Sachkhand Express

Sachkhand Express

Overview
Service type	Mail/Express
Status	Operating
Current operator(s)	Indian Railways/Central Railways
Route
Start	Hazur Sahib Nanded
Stops	33
End	Amritsar
Distance travelled	2082 km
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12715 / 12716
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Available
Sleeping arrangements	Available
Catering facilities	Available (Paid)
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Track gauge	Broad Gauge

Sachkhand Express - Sleeper Class

Sachkhand Express (Amritsar - Nanded) Route map

The Sachkhand Express is operated by Indian Railways daily between the Cities of Huzur Sahib Nanded in Maharashtra to Amritsar in Punjab. This train thus links two famous Sikh shrines. The train is named after Sachkhand Sahib Gurudwara situated in Nanded.

This train also links the National Capital of India, New Delhi as well as the state capital of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal to Nanded, Jalna and Aurangabad of Marathwada Region of Maharashtra.

Train Number

• 12715 Sachkhand Express- Huzur Sahib Hazur Sahib Nanded -> Amritsar Junction railway station
• 12716 Sachkhand Express- Amritsar -> Hazur Sahib Nanded

Train Route

It routes and halts at Purna, Parbhani, Jalna, Aurangabad, Manmad, Jalgaon Bhusaval, Burhanpur, Khandwa Junction, Itarsi Junction, Bhopal Junction,Bina Junction, Lalitpur, Jhansi, Dabra, Gwalior, Morena, Dholpur, Agra, Mathura, Faridabad, Hazrat Nizamuddin, New Delhi, Panipat, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Ambala, Rajpura, Sirhind, Khanna, Ludhiana, Phagwara, Jalandhar and Beas.

The train halts at the same stations on its reverse journey except Hazrat Nizamuddin.

Arrival/ Departure Details

• 12715 Sachkhand Express leaves H Sahib Nanded (NED) at 09:30 AM to reach its destination Amritsar Jn (ASR) at 08:20 PM next day.^[1]
• 12716 Sachkhand Express leaves Amritsar Jn (ASR) at 05:35 AM and reach back to H Sahib Nanded (NED) at 04:00 PM next day.^[2]

Train Composition

Total Coaches are 24 including 2 -SLR, 3-Second Class, 1-2AC, 4-3AC as 12716 and 1-2AC and 3-3AC as 12715 with additional SLR coach, 1-Pantry and remaining 13 -Sleeper Coaches.

Train History

It was introduced in the year 1995 as a weekly Express train between Nanded and Amritsar. The train was made biweekly and upgraded to its present superfast status in the year 1997 followed by Five days a week in 1998. In the year 2006-2007 the train was declared to be daily operational.

The train is treated as a holy Train and majority of the people use this train for pilgrimage. Locals in Nanded, Manmad, Bhopal, Gwalior, Delhi and Bhusaval serve langar (free food) in each compartment of the train regardless of the religion of the travelers.

The langar was started first in Nanded by local Sikh businessmen but then it was taken over by the Gurudwara.

There is free pickup and drop off facility from Gurudwara Langar Sahib and Gurudwara Sachkhand everyday for this train and all the other major trains arriving and leaving Hazur Sahib Nanded Station.

Loco Link

Train Runs on both Diesel and Electric Tractions. Nanded-Manmad -Nanded - Diesel - WDM3A of Guntakal Shed Manmad -Amritsar -Manmad -Electrical -WAP4 of Gaziabad Shed At New Delhi Railway station langar cooked from Veerji da Dera at Tilak Nagar in West Delhi is served in the train.People from Dera distribute the food to all pilgrimages returning after visit to holy city of tenth master.

Other links

• Devagiri Express
• Trains of SCR
• Nanded
• Aurangabad

References

South Central Railways official link

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