!scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background:gold;"| Distance from Source in km
!scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background:gold;"| Day
|-
!scope="col" colspan="1" style="background:gold;"|Arrival
!scope="col" colspan="1" style="background:gold;"|Departure
!scope="col" colspan="1" style="background:gold;"|Arrival
!scope="col" colspan="1" style="background:gold;"|Departure
|-
| valign="center" | KOAA
| valign="center" | [[Kolkata railway station|Kolkata]]
| valign="center" | '''Source'''
| valign="center" | '''20:15'''
| valign="center" | 0
| valign="center" | 1
| valign="center" | '''07:30'''
| valign="center" | '''Destination'''
| valign="center" | 1552
| valign="center" | 3
|-
| valign="center" | BWN
| valign="center" | [[Bardhaman railway station|Barddhaman Junction]]
| valign="center" | 21:58
| valign="center" | 22:03
| valign="center" | 98
| valign="center" | 1
| valign="center" | 04:45
| valign="center" | 04:50
| valign="center" | 1430
| valign="center" | 3
|-
| valign="center" | ASN
| valign="center" | [[Asansol railway station|Asansol Junction]]
| valign="center" | 23:27
| valign="center" | 23:32
| valign="center" | 203
| valign="center" | 1
| valign="center" | 03:05
| valign="center" | 03:15
| valign="center" | 1324
| valign="center" | 3
|-
| valign="center" | MDP
| valign="center" | [[Madhupur Junction railway station|Madhupur Junction]]
| valign="center" | 01:00
| valign="center" | 01:40
| valign="center" | 284
| valign="center" | 2
| valign="center" | 01:00
| valign="center" | 01:40
| valign="center" | 1243
| valign="center" | 3
|-
| valign="center" | Jsme
| valign="center" | [[Jasidih Junction railway station|Jasidih Junction]]
| valign="center" | 02:10
| valign="center" | 02:15
| valign="center" | 534
| valign="center" | 2
| valign="center" | 00:25
| valign="center" | 00:35
| valign="center" | 993
| valign="center" | 2
|-
| valign="center" | MGS
| valign="center" |[[Mughalsarai Junction railway station|Mughalsarai Junction]]
| valign="center" | 12:07
| valign="center" |12 :27
| valign="center" | 746
| valign="center" | 2
| valign="center" | 14:00
| valign="center" | 14:15
| valign="center" | 781
| valign="center" | 2
|-
| valign="center" | ALD
| valign="center" | [[Allahabad Junction railway station|Allahabad Junction]]
| valign="center" | 15:20
| valign="center" | 15:30
| valign="center" | 899
| valign="center" | 2
| valign="center" | 10:45
| valign="center" | 10:58
| valign="center" | 628
| valign="center" | 2
|-
| valign="center" | CNB
| valign="center" | [[Kanpur Central railway station|Kanpur Central]]
| valign="center" | 18:55
| valign="center" | 19:05
| valign="center" | 1093
| valign="center" | 2
| valign="center" | 06:40
| valign="center" | 06:50
| valign="center" | 434
| valign="center" | 2
|-
| valign="center" | TDL
| valign="center" | [[Tundla Junction railway station|Tundla Junction]]
| valign="center" | 22:45
| valign="center" | 22:55
| valign="center" | 1323
| valign="center" | 2
| valign="center" | 01:35
| valign="center" | 01:45
| valign="center" | 204
| valign="center" | 2
|-
| valign="center" | DLI
| valign="center" | [[Delhi Junction railway station|Delhi Junction]]
| valign="center" | '''03:10'''
| valign="center" | '''Destination'''
| valign="center" | 1526
| valign="center" | 3
| valign="center" | '''Source'''
| valign="center" | '''20:50'''
| valign="center" | 0
| valign="center" | 1
|}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
13111 Lal Quila Express - AC 3 tier.JPG|13111 Lal Quila Express - AC 3 tier
13111 Lal Quila Express - Sleeper Class.JPG|13111 Lal Quila Express - Sleeper Class
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* http://www.indianrail.gov.in
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070303131207/http://www.irctc.co.in/
* http://www.irfca.org

{{Railways in Northern India}}

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[[Category:Rail transport in Jharkhand]]
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[[Category:Defunct trains in India]]

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