Sarnath Express runs between
Durg Railway Station in
Chhattisgarh and
Chhapra Railway Station in
Bihar. (Sarnath is the name of a place, site of the Buddha's first sermons.) Main towns on the way are
Raipur, Bilaspur,
Anuppur,
Katni,
Allahabad,
Varanasi,
Ghazipur and
Ballia. The train operates daily and covers a distance of 1,087 km.
Train number 5159: Durg to Chhapra, leaves Durg at 19:55 hrs.
Train number 5160: Chhapra to Durg, leaves Chhapra at 07:20 hrs.
Base fare:
Class IIA – Rs 1529.00
Class SL – Rs 357.00
