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Pune–Banaras Gyan Ganga Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	5 March 1996; 28 years ago (1996-03-05)
Current operator(s)	Central Railway
Route
Termini	Pune (PUNE) Banaras (BSBS)
Stops	19
Distance travelled	1,538 km (956 mi)
Average journey time	27 hrs 5 mins
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	22131 / 22132
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Pantry car, On-board catering, E-catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	57 km/h (35 mph) average including halts.
Route map

The 22131 / 22132 Pune–Banaras Gyan Ganga Express, are the express trains which connect Pune Junction (Pune, Maharashtra, India) and Banaras railway station (Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India). During its travel it covers a distance of 1537 km, for that it takes 27 hrs 5 mins. It runs with an average speed of 56 km/h. During its journey it covers 17 halts and passes 192 intermediate stations.

The train has standard ICF rakes with Max Permissible Speed of 110 km/h. (avg speed: 55 km/h)

• 1 AC I Tier
• 3 AC III Tier
• 13 Sleeper coaches
• 2 General
• 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van
• 1 PC

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
	SLR	GEN	S13	S12	S11	S10	S9	S8	S7	S6	S5	S4	S3	S2	PC	S1	B3	B2	B1	A1	GEN	SLR

Runs only one day from either side.

• Pune
• Daund Junction
• Manmad
• Bhusaval
• Khandwa
• Itarsi Junction
• Narsinghpur
• Jabalpur Junction
• Katni Junction
• Satna
• Prayagraj Junction
• Gyanpur Road
• Banaras

The train reverses its direction 2 times at;

• DD – Daund Junction
• PRYJ – Prayagraj Junction

1. Banaras to Katni;

Itarsi-based WDP-4D diesel locomotive.

2. Katni]] to Pune;

Itarsi-based WAP-4 electric locomotive.

11037/11038 – Pune–Gorakhpur Express

Initially it uses train No. 22131 for its journey from Pune Junction to Banaras, and train no. 22132 for its journey from Banaras to Pune Junction.

On 3 August 2011 the train numbers for Gyan Ganga Express changed to #22131 for Train #11031 and to 22132 from Train #11032.