Lucknow Swarna Shatabdi Express
Overview
Service type	Shatabdi Express
Locale	Delhi & Uttar Pradesh
First service	24 March 1989; 35 years ago (1989-03-24)
Current operator(s)	Northern Railway of Indian Railways
Route
Termini	Lucknow Junction New Delhi
Stops	5
Distance travelled	512 kilometers
Average journey time	6 hours 50 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12003/12004
Line(s) used	Lucknow Jn.–Kanpur Kanpur–Delhi line (till New Delhi)
On-board services
Class(es)	A.C Executive Anubhuti Chair Car A.C. First Class Chair Car A.C. Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Chair Car
Sleeping arrangements	Not available
Catering facilities	Vegetarian food Non-Vegetarian food Jain food
Baggage facilities	Overhead luggage shelves
Technical
Rolling stock	Alstom LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	Maximum: 130 km/h Average: 75 km/h
Route map Legend 12003 ↓ Lucknow Junction Kanpur Central Phaphund Etawah Junction Tundla Junction Aligarh Junction Ghaziabad Junction Uttar Pradesh New Delhi border 12004 ↑ New Delhi 12003 - Lucknow Junction → New Delhi 12004 - New Delhi → Lucknow Junction

Lucknow Swarna Shatabdi Express is one of the Shatabdi Express trains operated by Indian Railways that connects the capital of India, New Delhi to state capital of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow Junction. ^[1]

This train is a Swarna category Shatabdi Express train, Swarna is a Sanskrit word meaning gold. Swarna Shatabdi means that it caters better amenities to passengers and also generates better revenue for Indian Railways as compared to other Shatabdi Express trains. Not every train in Indian Railways carries Swarna tag. It is hauled by an Electric Loco Shed, Ghaziabad WAP-7 Locomotive.

Earlier this train used to run between Kanpur Central and New Delhi non-stop, a 440 km stretch.^[2] After the gauge conversion in 1993, it was extended and previous terminal, Kanpur Central was converted to its only halt and later halted at Aligarh. Later on, it was also given halt at Ghaziabad,Etawah and further Tundla also was added.Phaphund was also added. Lucknow Swarna Shatabdi Express is the first train in Indian Railways to get LHB coach on trial basis.

Lucknow Swarna Shatabdi has been awarded the ISO certification.

• Lucknow Charbagh railway station (LKO)
• Kanpur Shatabdi
• Aligarh Junction railway station

• https://web.archive.org/web/20130723014914/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/shatabdi_trn_list.html
• Lucknow Shatabdi Timetable in Hindi