Vikramshila Express


The 12367 /12368 Vikramshila Superfast express connects Bhagalpur, one of the largest cities of Bihar to India's capital New Delhi. The train passes through the major cities of Lakhisarai, Patna, Barh, Bhagalpur and Jamalpur, Kiul, and Mokama.
Vikramshila Express runs at a maximum permissible speed of 130 km/h, joining the list of only a few selected trains having General Coaches to run at 130 km/h.

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Vikramshila Express was inaugurated on 6th March 1977 between Bhagalpur and New Delhi. After the introduction of Magadh Express in 1980, Vikramshila ran from Bhagalpur to Patna Junction and from Patna, the coaches of Vikramshila were attached to Magadh Express and the train was then named Magadh Express, which used to leave Patna Jn. at 8:00 pm.
Later on, when Mr. Nitish Kumar became the railway minister of India, he gave back Vikramshila its own existence and since then Vikramshila Express again runs from Bhagalpur to Anand Vihar on its own name.
This was a great relief for the passengers of Bhagalpur, Sultanganj, Bariarpur, Jamalpur Junction, Hathidah Junction, Mokama Junction Lakhisarai, and Mokama.
Vikramshila Express is the most important train for Bhagalpur Region. This train is for the ease of the people of Bhagalpur, Jamalpur and nearby areas to travel to Delhi.
Vikramshila Express now runs end-to-end with an electric engine from Bhagalpur Jn to Anand Vihar Terminus from 3 June 2019 and from Anand Vihar Terminus to Bhagalpur Jn with electric engine from 1 June 2019. The train runs with LHB coaches from 12 July 2017 and got an MPS upgrade from 110 km/h to 130 km/h on 18th February 2020.

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As the entire route is now fully electrified, Vikramshila Express runs with a HOG capable WAP 7 locomotive of Ghaziabad Electric Loco Shed from Anand Vihar Terminal to Bhagalpur Junction and vice versa.
12367/12368 Vikramshila Express runs with Head-On-Generation technology enabled.

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