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{{Infobox rail service<br />
| name = Loknayak Express<br />
| image = <br />
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| caption = <br />
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express]]<br />
| locale = <br />
| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|2014|03|22}}<br />
| last =<br />
| operator = [[North Eastern Railway zone|North Eastern Railway]]<br />
| ridership =<br />
| start = {{stnlnk|Chhapra Junction}} (CPR)<br />
| stops = 20<br />
| end = {{stnlnk|Delhi Junction||Old Delhi Junction}} (DLI)<br />
| distance = {{convert|1000|km|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| journeytime = 23 hrs 50 mins <br />
| frequency = Weekly {{efn|Runs one day in a week for every direction.}}<br />
| class = AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved<br />
| seating = No<br />
| sleeping = Yes<br />
| autorack = <br />
| catering = On-board catering, <br> E-catering<br />
| observation = Large windows <br />
| entertainment = <br />
| baggage = No<br />
| otherfacilities = Below the seats<br />
| stock = [[LHB coach]]<br />
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm|al=on|allk=on}}<br />
| electrification = <br />
| trainnumber = 15115 / 15116 <br />
| speed = {{convert|42|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts.<br />
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The 15115 / 15116 '''Loknayak Express''' is an [[Express trains in India|Express]] train belonging to [[North Eastern Railway zone]] that runs between {{stnlnk|Chhapra Junction}} and {{stnlnk|Old Delhi}} in India. It is currently being operated with 15115/15116 train numbers on a weekly basis.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/no-end-to-trains-erratic-run-passengers-inconvenienced/160085.html | title=No end to trains' erratic run, passengers inconvenienced | date=19 November 2015 | newspaper=The Tribune | location=India | first=Kuldip | last=Bhatia | accessdate=13 January 2019}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ner.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=1230&did=14448069936320E36802C64B5AAFE34B6B5DC9B3C6906.web91 Extra 3 AC coach of Train No.15115/15116 Chhapra-Delhi-Chhapra ]</ref><ref>[http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=4737&id=0,4,268 TEMPORARY AUGMENTATION OF EXPRESS TRAINS]</ref><br />
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This train is named after [[Jayaprakash Narayan]], a freedom fighter and political leader who remembered especially for leading the mid-1970s opposition against Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]], for whose overthrow he called a "[[total revolution]]". Lok Nayak means The People's Hero.<br />
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== Service==<br />
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The 15115/Loknayak Express has an average speed of 41&nbsp;km/h and covers 1000&nbsp;km in 24h 40m. The 15116/Loknayak Express has an average speed of 43&nbsp;km/h and covers 1000&nbsp;km in 23h 20m.<br />
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== Route and halts ==<br />
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The important halts of the train are:<br />
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* {{stnlnk|Chhapra Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Ballia}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Ghazipur City}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Aunrihar Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Kerakat}} <br />
* {{stnlnk|Jaunpur Junction}}<br />
* [[Shahganj Junction Railway Station|Shahganj Junction]] <br />
* {{stnlnk|Faizabad Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Lucknow Charbagh}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Hardoi}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Shahjahanpur}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Chandausi Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Moradabad Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Hapur Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Ghaziabad Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Delhi Shahdara Junction}}<br />
* Old {{stnlnk|Delhi Junction}}<br />
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==Coach composition==<br />
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The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 17 coaches:<br />
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* 1 AC II Tier<br />
* 2 AC III Tier<br />
* 6 Sleeper coaches<br />
* 3 General Unreserved<br />
* 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake<br />
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==Traction==<br />
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Both trains are hauled by a [[Electric Loco Shed, Kanpur|Kanpur Loco Shed]]-based [[WAP-7]] electric locomotive from Chhapra to Old Delhi and vice versa.<br />
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==Direction reversal==<br />
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The train reverses its direction 1 times:<br />
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* {{stnlnk|Jaunpur Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Ayodhya Junction}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Chhapra Junction railway station]]<br />
* [[Old Delhi railway station]]<br />
* [[Mahamana Express]]<br />
* [[Lokmanya Express]]<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [https://indiarailinfo.com/train/22022 15115/Loknayak Express] India Rail Info<br />
* [https://indiarailinfo.com/train/22031 15116/Loknayak Express] India Rail Info<br />
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[[Category:Transport in Chhapra]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:Named passenger trains of India]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Railway services introduced in 2014]]<br />
[[Category:Memorials to Jayaprakash Narayan]]<br />
[[Category:Express trains in India]]<br />
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Rsingh