Agartala–SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express

Agartala–SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express
BNC–AGTL HumSafar Express trainboard
Overview
Service typeHumsafar Express
First service5 January 2018; 8 years ago (2018-01-05)
Current operatorNortheast Frontier Railway
Route
TerminiAgartala (AGTL)
Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru (SMVB)
Stops29
Distance travelled3,529 km (2,193 mi)
Average journey time62 hr 40 min
Service frequencyBi-weekly
Train number12503 / 12504
On-board services
ClassAC 3 tier
Seating arrangementsNo
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Technical
Rolling stockLHB Humsafar
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed65.66 km/h (40.80 mph)

The 12504/12503 Agartala–SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express [1] is the longest-running Humsafar Express and 7th longest train service of Indian Railways, It is a fully air conditioned express train, connecting Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru, the capital city of Karnataka and Agartala railway station, Agartala, the capital city of Tripura via Guwahati, New Jalpaiguri, Malda Town, Rampurhat, Kharagpur . It is currently being operated with 12503/12504 train numbers on a weekly basis. The train runs through states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Assam and Tripura. On its journey the train also touches some parts of Jharkhand in Pakur district but does not have the stoppage there.[2][3][4]

Coach composition

This train consists of sixteen AC III Tier coaches, one Pantry car and two Generator Power Car coaches. And it was hauled by WAG-5 or WAP-7

Coach Position
Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
GC B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 PC B8 B9 B10 B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 B16 GC

Important halts

Some important halts of this train are :

Guwahati, New Jalpaiguri, Malda Town, Rampurhat Junction, Kharagpur Junction, Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam Junction etc.

Service

It averages 65 km/h as 12503 Humsafar Express starts on Tuesday and covers 3529 km in 64 hrs 35 mins and it averages 66 km/h as 12504 Humsafar Express starts on Saturday and covers 3529 km in 62 hrs 20mins.[5]

See also

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