South Western Railway (SWR) has replaced the conventional ICF coaches of Train number 17323/17324 Hubballi Banaras (Varanasi) Hubballi Express with LHB coaches from yesterday (9th February).
The conversion of ICF coaches to LHB coaches happened on 9th February 2024 departing from Hubballi and will happen on 11th February 2024, departing from Banaras.
Train 17323 Hubballi Banaras (Varanasi) express departs Hubballi Railway Station at 6:15 PM every Friday and reaches Banaras Railway Station at 8:45 AM on Sunday.
En route, the train stops at Gadag, Badami, Bagalkot, Almatti, Vijayapura, Solapur, Daund, Ahmednagar, Kopargaon, Manmad, Bhusval junction, Khandwa junction.
Itarsi, Pipariya, Narsinghpur, Jabalpur, Katni junction, Maihar, Satna junction, Manikhpur, Prayagraj Chheoki, Mirzapur, Varanasi junction and terminates at Banaras.
On the return direction, Train number 17324 Banaras (Varanasi) Hubballi Express departs Varanasi at 8:40 PM every Sunday and reaches Hubballi at 10:40 AM on Tuesday.
The train will have a composition of 21 coaches including 1 AC first class, 2 AC 2-tier coaches, 4 AC 3-tier coaches, 3 AC 3-tier Economy, 6 Sleeper coaches, 1 Pantry car, 2 General class and 2 Luggage cum Brake vans with Generator.
Also read: KCCI requests SWR to start Hubballi Pune Vande Bharat Express.
Varanasi, also known as Banaras or Kashi, is a holy city situated on the banks of the Ganga river in Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the major religious hubs in India.