Satyagrah Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	Prior October 1989 (28 Years Ago) [1]
Current operator(s)	East Central Railways
Route
Termini	Raxaul railway station Anand Vihar Terminal
Stops	43
Distance travelled	954.5 km (593 mi)
Average journey time	24 hours 15 mins as 15273 Raxaul–Anand Vihar Terminal Satyagrah Express, 23 hours 30 mins as 15274 Anand Vihar Terminal–Raxaul Satyagrah Express
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	15273 / 74
On-board services
Class(es)	AC First Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	No Pantry Car But Available (Only AC-1,2 Tier)
Technical
Rolling stock	Standard Indian Railways coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	No
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 40.38 km/h (25 mph) including halts.
Route map

The 15273 / 74 Raxaul–Anand Vihar Terminal Satyagrah Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways - East Central Railway zone and is one of two trains that run between Raxaul Junction and Anand Vihar Terminal in India. The other train is the Sadbhawna Express.

It operates as train number 15273 from Raxaul Junction to Anand Vihar Terminal and as train number 15274 in the reverse direction serving the states of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

Satyagrah (/ˌsætɪəˈɡrɑːhɑː/; Sanskrit: सत्याग्रह satyāgraha), loosely translates as "insistence on truth" (satya "truth"; agraha "insistence") or soul force or truth force, is a particular philosophy and practice within the broader overall category generally known as nonviolent resistance or civil resistance. The term satyagraha was coined and developed by Mahatma Gandhi.

Coaches

The 15273 / 74 Raxaul–Anand Vihar Terminal Satyagrah Express has 3 AC First cum AC 2 tier, 8 AC 3 tier, 7 Sleeper Class, 4 General Unreserved and 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) Coaches. It does not carry a pantry car [2].

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 15273 Raxaul–Anand Vihar Terminal Satyagrah Express covers a distance of 964 km (599 mi) in 24 hours 15 mins (39.75 km/h) and in 23 hours 30 mins as 15274 Delhi–Raxaul Satyagrah Express (41.02 km/h).

Routeing

The 15273 / 74 Raxaul–Anand Vihar Terminal Satyagrah Express runs from Raxaul Junction via Sagauli Junction, Gorakhpur Junction, Basti, Babhnan, Gonda Junction, Sitapur City, Shahjahanpur, Bareilly, Moradabad, Hapur, Ghaziabad to Anand Vihar Terminal.

Traction

The route is now fully electrified. A Tughlakabad Indian locomotive class WAP-7 hauls the train for its entire journey.

Operation

• 15273 Raxaul–Anand Vihar Terminal Satyagrah Express leaves Raxaul Junction on a daily basis at 09:05, reaching Anand Vihar Terminal the next day at 09:05.
• 15274 Anand Vihar Terminal–Raxaul Satyagrah Express leaves Anand Vihar Termina] on a daily basis at 05:25 PM, reaching Raxaul Junction the next day at 04:45 PM.^[1]

Incidents

• On 21 November 2010, fake currency was recovered from the train.^[2]
• On 31 January 2011, some passengers pelted stones at the train.^[3]
• On 11 June 2013, two GRP police officers who were on escort duty looted the passengers.^[4]
• On 3 November 2013, a man was shot dead on board the train.^[5]
• On 21 May 2014, 63 children were rescued from child traffickers who used the train to transport them.^[6]