| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast Express | ||||
| First service | 19 February 2012; 12 years ago (2012-02-19) | ||||
| Current operator(s) | South Eastern Railway zone | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Santragachi Mangaluru Central | ||||
| Stops | 38 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 2,487 km (1,545 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 41 hours 55 mins | ||||
| Service frequency | Weekly | ||||
| Train number(s) | 22851 / 22852 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | first Class AC, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, sleeper class, general unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Auto-rack arrangements | yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | On-board catering E-catering | ||||
| Observation facilities | Wide windows | ||||
| Entertainment facilities | yes | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Yes | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB Coaches | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Electrification | 2091 MEGAWATTS | ||||
| Operating speed | 69 km/h (43 mph) | ||||
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The 22851/52 Santragachi – Mangaluru Central – Santragachi Vivek Superfast Express is a Weekly Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways South Eastern Zone that runs between Santragachi , West Bengal and Mangaluru Central , Karnataka in India.
It operates as train number 22851 from Santragachi to Mangalore Central and as train number 22852 in the reverse direction, serving the states of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Karnataka.
Coaches
The 22851/52 Santragachi–Mangalore Central Vivek Express has One AC 1-tier, Three AC 2-tier, Four AC 3-tier, 12 sleeper class, Two General Unreserved and Two End on Generation (EOG) Coaches. It does not carry a pantry car.
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 22851 Santragachi–Mangalore Central Vivek Express covers the distance of 2,487 km (1,545 mi) in 41 hours 55 mins (59 km/h) and in 42 hours 15 mins as the 22852 Mangalore Central–Santragachi Vivek Express (59 km/h).
As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge. This would be the only Vivek Express with Superfast tag hence the fastest Vivek Express.
Routing
The 22851 / 52 Santragachi–Mangalore Central Vivek Express important stops are:- Santragachi Junction, Kharagpur Junction, Jaleswar, Balasore, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Cuttack Junction, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road Junction, Brahmapur, Sompeta, Palasa, Srikakulam Road, Vizianagaram Junction, Visakhapatnam, Samalkot Junction, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijayawada Junction, Ongole, Nellore, Gudur Junction, Renigunta Junction, Tirupati, Chittoor, Katpadi Junction, Salem Junction, Erode Junction, Tiruppur, Coimbatore Junction, Palakkad Junction, Shoranur Junction, Tirur, Kozhikode, Vadakara, Thalassery, Kannur, Payyanur, Kanhangad, Kasaragod & Mangalore Central.
Traction
As the entire route is electrified, a Santragachi Junction-based WAP-7 electric locomotive pulls the train up to Visakhapatnam, then a Erode or Lallaguda-based WAP-7 electric locomotive takes reverse direction and pulls the train up to Mangalore Central.
Reverse
The train is reversed in Visakhapatnam.
Rake composition
- 1 AC I Tier
- 3 AC II Tier
- 4 AC III Tier
- 12 Sleeper Coaches
- 2 EOG &SLR
- 2 General Unreserved
- 2 End on Generation (EOG) Coaches
| Loco-WAP 7 (GOMO, VISAKHAPATNAM, VIJAYAWADA, HOWRAH, SANTRAGACHI, ROYAPURAM, PUNE LOCO SHEDS ) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | WAP 7 I |EOG |
GEN | GEN | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | S11 | S12 | B1 | B2 | B3 | B 5|H1|B 6|A1|A 3 | A2 | A3 | EOG |
References
- Shenoy, Jaideep (20 July 2014). "Days of service of Mangalore Central – Santragatchi weekly express revised". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- Vivek Express Gets Extra AC Coach, thehindu.com, 27 September 2016
- , thehindu.com, 29 November 2013
- , thehindu.com, 28 August 2014
- Some trains cancelled and diverted due to heavy flood rains in Andhra Pradesh, indiatimes.com, 24 October 2013
External links
- 22851 Vivek Express at India Rail Info
- 22852 Vivek Express at India Rail Info
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