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{{Infobox rail service
| name = Lichchavi Express
| image = Lichchavi express.jpg
| caption =
| type = [[Express train|Express]]
| locale = [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] & [[Delhi]]
| first =
| last =
| operator = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railways]]
| start = {{stnlnk|Anand Vihar Terminal}} (ANVT)
| stops = 42
| end = {{stnlnk|Sitamarhi Junction}} (SMI)
| distance = {{convert|1195|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 29 hours 50 mins
| frequency = Daily
| class = First AC, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| autorack =
| catering = Available
| observation =
| entertainment =
| baggage =
| other facilities =
| stock = [[LHB coaches]]
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm|al=on|allk=on}}
| el =
| trainnumber = 14005 / 14006
| speed = {{convert|130|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum, <br />{{convert|45|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts
| map =
| map_state =
}}

The 14005 / 14006 '''Lichchavi Express''' is an [[Express train|Express]] train belonging to [[Indian Railways]] – [[Northern Railway zone]] that runs between {{stnlnk|Anand Vihar Terminal}} & [[Sitamarhi]] in India.

It operates as train number 14006 from Anand Vihar Terminal to Sitamarhi and as train number 14005 in the reverse direction, serving the states of [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] & [[Delhi]].

It is named after the [[Licchavi (kingdom)]] – (also Lichchhavi, Lichavi) which was an ancient kingdom in Nepal, which existed in the Kathmandu Valley.

==Coaches==

The 14006 / 05 Anand Vihar Terminal–Sitamarhi Lichchavi Express has 1HA1 composite coach, 2 AC 2 tier, 6 AC 3 tier, 7 Sleeper class, 5 General Unreserved & 1 EOG coaches. In addition, it carries 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 14006 Anand Vihar Terminal–Sitamarhi Lichchavi Express covers the distance of {{convert|1193|km|0|abbr=on}} in 29 hours 00 mins (41.14 km/hr) & in 26 hours 00 mins as 14005 Sitamarhi–Anand Vihar Terminal Lichchavi Express (45.88 km/hr).

Mostly, this train runs late and cancelled in winter.

==Routing==

The 14006 / 05 Anand Vihar Terminal–Sitamarhi Lichchavi Express runs from Anand Vihar Terminal via {{stnlnk|Ghaziabad Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Khurja Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Tundla Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Kanpur Central}}, {{stnlnk|Allahabad Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Varanasi Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Bhatni Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Siwan Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Chhapra Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Hajipur Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Muzaffarpur Junction}} to Sitamarhi [http://www.holidayiq.com/railways/lichchavi-express-14005-train.html].

Some of the important stations during the journey are [[Aligarh]], [[Kanpur]], [[Allahabad]], [[Varanasi]], [[Dadri]], [[Sonpur, Bihar|Sonpur]], [[Muzaffarpur]].

==Traction==

As the route is yet to be fully electrified, a [[Electric Loco Shed, Ghaziabad|Ghaziabad]]-based [[WAP-5]] / [[WAP-7]] locomotive [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wap5holic/5089268419/] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTehGsutlsk] hauls the trains from Anand Vihar Terminal up to {{stnlnk|Allahabad Junction}} handling over to a [[Diesel Loco Shed, Jhansi|Jhansi]]-based [[WDM-3A]] / [[Indian locomotive class WDM-3D|WDM-3D]] locomotive. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/50628848@N07/8142333011/?rb=1] which then hauls the train for the remainder of its journey until Sitamarhi Junction.
But right now since the regular trains are not running, so special trains run fully with electric locomotive from end to end.

==Operation==

*14006 Anand Vihar Terminal–Sitamarhi Lichchavi Express runs from Anand Vihar Terminal on a daily basis reaching Sitamarhi the next day.
*14005 Sitamarhi–Anand Vihar Terminal Lichchavi Express runs from Sitamarhi on a daily basis reaching Anand Vihar Terminal the next day.

==Accident==
In an accident due to dense fog on 2 January 2010, the Lichchavi Express collided with the stationary [[Magadh Express]] train at the station near the town of [[Etawah]], about 170 miles (270 kilometers) southwest of [[Lucknow]].<ref>{{cite news|title=10 killed as trains collide in dense fog in U.P.|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/10-killed-as-trains-collide-in-dense-fog-in-up/article676121.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=3 January 2010|first1=Atiq|last1= Khan|first2= K. |last2=Balchand|access-date=17 February 2015}}</ref> Ten people, including the driver of one of the trains, were injured.

== References ==
{{reflist}}
* http://www.holidayiq.com/railways/lichchavi-express-14005-train.html
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTehGsutlsk
* https://www.flickr.com/photos/wap5holic/5089268419/
* http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/guard-pulls-out-loses-family-in-other-mishap/
* http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/10-killed-as-trains-collide-in-dense-fog-in-up/article676121.ece

==External links==
*{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in |title=Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry |publisher=indianrail.gov.in |access-date=2014-04-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408180437/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ |archive-date=8 April 2014 }}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org|title=[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet.|publisher=IRFCA|access-date=2014-04-05}}

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