Kaifiyat Express

Train in India

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The 12225 / 12226 Kaifiyaat Express is a daily superfast express train of the Indian Railways, running between Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, and Old Delhi, the capital city of India.

The name Kaifiyat tributes to legendary poet late Mr. Kaifi Azmi, who belonged to Azamgarh.

Number and nomenclature

The train numbers of the Kaifiyat Expresses are:

12225 UP:- From Azamgarh to Old Delhi – 806 km/14:35 hrs
12226 DN:- From Old Delhi to Azamgarh – 806 km/14:30 hrs

Route and halts

Old Delhi
Ghaziabad Junction
Aligarh Junction
Kanpur Central
Unnao Junction
Aishbagh Junction
Badshahnagar
Barabanki Junction
Rudauli
Ayodhya Cantt
Ayodhya Dham Junction
Gosainganj
Akbarpur Junction
Malipur
Shahganj Junction
Khorason Road
Sarai Mir
Azamgarh

Coach composition

The train generally consists of a total number of 22 LHB coach as follows:

1 AC First Class
2 AC II Tier
6 AC III Tier
7 Sleeper class
4 General Unreserved
1 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake)
1 EOG (End on Generator)

Locomotive

Earlier it used to have loco reversal at Lucknow Jn (NER), but now it bypasses Charbagh line and halts at Aishbagh Junction to avoid loco reversal.

When the route was not electrified, it was hauled by a diesel loco from Azamgarh to Lucknow and from Lucknow, a Ghaziabad-based Indian locomotive class WAP-7 or Indian locomotive class WAP-5 hauled it to Delhi and vice versa.

But since the whole route is now electrified and train belongs to Northern Railway zone of Indian Railways, a GZB (NR) WAP-7 or WAP-5 powers it for the entire journey.