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Howrah–SMVT Bengaluru Superfast Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast
First service15 January 2002; 22 years ago (2002-01-15)
Current operator(s)South Eastern Railway zone
Route
TerminiHowrah Junction (HWH)
Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru (SMVB)
Stops33
Distance travelled1,946 km (1,209 mi)
Average journey time34h 40m
Service frequencyDaily [a]
Train number(s)12863/12864
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, Pantry Car, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsNo
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board Catering
E-Catering
Observation facilitiesLHB Coaches
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesNo
Technical
Rolling stock2
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationFully
Operating speed57 km/h (35 mph), including halts
Route map

The SMVT Bengaluru - Howrah SF Express formerly the Howrah - Yesvantpur Superfast express, is a Superfast train belonging to the South Eastern Railway zone that runs daily between Howrah Junction and Bengaluru in India. [1][2][3]

On June 2, 2023, this line was involved in India's worst train accident in decades, with 296 fatalities.[4]

Service

The service has an average speed of 57 km/h (35 mph) and covers 1,960 km (1,220 mi) in an average time of 34h 40m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Station Code Station Name

12863[5]

Distance
from Source
in km 		Day

12864[6]

Distance
from Source
in km 		Day
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
HWH Howrah Junction Source 22:55 0 1 19:55 Destination 1942 2
SRC Santragachi Junction ---- ---- 7 1 19:11 19:13 1935 2
MCA Mecheda 23:48 23:53 58 1 18:22 18:24 1884 2
KGP Kharagpur Junction 00:37 00:42 115 2 17:30 17:35 1827 2
BLS Balasore 02:01 02:06 231 2 15:42 15:44 1711 2
BHC Bhadrak 03:03 03:05 294 2 14:55 14:57 1648 2
JJKR Jajpur Keonjhar Road 03:33 03:35 337 2 13:31 13:33 1605 2
CTC Cuttack Junction 04:30 04:35 409 2 12:35 12:40 1533 2
BBS Bhubaneswar 05:10 05:15 437 2 12:00 12:05 1505 2
KUR Khurda Road Junction 05:30 05:40 456 2 11:10 11:30 1486 2
BALU Balugaon 06:33 06:35 527 2 09:53 09:55 1415 2
BAM Brahmapur 07:20 07:30 603 2 09:00 09:10 1339 2
PSA Palasa 09:18 09:20 678 2 08:10 08:12 1264 2
CHE Srikakulam Road 10:08 10:10 751 2 06:48 06:50 1191 2
VZM Vizianagaram Junction 11:05 11:10 820 2 05:50 05:55 1122 2
VSKP Visakhapatnam Junction 12:20 12:40 881 2 04:35 04:55 1061 2
SLO Samalkot Junction 14:44 14:45 1032 2 02:03 02:05 910 2
RJY Rajahmundry 15:28 15:30 1082 2 01:13 01:15 860 2
TDD Tadepalligudem 16:14 16:15 1123 2 00:23 00:25 819 2
EE Eluru 16:48 16:50 1171 2 23:48 23:50 771 1
BZA Vijayawada Junction 18:10 18:20 1231 2 22:40 22:50 711 1
TEL Tenali Junction 18:48 18:50 1262 2 21:58 22:00 680 1
BPP Bapatla 19:28 19:30 1305 2 21:18 21:20 637 1
CLX Chirala 19:48 19:50 1320 2 20:58 21:00 622 1
OGL Ongole 20:38 20:40 1369 2 20:18 20:20 573 1
NLR Nellore 22:03 22:05 1486 2 18:33 18:35 456 1
GDR Gudur Junction ---- ---- 1523 3 17:58 18:00 418 1
RU Renigunta Junction 00:15 00:20 1608 3 16:30 16:35 334 1
TPTY Tirupati 00:45 00:50 1618 3 16:00 16:05 324 1
KPD Katpadi Junction 02:45 02:50 1722 3 14:15 14:20 220 1
JTJ Jolarpettai Junction 04:08 04:10 1807 3 12:58 13:00 135 1
KPN Kuppam 04:44 04:45 1848 3 12:00 12:01 95 1
BWT Bangarapet Junction 05:13 05:15 1882 3 11:33 11:35 60 1
KJM Krishnarajapuram 05:53 05:55 1938 3 10:46 10:48 4 1
SVMB SMVT Bengaluru 06:45 Destination 1943 3 Source 10:35 0 1

Coach composite

The train consists of 22 LHB coaches:

  • 2 AC II Tier
  • 5 AC III Tier
  • 3 AC III Tier Economy
  • 7 Sleeper Coaches
  • 2 General Unreserved
  • 1 Seating cum Luggage Rake
  • 1 Pantry Car
Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
SLR GN GN S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 PC M1 M2 M3 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 A1 A2 EOG

Trains are hauled by WAP-7 locomotives. Both trains are hauled by Santragachi Electric Loco Shed based WAP-4 electric locomotives to SMVT Bengaluru and vice versa.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 1 times:

Accidents and incidents

On June 2, 2023, a SMVT Bengaluru—Howrah Superfast Express train was involved in an accident in Odisha. Initial reports suggested more than 300 people were dead, and more than 1000 passengers injured.[7] It was reported that a Coromandel Express service had collided with a freight train, derailing the train, and subsequently the SMVT Bengaluru—Howrah Superfast Express collided onto this pile up.[7] The accident occurred just before reaching Bahanaga Bazar railway station in Balasore district of Odisha state.

Notes

  1. ^ All directions.

Train leaves SMVT Bengaluru at 10:35 AM daily and reaches Howrah Junction on the second day at 07:55 PM.

Train leaves Howrah Junction at 10:55 PM daily and reaches SMVT Bengaluru on the third day at 06:45 AM.

See also

References

  1. ^ "South Central Railway – Seven Trains Rescheduled due to Traffic Block". scr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Subway work: Trains rescheduled - ANDHRA PRADESH". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Press Information Bureau – Installation of Bio Toilets in Railways". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  4. ^ "India's worst train crash in decades kills at least 288". reuters.com. 3 June 2023.
  5. ^ http://indiarailinfo.com/train/howrah-yesvantpur-super fast-express-12863-hwh-to-ypr/7869/1/997
  6. ^ http://indiarailinfo.com/train/yesvantpur-howrah-super fast-express-12864-ypr-to-hwh/7868/997/1
  7. ^ a b "At least 50 people killed and hundreds injured in train crash in eastern India". The Guardian. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.

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