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Porbandar Santragachi Kavi Guru Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast, Kavi Guru Express
First service18 November 2011 [1] [2]
Current operator(s)Western Railways
Route
TerminiPorbandar
Santragachi Junction
Stops34
Distance travelled2,657 km (1,651 mi) as 12949 Porbandar Santragachi Kavi Guru Express, 2,667 km (1,657 mi) as 12950 Santragachi Porbandar Kavi Guru Express.
Average journey time48 hours 10 mins as 12949 Porbandar Santragachi Kavi Guru Express, 47 hours 10 mins as 12950 Santragachi Porbandar Kavi Guru Express.
Service frequencyOnce a week. 12949 Porbandar Santragachi Kavi Guru Express – Friday, 12950 Santragachi Porbandar Kavi Guru Express – Sunday.
Train number(s)12949 / 12950
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesNo
Technical
Rolling stockStandard Indian Railways Coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationPartly
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) maximum
,55.17 km/h (34 mph), including halts
Route map
Kavi Guru Express (Porbander - Santragachi) Route map

The 12949 / 50 Porbandar Santragachi Kavi Guru Express is a Superfast express train of the Kavi Guru series belonging to Indian Railways - Western Railway zone that runs between Porbandar and Santragachi Junction in India.

It operates as train number 12949 from Porbandar to Santragachi Junction and as train number 12950 in the reverse direction serving the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal.

Coaches

The 12949 / 50 Porbandar Santragachi Kavi Guru Express has 1 AC 2 tier, 2 AC 3 tier, 7 Sleeper Class, 6 General Unreserved & 2 Sitting cum Luggage Rack Coaches. It does not carry a Pantry car coach [3] [4].

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

Service

The 12949 Porbandar Santragachi Kavi Guru Express covers the distance of 2,657 km (1,651 mi) in 48 hours 10 mins (55.16 km/hr) & 2,667 km (1,657 mi) in 47 hours 10 mins as 12950 Santragachi Porbandar Kavi Guru Express (55.18 km/hr).

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Routing

The 12949 / 50 Porbandar Santragachi Kavi Guru Express runs from Porbandar via Rajkot Junction, Ahmedabad Junction, Vadodara Junction, Surat, Bhusaval Junction, Badnera Junction, Nagpur, Gondia Junction, Raipur Junction, Bilaspur Junction, Adra Junction, Kharagpur Junction to Santragachi Junction [5].

Traction

As sections of the route are yet to be fully electrified, a Vatva based WDM 3A locomotive hauls the train from Porbandar until Ahmedabad Junction handing over to a Vadodara based WAP 4 locomotive or Tatanagar based WAM 4 [6] [7] which then powers the train for the remainder of its journey.

Operation

12949 Porbandar Santragachi Kavi Guru Express runs from Porbandar every Friday reaching Santragachi Junction on the 3rd day.

12950 Santragachi Porbandar Kavi Guru Express runs from Santragachi Junction every Sunday reaching Porbandar on the 3rd day.

See also

References

  • "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  • "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". irfca.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
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