Train Formations

by Rabibrata, 2004

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Some commonly observed rake formations for some trains.

EOG = End-on Generator car; PC = Pantry Car; AS = AC 3-tier; A = AC 2-tier; S = Second Class Sleeper; etc. See the section on rolling stock for a list of all such coach codes. Numbers in parentheses after the names of the trains indicate the numbers of coaches in the rakes.

• 2301: Howrah Rajdhani (18)
  Loco-EOG-PC1-AS1-AS2 ... AS7-A1 ... A5-PC2-H1-H2-EOG
  
• 2302: Howrah Rajdhani
  Loco-EOG-H2-H1-PC2-A5 ... A1-AS7 ... AS1-PC1-EOG
  
• 2313 Sealdah - New Delhi Rajdhani (15)
  Loco-EOG-C1-AS1 ... AS7-PC1-A1-A2-A3-H1-EOG
  
• 2314: New Delhi - Sealdah Rajdhani (15)
  Loco-EOG-H1-A3-A2-A1-PC1-AS7 ... AS1-C1-EOG
  
• 2303/2381 Poorva Express (23)
  Loco-SLR-S1 ... S12-PC-AS1-AS2-AS3-A1-A2-HA1-GS-GS-SLR
  
• 2304/2382
  Loco-SLR-GS-GS-HA1-A1-A2-AS1-AS2-AS3-PC-S1 ... S12-SLR
  
• 2451 Kanpur - New Delhi Shram Shakti Express (17)
  Loco-SLR-GS-GS-AS1-AS2-A1-H1-S1 ... S6-GS-GS-Gs-SLR
  
• 2452:
  Loco-SLR-GS-GS-GS-S1 ... S6-H1-A1-AS1-AS2-GS-GS-SLR
  
• 2417 Allahabad - New Delhi Prayagraj Express (24)
  Loco-SLR-GS-S1 ... S6-A1-A2-A3-H1-AS1-AS2-AS3-S7 ... S13-GS-SLR
  
• 2418: New Delhi - Allahabad Prayagraj Express (24)
  Loco-SLR-GS-S1 ... S7-AS1-AS2-AS3-H1-A1-A2-A3-S8 ... S13-GS-SLR
  
• 4055 Dimapur - Delhi Bramhaputra Mail (21)
  Loco-SLR-GS-GS-GS-S11 ... S5-PC-A1-AS1-FS1-S4-S3-GS-S2-S1-SLR
  (From PC to rear SLr from Dibrugarh town, rest from Tinsukia)
  
• 2557 Sapta Kranti Express (18)
  Loco-SLR-GS-GS-HA1-AS1-AS2-PC-S1 ... S7-GS-GS-GS-SLR
  
• 2558 Sapta Kranti Express (18)
  Loco-SLR-GS-Gs-Gs-S7 ... S1-PC-AS2-AS1-HA1-GS-GS-SLR
  
• 5707 Katihar - Amritsar Amrapali Express (19)
  Loco-GS-GS-GS-GS-GS-S1 ... S5-A1-AS1-S6-S7-S8-GS-GS-GS-SLR
  
• 2801 Purushottam Express (19)
  Loco-SLR-GS-S11 ... S1-PC-AS2-AS1-A1-GS-SLR
  
• 2397 Gaya - New Delhi Mahabodhi Express (18)
  Loco-SLR-GS-GS-Gs-AS1-S1 ... S10-GS-GS-SLR
  
• 2554: New Delhi - Barauni Vaishali Express (24)
  Loco-SLR-GS-GS-GS-GS-GS-S11-S10-AS2-A2-H1-A1-AS1-PC-S9 ... S1-SLR
  (Two GS, S11, S10, AS2, and A2 only between New Delhi and Gorakhpur)
  
• 2394 New Delhi - Patna Sampoorna Kranti (20)
  Loco-SLR-GS-GS-GS-Gs-Gs-H1-A1-AS2-AS1-PC-S8 ... S1-SLR
  
• 2561 Darbhanga - New Delhi Swatantrata Senani Express (19)
  Loco-SLR-GS-GS-HA1-A1-AS1-PC-S1 ... S8-GS-GS-GS-SLR
  
• 2402 New Delhi - Islampur Magadh Express (18)
  Loco-SLR-GS-H1-A1-AS1-AS2-PC-S1 ... S6-GS-GS-GS-GS-SLR