Jammu Tawi Gorakhpur Amarnath SF Express 12588 train route

Jammu Tawi Gorakhpur Amarnath SF Express (12588) runs from Jammu Tawi to Gorakhpur. It departs from Jammu Tawi station (JAT) at 22:45 from platform 3 and arrives at Gorakhpur Jn station (GKP) at 20:30 on platform 7. Jammu Tawi Gorakhpur Amarnath SF Express takes 21 hrs 45 mints to cover the distance of 1247 km between Jammu Tawi and Gorakhpur. It is a superfast train. The average speed of this train is 57 kmph. It has classes Second AC (2A), Third AC (3A) and Sleeper (SL). This train runs on Saturday. Final chart for Jammu Tawi Gorakhpur Amarnath SF Express is prepared at Jammu Tawi usually 3-4 hours before train departure time.

Jammu Tawi Gorakhpur Amarnath SF Express starts from Jammu Tawi (JAT) at 22:45, reaches Ludhiana Jn (LDH) at 03:20, Ambala Cant Jn (UMB) at 05:17, Saharanpur (SRE) at 06:50, Bareilly (BE) at 11:38, Lucknow (LKO) at 15:20, Gonda Jn (GD) at 17:35 and Basti (BST) at 19:07. It arrives at Gorakhpur Jn on second day at 20:30. It stops at 16 stations in its route between Jammu Tawi and Gorakhpur Jn. Passengers use 12588 Jammu Tawi Gorakhpur Amarnath SF Express to travel mostly from Jammu Tawi to Gorakhpur, Jammu Tawi to Lucknow, Jammu Tawi to Moradabad, Roorkee to Gorakhpur and YAMUNANAGAR JUD to Gorakhpur.

Jammu was founded by Raja Jambulochan and was named Jambupur initially which later changed to Jammu. Jammu city serves as the winter capital of Jammu & Kashmir state from November to April when all the offices move from Srinagar to Jammu. Srinagar serves as the summer capital from May to October. Jammu city lies at uneven ridges of low heights at the Shivalik hills. It is surrounded by Shivalik range to the north, east and southeast while the Trikuta Range surrounds it in the north-west. Jammu city has a railway station called Jammu Tawi that is connected with major cities of India. The old railway link to Sialkot was broken after the Partition of India and Jammu had no rail services until 1971, when the Indian Railways laid the Pathankot - Jammu Tawi Broad Gauge line. The new Jammu Tawi station was opened in October 1972 and is an origination point for Express trains. With the commencement of the Jammu-Baramulla line, all trains to the Kashmir Valley will pass through Jammu Tawi. A part of the Jammu-Baramulla project has been executed and the track has been extended to Katra. Jalandhar - Pathankot - Jammu Tawi section has been doubled and electrified. Jammu Airport is in the middle of Jammu. It has direct flights to Srinagar, Delhi, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Leh and Mumbai and Bengaluru. Tourism is the largest industry in Jammu as in the rest of the state. It is also a focal point for the pilgrims going to Vaishno Devi and Kashmir valley as it is second last railway terminal in North India. All the routes leading to Kashmir, Poonch, Doda and Laddakh start from Jammu city. So throughout the year the city remains full of people from all the parts of India. Places of interest include old historic palaces like Vaishno Devi, Mubarak Mandi, Purani Mandi, Rani Park, Amar Mahal, Bahu Fort, Raghunath Temple, Ranbireshwar Temple, Karbala, Peer Meetha, Old city and a number of shopping places, fun parks, etc.

Gorakhpur City has a shape of bowl, surrounded by the river and other small streams from three sides. Gorakhpur has its own cultural and historical importance. It belongs to the Great Lord Buddha, founder of Buddhism, who renounced his princely costumes at the confluence of rivers Rapti & Rohini and proceeded further in the quest of truth in 600 BC. It is also associated with Lord Mahavir, 24th tirthankar, founder of Jainism. Gorakhpur is also identified with the Gita Press, the world famous publisher of the Hindu religious books, which is fore-front in dissemination of religious and spiritual consciousness across the country. The most famous publication is 'KALYAN' magazine. The Gorakhpur Railway Station is located in the heart of the city of Gorakhpur in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of the North Eastern Railway. The station offers Class A railway station facilities. On October 6, 2013, Gorakhpur became the world's Longest Railway platform, after inauguration of the remodeled Gorakhpur Yard, with a stretch of around 1.35 km. An air force station in Gorakhpur was established in 1963 as Gorakhpur Airport, with a variety of planes and services, most notably Jaguar fighter planes and the second oldest helicopter unit of Indian Air Force. It is one of the biggest air force stations in Asia. Mahayogi Gorakhnath Airport or Gorakhpur Airport (GOP) operates as a civil enclave at the Gorakhpur Air Force Station of the Indian Air Force.