Kalindi Express

The 14723 / 14724 Kalindi Express is an Express train by the Indian Railways that connects Prayagraj Junction in Uttar Pradesh to Bhiwani Junction in Haryana. The train running from Bhiwani to Kanpur is numbered 14724 while the train from Prayagraj to Bhiwani is numbered 14723.

Crashes

• On 20 August 1995, a train operating the service collided with Purushottam Express near Firozabad at 02:55 a.m. on the Delhi–Kanpur section. The Firozabad rail disaster was the second deadliest rail crash in Indian history. Estimates vary, but at least 368 people were killed. The first train (Kalindi Express) from Kanpur struck a cow but was unable to proceed as its brakes were damaged. It was then struck from behind at a speed of 100 kmph by the Purushottam Express from Puri. Three carriages of the Kalindi Express were destroyed, the engine and the front two carriages of the Purushottam Express were derailed. Most of the 2,200 passengers aboard the two trains were asleep at the time of the collision.
• On 16 January 2010, three people were killed and 14 injured when the Kalindi Express rammed into Kanpur Central-bound Shram Shakti Express near Tundla Junction due to dense morning fog.

Route and halts

The train runs from Bhiwani via Bhiwani City, Lahli, Rohtak Junction, Shakur Basti, Old Delhi, Delhi Shahdara Junction, Ghaziabad, Khurja Junction, Aligarh, Tundla, Firozabad, Shikohabad, Mainpuri, Bhongaon ,Nibkarori Farrukhabad Junction, Kannauj, Kanpur Anwarganj to Kanpur toPrayagraj

Route for 14723 from Kanpur to Bhiwani:

Equipment

back in 1995 was hauled by WDM-2. Before It was hauled by a Jhansi-based WDP-4D diesel locomotive from Bhiwani to Farrukhabad Jn. Now an Kanpur-based WAP-7 or a WAP-4 Electric locomotive from Farrukhabad Jn. to Kanpur Central. The train was later operated by an electric locomotive. this time train oprete by electric locomotives.