New Tinsukia–SMVT Bengaluru Superfast Express
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast | ||||
| Status | Operating | ||||
| Locale | Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka | ||||
| First service | 4 January 2010 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | New Tinsukia Junction (NTSK) Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru (SMVB) | ||||
| Stops | 39 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 3542 km | ||||
| Average journey time | 63 hours | ||||
| Service frequency | Weekly | ||||
| Train number(s) | 22501/22502 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 2 Tier (2A), AC 3 Tier (3A), Sleeper (SL) | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Available | ||||
| Catering facilities | Available | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
| Track gauge | Broad gauge | ||||
| Operating speed | 54 km/h | ||||
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The 22501/02 New Tinsukia–SMVT Bengaluru Express is a weekly Superfast train which connects Tinsukia, the easternmost town of Assam with the South Indian Metropolis of Bengaluru. The train consists of AC 1st class, 2-tier, 3-tier and sleeper-class coaches. It is 6th longest train service of Indian Railways, as of 2023, which travels a total distance of 3542 kilometres.
Time-table
[edit]- Train no. 22502 from New Tinsukia to Bengaluru.
- Train no. 22501 from Bengaluru to New Tinsukia.
The train leaves from New Tinsukia (NTSK) on every Friday at 6:30 P.M. and arrives SMVT Bengaluru (SMVB) every Monday at 11:50 A.M. traversing a distance of 3542 kilometres in 63 hours.[1]
Major halts
[edit]KARNATAKA
TAMIL NADU
ANDHRA PRADESH
ODISHA
WEST BENGAL
- Kharagpur Junction
- Dankuni (Kolkata)
- Bolpur Shantiniketan
- Rampurhat
- Malda Town
- New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)
- Jalpaiguri Road
- New Cooch Behar
- New Alipurduar
BIHAR
NAGALAND
ASSAM
- New Bongaigaon Junction
- Goalpara Town
- Guwahati
- Moranhat
- Sibsagar Town
- Simaluguri Junction
- Mariani Junction
- Furkating Junction
- Diphu
- Lumding Junction
- Dibrugarh
- New Tinsukia (Ends)[2][3]
Locomotive
[edit]The train is hauled by WAP-7 Locomotive of Electric Loco Shed, Howrah from New Tinsukia to upto Visakhapatnam. Lastly from Visakhapatnam to Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal it is hauled by WAP-4 locomotive of Electric Loco Shed, Erode.
E-Catering
[edit]As of September 2022, The E-Catering facility for 22501 SMVT Bengaluru New Tinsukia Weekly Express is available in following stations:
- Katpadi Junction
- Vijayawada
- Rajahmundry
- Visakhapatnam
- Vizianagaram
- Kharagpur
- Bolpur Shantiniketan
- Rampurhat
- Malda Town
- New Jalpaiguri
- Lumding
- Mariani Junction
- New Tinsukia.
Similarly the E-Catering facility for 22502 New Tinsukia SMVT Bengaluru Weekly Express is available in following stations:
- New Tinsukia
- Mariani Junction
- New Alipurduar
- New Jalpaiguri
- Kishanganj
- Malda Town
- Rampurhat
- Bolpur Shantiniketan
- Bhubaneswar
- Khurda Road
- Brahmapur
- Vizianagaram
- Visakhapatnam
- Rajahmundry
- Vijayawada and
- Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal
See also
[edit]- Longest train services of Indian Railways
- Dibrugarh–Tambaram Express
- Chennai–New Jalpaiguri Superfast Express
- Guwahati–Bengaluru Cantt. Superfast Express
- Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express
- Bangalore Cantonment–Agartala Humsafar Express
References
[edit]- ^ "12504 Train Route and Schedule". www.confirmtkt.com. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "15901 Bang to NTSK". India Rail Info. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ "15902 NTSK to Bang". India Rail Info. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
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