The Lucknow Mail is an Indian Railways

Indian Railways

Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....

 train running between Lucknow

Lucknow

Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....

 and New Delhi

New Delhi

New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...

 on a daily basis. Its numbered 12229 when starting from Lucknow and terminating at New Delhi, 12230 between New Delhi and Lucknow. It has the maximum number of coaches(26) in the entire country. It is the most important train on this route and has got a ISO 9000

ISO 9000

The ISO 9000 family of standards relates to quality management systems and is designed to help organizations ensure they meet the needs of customers and other stakeholders . The standards are published by ISO, the International Organization for Standardization, and available through National...

 certification after Bhopal Express. The train can house large number of passengers in its coaches. The train got maximum number of AC (10) coaches than any other train in India. The several booking classes are AC-1, AC-2, AC-3, Sleeper and General.

Journey

The down train (#12230) departs New Delhi at 22:10 and reaches Lucknow at 06:45 the following morning. The up train (#12229) departs Lucknow at 22:10 and reaches New Delhi at 06:45 the following morning. Along the way, the train stops at the following stations:

1. Charbagh Railway Station
   Charbagh Railway Station
   The Charbagh Railway Station is the main railway station of Lucknow, situated in the south of the city. Its station code is LKO. Charbagh Railway Station was built in 1914 and incorporates the nest of Rajasthani and Mughal architecture...
   
   
2. Hardoi
   Hardoi
   Hardoi is a city and a municipal board in Hardoi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Hardoi District.-Geography:Hardoi is located at...
   
   
3. Shahjahanpur
   Shahjahanpur
   Shahjahanpur is a municipal board, town and district headquarters of Shahjahanpur District in Uttar Pradesh, India.-History:During the reign of Shahjahan, Mughal forces demolished the city of Kant...
   
   
4. Bareilly
   Bareilly
   Bareilly is a prominent city in Bareilly district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Standing on the Ramganga river, it is the capital of the Bareilly division and the geographical region Rohilkhand...
   
   
5. Rampur
   Rampur
   The name Rampur, together with the variations Ramapur, Ramapura and Ramapuram, may refer to:-Bangladesh:* Rampur Boalia, a medieval region near the present city of Rajshahi, in northwestern Bangladesh west of bangladesjh-India:...
   
   
6. Moradabad
   Moradabad
   Moradabad is a city and a municipal corporation in Moradabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established in 1600 by prince Murad, the son of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan; as a result the city came to be known as Moradabad. It is the administrative headquarters of...
   
   
7. Hapur
   Hapur
   Hapur is a city with a population of 216,100 located 65 kilometers east of the capital of India and noted as manufacturing hub of making Stainless Steel Pipes and Tubes, Hapur is also famous for paper cones and tubes....
   
   
8. Ghaziabad
9. New Delhi Railway Station
   New Delhi Railway Station
   The New Delhi Railway Station , station code NDLS, situated between Ajmeri Gate and Paharganj is the main railway station in Delhi. New Delhi railway station is the second busiest and one of the largest in India. It handles over 300 trains each day with 16 platforms and about 360,000 passengers...
   
   

See also

• New Delhi Railway Station
  New Delhi Railway Station
  The New Delhi Railway Station , station code NDLS, situated between Ajmeri Gate and Paharganj is the main railway station in Delhi. New Delhi railway station is the second busiest and one of the largest in India. It handles over 300 trains each day with 16 platforms and about 360,000 passengers...
  
  
• Charbagh Railway Station
  Charbagh Railway Station
  The Charbagh Railway Station is the main railway station of Lucknow, situated in the south of the city. Its station code is LKO. Charbagh Railway Station was built in 1914 and incorporates the nest of Rajasthani and Mughal architecture...