Howrah–SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express

Train in India

Legend
Howrah Junction
Kharagpur Junction
Bhadrak - Khurda Road
West Bengal
Odisha
border
Balasore
Bhadrak
Cuttack Junction
Bhubaneswar
Khurda Road Junction
Brahmapur
Palasa - Vizianagaram
Odisha
Andhra Pradesh
border
Palasa
Srikakulam Road
Vizianagaram Junction
Visakhapatnam Junction (Reversal)
Vijayawada Junction
Ongole - Katpadi
Ongole
Renigunta Junction
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
border
Katpadi Junction
Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal
22887 - Howrah → SMVT Bengaluru
22888 - SMVT Bengaluru → Howrah

Howrah - SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express is a superfast express train of the Indian Railways connecting Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal in Karnataka and Howrah Junction in West Bengal . It is currently being operated with 22887/22888 train numbers on a weekly basis.

Coach Composition

The trains is completely 3-tier AC sleeper trains designed by Indian Railways with features of LED screen display to show information about stations, train speed etc. and will have announcement system as well, Vending machines for tea, coffee and milk, Bio toilets in compartments as well as CCTV cameras.

Service

It averages 60 km/h as 22887 Humsafar Express starts on Tuesday and covering 1970 km in 32 hrs 55 mins and 60 km/h as 22888 Humsafar Express starts on Thursday covering 1968 km in 32 hrs 35 mins.[1]

Schedule

22887 - Starts from Howrah Jn on every Tuesday at 12:40 Hrs IST and reach Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal next Day 20:00 Hrs IST

22888 - Starts from Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal every Thursday at 10:15 Hrs IST and reach Howrah Jn next day at 18:30 Hrs

Route & Halts

Reverse

Train reverse at Visakhapatnam station

RSA - Rake Sharing

20889/20890 - Howrah - Tirupati Humsafar Express

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Santragachi based WAP 7 electric locomotives from Howrah till Visakhapatnam. From Visakhapatnam till Sir M. Visvesaraya Terminal, Bengaluru it is hauled by a Lallaguda based WAP 7 electric locomotives and vice versa.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Runs once in a week for every direction.

References

  1. ^ Introduction of Kamakhya-Bengaluru Cantonement-Kamakhya Humsafar Express
  • 22887/Howrah - Yesvantpur HumSafar Express
  • 22888/Yesvantpur - Howrah HumSafar Express
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