Overview | |||||
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Service type | Superfast | ||||
Status | Operating | ||||
Locale | Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka | ||||
First service | 4 January 2010 | ||||
Current operator(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||
Route | |||||
Termini | New Tinsukia Junction (NTSK) Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru (SMVB) | ||||
Stops | 39 | ||||
Distance travelled | 3542 km | ||||
Average journey time | 63 hours | ||||
Service frequency | Weekly | ||||
Train number(s) | 22501/22502 | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | AC 2 Tier (2A), AC 3 Tier (3A), Sleeper (SL) | ||||
Seating arrangements | Available | ||||
Catering facilities | Available | ||||
Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
Technical | |||||
Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
Track gauge | Broad gauge | ||||
Operating speed | 54 km/h | ||||
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The 22501/02 New Tinsukia–SMVT Bengaluru Express is a weekly Superfast train which connects Tinsukia, the easternmost town of Assam with the South Indian Metropolis of Bengaluru. The train consists of AC 1st class, 2-tier, 3-tier and sleeper-class coaches. It is 6th longest train service of Indian Railways, as of 2023, which travels a total distance of 3542 kilometres.
Time-table
- Train no. 22502 from New Tinsukia to Bengaluru.
- Train no. 22501 from Bengaluru to New Tinsukia.
The train leaves from New Tinsukia (NTSK) on every Friday at 6:30 P.M. and arrives SMVT Bengaluru (SMVB) every Monday at 11:50 A.M. traversing a distance of 3542 kilometres in 63 hours.
Major halts
KARNATAKA
TAMIL NADU
ANDHRA PRADESH
ODISHA
WEST BENGAL
- Kharagpur Junction
- Dankuni (Kolkata)
- Bolpur Shantiniketan
- Rampurhat
- Malda Town
- New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)
- Jalpaiguri Road
- New Cooch Behar
- New Alipurduar
BIHAR
NAGALAND
ASSAM
- New Bongaigaon Junction
- Goalpara Town
- Guwahati
- Moranhat
- Sibsagar Town
- Simaluguri Junction
- Mariani Junction
- Furkating Junction
- Diphu
- Lumding Junction
- Dibrugarh
- New Tinsukia (Ends)
Locomotive
The train is hauled by WAP-7 Locomotive of Electric Loco Shed, Howrah from New Tinsukia to upto Visakhapatnam. Lastly from Visakhapatnam to Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal it is hauled by WAP-4 locomotive of Electric Loco Shed, Erode.
E-Catering
As of September 2022, The E-Catering facility for 22501 SMVT Bengaluru New Tinsukia Weekly Express is available in following stations:
- Katpadi Junction
- Vijayawada
- Rajahmundry
- Visakhapatnam
- Vizianagaram
- Kharagpur
- Bolpur Shantiniketan
- Rampurhat
- Malda Town
- New Jalpaiguri
- [[Lum
ding railway station|Lum ding]]
Similarly the E-Catering facility for 22502 New Tinsukia SMVT Bengaluru Weekly Express is available in following stations:
- New Tinsukia
- Mariani Junction
- New Alipurduar
- New Jalpaiguri
- Kishanganj
- Malda Town
- Rampurhat
- Bolpur Shantiniketan
- Bhubaneswar
- Khurda Road
- Brahmapur
- Vizianagaram
- Visakhapatnam
- Rajahmundry
- Vijayawada and
- Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal
See also
- Longest train services of Indian Railways
- Dibrugarh–Tambaram Express
- Chennai–New Jalpaiguri Superfast Express
- Guwahati–Bengaluru Cantt. Superfast Express
- Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express
- Bangalore Cantonment–Agartala Humsafar Express
References
- "12504 Train Route and Schedule". www.confirmtkt.com. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- "15901 Bang to NTSK". India Rail Info. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- "15902 NTSK to Bang". India Rail Info. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- Transport in Tinsukia
- Transport in Bengaluru
- Express trains in India
- Rail transport in Assam
- Rail transport in Nagaland
- Rail transport in West Bengal
- Rail transport in Bihar
- Rail transport in Odisha
- Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh
- Rail transport in Tamil Nadu
- Rail transport in Karnataka
- Railway services introduced in 2010