Bhagalpur - Yesvantpur Anga Express at Anakapalle

The 12253 / 12254 Anga Weekly Express is a train connecting Bhagalpur (BGP), the second largest city of Bihar, to Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru (SMVB) in Bangalore, via Munger's , Kolkata's Dankuni Junction, Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada. In February 2017, the train was provided with the new LHB coach.

History

The Anga Express was introduced because of the growing demand for the train service from the

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Timing

* 12253 – Starts from every Saturday at 13:30 HRS IST and reaches Monday at 8:45 AM IST * 12254 – Starts from every Wednesday and reaches on Friday at 9:05 AM IST.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction thrice at: * (VSKP), * (KIUL).

Route & halts

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Traction

It is hauled by a

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-based WAP-4 / WAP-7 locomotive from BGP till VSKP. From VSKP till YPR it is hauled by a Lallaguda-based WAP-7 locomotive and vice versa.

References

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