Howrah–SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Humsafar Express | ||||
| First service | 20 January 2017 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | South Eastern Railway zone | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Howrah Junction (HWH) Yesvantpur Junction (YPR) | ||||
| Stops | 16 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,970 km (1,220 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 32h 55m | ||||
| Service frequency | Weekly[a] | ||||
| Train number(s) | 22887/22888 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 3 tier | ||||
| Seating arrangements | No | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | Yes | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
| Entertainment facilities | No | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | 2 | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 60 km/h (37 mph) | ||||
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Howrah - Yesvantpur Humsafar Express Humsafar Express is a superfast express train of the Indian Railways connecting Yesvantpur Junction in Karnataka and Howrah Junction in West Bengal to . It is currently being operated with 22887/22888 train numbers on 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/hr as 22887 Humsafar Express starts on Tuesday and covering 1970 km in 32 hrs 55 mins & 60 km/hr as 22888 Humsafar Express starts on Thursday covering 1968 km in 32 hrs 35 mins.[1]
Route and halts
- Howrah Junction
- Kharagpur Junction
- Balasore
- Bhadrak
- Cuttack Junction
- Bhubaneswar
- Khurda Road Junction
- Brahmapur
- Palasa
- Srikakulam Road
- Vizianagaram Junction
- Visakhapatnam Junction
- Rajahmundry
- Vijayawada Junction
- Ongole
- Renigunta Junction
- Katpadi Junction
- Yesvantpur Junction
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Santragachi Electric Loco Shed based WAP-4 or Santragachi based WAP 7 electric locomotives till Visakhapatnam and from Visakhapatnam to Yesvantpur trains is hauled by a Vijayawada Electric Loco Shed based WAP-4 or Lallaguda WAP 7 electric locomotives.
See also
- Humsafar Express
- Howrah Junction railway station
- Yesvantpur Junction railway station
- Bhubaneswar - Krishnarajapuram Humsafar Express
- Bangalore Cantonment–Kamakhya Humsafar Express
Notes
- ^ Runs once in a week for every direction.
References
Indian railway introduce new Third AC train with all the facility like security .Most of the Humsafar Express have installed Hikvision CCTV camera
