Kaziranga Superfast Express

Guwahati SMVB Tri-weekly Superfast Express is a superfast express train belonging Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between Guwahati the capital of Assam and Bangalore the capital of Karnataka in India. It is currently being operated with 12509/12510 train numbers on tri-weekly basis.[1][2]

Guwahati SMVT Bengaluru Tri-weekly Superfast Express
SMVT Bangalore –Guwahati Express at Khalor, West Bengal
Overview
Service typeSuperfast Express
LocaleAssam, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu & Karnataka
First service1 November 1988 (1988-11-01)
Current operator(s)Northeast Frontier Railways
Route
TerminiGuwahati (GHY)
Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru (SMVB)
Stops39
Distance travelled2,973 km (1,847 mi)
Average journey time52h 30m
Service frequencyTri-weekly
Train number(s)12509 / 12510
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesPantry car
On-board catering
E-catering
Baggage facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stockICF coach
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed56 km/h (35 mph) average including halts
Route map

Overview

The train is very common train in this route. It runs thrice in a week and passes through important states such as Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The train also passes through Pakur district of Jharkhand but it does not have the stoppage there.

The 12510/Guwahati–Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Superfast Express has an average speed of 56 km/h and covers 2973 km in 52h 30m. The 12509/SMVT Bengaluru –Guwahati Superfast Express has an average speed of 55 km/h and covers the same distance in 53h 55m.

Timings

The train departs from Platform #7 of Guwahati at 6:20 IST, every Sun, Mon and Tue and arrives at Platform #1 of Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal at 11:40 IST, every Tue, Wed and Thu.

From Platform #1 of SMVT Bangalore Terminal, the train departs at 23:40 IST, every Wed, Thu and Fri and arrives at Platform #3 of Guwahati at 6:00 IST, every Sat, Sun and Mon.

Classes

It is one of the non-Rajdhani/Humsafar/AC Expresses which consists of a large number of AC coaches. The train usually consists of a massive load of 24 standard ICF coach. Sometimes one or two High Capacity Parcel Vans are attached with it:

  • 2 AC Two Tier
  • 7 AC Three Tiers
  • 10 Sleeper classes
  • 2 General (unreserved)
  • 1 Pantry car
  • 2 Seating (Ladies/Disabled) cum Luggage Rakes.

As is customary with most other train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways, depending on demand.

Coach composition

Guwahati–Bangalore:

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
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Bangalore–Guwahati:

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
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Traction

Route & Halts

The stoppages of this train are as follows:

ASSAM (06 Stops)

  1. Guwahati Railway Station (Starts)
  2. Kamakhya
  3. Barpeta
  4. Rangiya Junction
  5. New Bongaigaon Junction
  6. Kokrajhar

WEST BENGAL (12 Stops)

  1. New Alipurduar
  2. New Cooch Behar
  3. Dhupguri
  4. Jalpaiguri Road
  5. New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)
  6. Malda Town
  7. New Farakka Junction
  8. Rampurhat
  9. Bolpur Shantiniketan
  10. Howrah (Kolkata)
  11. Santragachi
  12. Kharagpur Junction

BIHAR (02 Stops)

  1. Kishanganj
  2. Barsoi

ODISHA (08 Stops)

  1. Balasore
  2. Bhadrak
  3. Jajpur Keonjhar Road
  4. Cuttack Junction
  5. Bhubaneswar
  6. Khurda Road Junction
  7. Balugaon
  8. Brahmapur

ANDHRA PRADESH (07 Stops)

  1. Palasa
  2. Srikakulam
  3. Vizianagaram Junction
  4. Visakhapatnam
  5. Rajahmundry
  6. Vijayawada Junction
  7. Ongole

TAMIL NADU (05 Stops)

  1. Tiruvottiyur
  2. Perambur (Chennai)
  3. Arakkonam Junction
  4. Katpadi Junction
  5. Jolarpettai Junction

KARNATAKA (03 Stops)

  1. Bangarapet Junction
  2. Krishnarajapuram
  3. Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bangalore (Ends).

Note:

Reversals

This train reverses its direction at;

Incidents

On 1 May 2014 at Chennai Central railway station the 2014 Chennai train bombing incident took place. Two low-intensity blasts occurred in two coaches S4 and S5 of the stationary 12509 - Guwahati–Bangalore Cantt. Superfast Express, killing one female passenger and injuring at least fourteen.[3][4]

See also

References

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