January 21, 2020
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Kashi Express is one of the trains that is numbered as 15017/15018 and it is considered as a regular mail/express trains of Indian Railways.It runs between two stations of Danapur, Bihar and Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. It is the most prominent train that connects both these cities. This train includes various facilities that help passengers in their journey. Some of the facilities are baggage, catering ( includes food, drinks, and snacks ). In this train passengers also get seating and sleeping arrangements.
The average operating speed of this train in the total journey is about 65 km/hr. It starts from Gorakhpur at 05:30 AM and reaches at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 06:05 PM next day. It takes 73 stops in the distance of 1,713 km from the origin point to the destination point. The service frequency of this train is on the basis of daily. The coaches of this train is 22 in counting and classified as AC tier 2, AC tier 3, Sleeper Class, Unreserved Class. The route of this train passes through various states like : Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra. The halting stations of this train is described below :
Varanasi Junction :- This city is also known as Banaras or Kashi. Varanasi has located on the bank of river Ganga. It is located from 320 km away from state capital Lucknow. It is located at an elevation of 81 meters above sea level and covers an area of 112.10 km². The total population of this city is about 14,32,280 and ranked 32nd in all India's most populated city. The density of the city is about 11,000/km², the regional language of this city is Bhojpuri.
This city is very famous for its muslin and silk fabrics, perfumes, and sculpture. It is a religious city and it grew from the 8th century when Adi Shankara developed worship of Shiva as an important part of Varanasi. Varanasi is located in the Northern part of Indian State Uttar Pradesh. In this city, there are more than 2,000 temples which include the world-famous Kashi Vishwanath, the Golden Temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. In this city, there are nothing else except the Temples and forts.
Some famous temples and forts are as Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Dashashwamedh Ghat, Manikarnika Ghat, Ramnagar Fort. There are more than 172 trains that pass through this station, around 41 trains originates and 41 trains terminates from here. Some of the famous trains are Akal Takht, Durgiana Express, Gurumukhi Superfast Express, Ganga Kaveri Express, Upasana Express, Shabd Bhedi Express, Dibrugarh-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, Shramik Express, and many more other trains.
Kashi Express
is operated by the North Eastern Railway Zone. People travelling by this train can also book/order food online in this train by an application called TravelKhana. It is the best food provider in trains and railway stations. The food provided by it is hygienic and healthy that is very good for health.