 12229 Lucknow Mail on Platform 16 in New Delhi. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast Mail |
| Status | Operating |
| Locale | Uttar Pradesh & Delhi |
| Current operator(s) | Northern Railways |
| Route | |
| Termini | Lucknow Junction (LJN), Lucknow New Delhi Railway Station (NDLS), New Delhi |
| Stops | 7 |
| Distance travelled | 491 km |
| Average journey time | NDLS TO LJN - 8 hrs 50 mins & LJN TO NDLS - 8 hrs 55 mins |
| Train number(s) | 12230 DN / 12229 UP |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Sleeper, General, First AC, Second AC, Third AC |
| Seating arrangements | Available |
| Sleeping arrangements | Available |
| Technical | |
| Operating speed | 56 km/hour DN, 55 km/hour UP |
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The 12229 / 12230 Lucknow S. F Mail is an Daily Mail train of Superfast Express category of Indian Railways running between Lucknow and New Delhi on a daily basis. It is numbered 12229 when starting from Lucknow and terminating at New Delhi, 12230 from New Delhi to Lucknow. It has received an ISO 9000 certification after Bhopal Express. Lucknow Mail is the first LHB train of Indian Railways running permanently with 24 coaches (22 coaches+2 EOG).
Lucknow Mail along with Shram Shakti Express, Prayagraj Express, Shiv Ganga Express and Shaan-e-Bhopal Express enjoys highest priority all over the route.
