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Thiruvananthapuram Silchar Aronai Superfast Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast Express
First serviceJanuary 1984; 40 years ago (1984-01) (Initial run)
1 July 2013; 11 years ago (2013-07-01) (extended to Thiruvananthapuram Central)[1]
21 November 2017; 7 years ago (2017-11-21) (extended to Silchar)[2]
Current operator(s)Northeast Frontier Railway zone
Route
TerminiThiruvananthapuram Central
Silchar
Stops12507 / 08 Thiruvananthapuram Central–Silchar Aronai Express.
Distance travelled3,932 km (2,443 mi)
Average journey time74 hrs 5min.
Service frequencyWeekly
Train number(s)12507 / 12508
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesPantry car
On-board catering
E-catering
Baggage facilitiesAvailable
Technical
Rolling stockICF coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationPartial
Operating speed55 km/h (34 mph), including halts.
Route map
Guwahati–Trivandrum Express route map

The 12507 / 08 Aronai Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between Thiruvananthapuram Central and Silchar in India. It holds the record of 28th longest train service in the world. Initially 12507/08 Aronai Superfast Express ran between Thiruvananthapuram Central and Guwahati. From 21 November 2017, it has been extended to Silchar.[3] After this extension, it is now the longest-running superfast train and the second longest running train in India.12507/08 Aronai Superfast Express travels a total of 3932 Kms.

It was started by A B A Ghani Khan Chowdhury in 1984. It operates as train number 12507 from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Silchar and as train number 12508 in the reverse direction serving the 8 states of Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Service

The 12508 Silchar–Thiruvananthapuram Central Express covers the distance of 3,932 km (2,443 mi) in 74 hrs 45 mins (52.60 km/hr).

A Siliguri loco shed-based WDM-3A hauls the train from Silchar up to Howrah Junction, handing over to a Howrah-based WAP-4 which powers the train up to Visakhapatnam following which Erode or Arakkonam based WAP-4 takes over until Thiruvananthapuram Central.

Routing

The 12507 / 08 Aronai Superfast Express runs through the following states and railway stations:

ASSAM

  1. Silchar (Starts)
  2. Badarpur Junction
  3. New Haflong
  4. Lumding Junction
  5. Hojai
  6. Guwahati
  7. Kamakhya Junction
  8. Rangiya Junction
  9. Barpeta Road
  10. New Bongaigaon Junction
  11. Kokrajhar

BIHAR

  1. Kishanganj

JHARKHAND

  1. Pakur

WEST BENGAL

  1. New Alipurduar
  2. New Cooch Behar
  3. Dhupguri
  4. New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)
  5. Malda Town
  6. New Farakka Junction
  7. Rampurhat
  8. Bolpur Shantiniketan
  9. Howrah Junction (Kolkata)
  10. Santragachi
  11. Kharagpur Junction

ORISSA

  1. Balasore
  2. Bhadrak
  3. Jajpur Keonjhar
  4. Cuttack Junction
  5. Bhubaneswar
  6. Khurda Road Junction
  7. Balugaon
  8. Brahmapur

ANDHRA PRADESH

  1. Palasa
  2. Srikakulam
  3. Vizianagaram Junction
  4. Visakhapatnam Junction
  5. Rajahmundry
  6. Vijayawada Junction
  7. Ongole

TAMIL NADU

  1. Chennai Central
  2. Arakkonam Junction
  3. Katpadi Junction
  4. Jolarpettai Junction
  5. Salem Junction
  6. Erode Junction
  7. Tirupur
  8. Coimbatore Junction

KERALA

  1. Palakkad Junction
  2. Thrissur
  3. Aluva
  4. Ernakulam
  5. Kottayam
  6. Tiruvalla
  7. Chengannur
  8. Mavelikara
  9. Kayamkulam Junction
  10. Kollam Junction
  11. Thiruvananthapuram Central (Ends)


Note: Bold letters indicates Major Railway Stations/Major Cities.

Train reversal

It reverses direction of travel four times during its journey at following stations

  1. Visakhapatnam Junction
  2. Howrah Junction
  3. Lumding Junction
  4. Badarpur Junction
  5. Chennai Central

Locomotive

From To Loco
Thiruvananthapuram Central Visakhapatnam Junction ED/WAP-4
Visakhapatnam Junction Howrah Junction SRC/WAP-4
HWH/WAP-4
Howrah Junction New Jalpaiguri HWH/WAP-4
HWH/WAP-7
New Jalpaiguri Silchar Sguj/WDP4/4B/4D

Coach composition

The 12507 / 08 Thiruvananthapuram Central–Silchar Aronai Superfast Express has 1 AC 2 tier, 4 AC 3 tier, 13 Sleeper Class, 2 General Unreserved, 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) & a pantry car coaches.

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
SLR UR S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 A1 B1 B2 B3 B4 S6 PC S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 UR SLR

See also

References

  1. ^ "19 new express trains get time slots in time-table". The Hindu. Chennai. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Extension of Thiruvananthapuram – Guwahati Superfast Trains ( Via Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam) Up to Silchar". TMS news. 18 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Thiruvananthapuram – Guwahati Superfast extended to Silchar". Kerala rail news. 22 November 2017.
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