Lucknow Raipur Lucknow Garib Rath Express train

The Garib Rath express train is one of the premier trains introduced by the Indian Railways in 2005 to provide fully air-conditioned travel to those passengers who could not afford the expensive tickets of the fully air-conditioned coaches as in Rajdhani Express and Shatabdi Express. Therefore, the Garib Rath, whose name means “Poor Man’s Chariot”, was introduced with the facilities of being fully air-conditioned and running faster than most other super-fast express trains running presently. The maximum speed of Garib Rath trains is 130 km/hr which is the same as Rajdhani’s top speed. However, in Garib Rath trains, passengers are not normally provided with blankets and pillow and they have to pay extra to get those.

They have continuous running electronic display which will show distance remaining, next station name and expected time to reach there. The coaches are also decorated with beautiful paintings of Indian heritage artwork. The emergence of the Garib Rath has led to more connections between commercially important routes, where these trains run faster and make fewer stops.

Lucknow Raipur Lucknow Garib Rath Express bearing numbers 12535 and 12536 halts at Bhatapara, Usalapur, Pendra Road, Anuppur, Shahdol, Katni, Satna, Chitrakot, Banda, and Kanpur on both sides of its journey.

This train has all compartments comprising of AC 3 Tier Class of Journey. The Comprehensive details such as train name, their numbers, and days of run and other related information are provided underneath in the table.

Lucknow Raipur Lucknow Garib Rath Express
Details Lucknow Raipur Garib Rath Express Raipur Lucknow Garib Rath Express
Train Number 12535 12536
Train Name LJN R GARIBRATH LJN GARIBRATH
Days of Run Monday, and Thursday Tuesday and Friday
Originating station Lucknow Junction (LJN) Raipur Junction
Departure Time 1440 Hrs 1220 Hrs
Destination Station Raipur Junction Lucknow Junction (LJN)
Arrival time 0715 Hrs 0505 Hrs
Time taken 16 Hrs and 35 Minutes 16 Hrs and 45 Minutes
Distance covered 917 kilometers 917 kilometers
Average Running Speed 55.57 Kilometers per hour 54.75 Kilometers per hour
Fare AC 3 Tier Rs 685 Rs 685

 Lucknow Junction Railway Station

Station Code LJN

General Enquiry 131

Reservation Enquiry 132

It may please be noted that if you are calling these numbers from outside of Lucknow then prefix it with the STD Code of Lucknow which is 0522. For example if you are calling 131 then please dial it as 0522131.

Situated towards the south-west of Lucknow city, Lucknow Junction Railway Station is an important railhead served by the Northern and North Eastern Railways. It is well connected with most of the cities and towns in the northern part of India. Gomti Express plies daily from Lucknow to New Delhi. The important trains passing through this station are Mumbai-Gorakhpur Express, Vaishali Express (New Delhi- Barauni), Shatabdi Express, Gomti Express (New Delhi-Lucknow). A tourist information center is provided on the premises. Computerized reservation facility available.Only a few meters from the station is the Charbagh Railway Station. Just 3 km from the station is Hazratganj, a place renowned for its shopping centers. At the city center is Kaiserbagh bus station. For local travel, cycle-rickshaws and taxis are available in plenty. Going south, Kanpur is the main station, 79 km from Lucknow. The nearest airport is Amausi Airport, 14 km from the city center.

Amenities at Lucknow Junction railway station

  • Waiting rooms
  • Retiring rooms
  • Computerized reservation offices
  • Tourist information centers
  • Medical and general shops,
  • Refreshment / snacks room
  • Book stalls and STD /PCO booths.
  • Wheel Chairs and Stretchers.
  • Internet Browsing Hubs.

Distances of major landmarks in Lucknow from Lucknow Junction Railway station

Many landmark locations of Lucknow are quite close by. Just a few hundred meters from the station is the Charbagh Railway Station. Just 3 kms from the station is Hazratganj, a place renowned for its shopping centers. Amausi Airport of Lucknow is 14 Kms from this station. Kanpur is 79 km from Lucknow.

Raipur Junction Railway Station

Station Code R

General Enquiry 131

Reservation Enquiry 132

It may please be noted that if you are calling these numbers from outside of Raipur then prefix it with the STD Code of Raipur which is 0771. For example if you are calling 131 then please dial it as 0771131.

Raipur Junction Railway Station is an important station of South East Central Railways. It is on the Mumbai-Nagpur-Kolkata route. Jnaneshwari Super Deluxe, Howrah-Ahmedabad Express, Gondwana Express, Azad Hind Express, Jan Shatabdi Express, Visakhapatnam-Raipur Passenger, Durg-Visakhapatnam Passenger, South Bihar Express, Gitanjali Express and Sarnath Express pass through this station. Computerized reservation facility is provided. Going north, the major railhead near the station is at Bilaspur which is 111 kilometers from here. Raipur Airport is 20 kilometers from this railway station.

Amenities at Raipur railway station

  • Waiting rooms
  • Retiring rooms
  • Computerized reservation offices
  • Tourist information centers
  • Medical and general shops,
  • Refreshment / snacks room
  • Book stall and STD / PCO booths.

Major Landmarks in and around Raipur from Raipur Junction railway station

Rajim

It is a religious place situating at 48 km. From raipur. Rajim is known as the “prayag” of the chhattisgarh because it is situated at the meeting point of the mahanadi, pairi and sondur rivers. An ancient temple of lord kuleshwar of 14-15 th century is also here. Other famous temples are temple of rajivlochan and rajeshwar temple. Rajivlochan temple, having idol of four handed lord vishnu has two ‘shilalekhs’ which are of 8-9th century.

Champaranya

It is a religious place situating at 36 km. From raipur. It is the birth place of the ballabhacharya guru of vaishnav dharm. The followers of guru ballabhacharya have made a temple in his memory in 20th century. Champaranya is full of natural beauty. Every year in the month of january and february, his followers gathers here to celebrate his birthday.

Sirpur

It is a historical place situating at 84 km. From raipur. It was the capital of ‘south kosal’ from 5th to 8th century. It was an important centre of bauddha religion from 6th to 10th century. In the 7th century, whensang from china has came here. Main attractive places are lakshman temple made of bricks and anand prabhu kutir vihar.

Lakshaman temple

It was constructed by somvanshi king harshavardhan and it is of only kind in whole chhattisgarh & m.p.

Anand prabhu kuti vihar

Anand prabhu kuti vihar was bauddha’s residence. Besides these, there are so many other temples as gandheshwar temple, radhakrishna temple. Chandi temple and swastik vihar are also very famous.

Barnawapara

It is a mainly a forest area situating at 120 km. From raipur. It has a wildlife sanctuary. The animals generally found in this sanctuary are deers, panther, leopard and others.

Content updated in January 2023
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