The Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Bhubaneswar Superfast Express is a
Superfast train belonging to
East Coast Railway zone
The East Coast Railway (abbreviated ECoR) is one of the 19 railway zones of Indian Railways. It came into existence on 1 April 2003. The headquarters of the zone are at Bhubaneswar, Odisha
History
Consequent upon the parliament's approval, Ea ...
that runs between
Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and
Bhubaneswar in
India. It is currently being operated with 12879/12880 train numbers on bi-weekly basis.
Service
The 12879/Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Bhubaneswar SF Express has an average speed of 58 km/h and covers 1790 km in 31h. The 12880/Bhubaneswar - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus SF Express has an average speed of 59 km/h and covers 1790 km in 30h 25m.
Route and halts
The halts of the train are:
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Coach composite
The train has Modern LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches :
* 1 AC II Tier
* 4 AC III Tier
* 11 Sleeper Coaches
* 1 Pantry Car
* 3 General Unreserved
* 2 EOG
Traction
Both trains are hauled by an
Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara based
WAP-4E or
Bhilai Loco Shed based
WAP-7 electric locomotive from
Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to
Bhubaneswar.
Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with 12819/12820
Odisha Sampark Kranti Express and 22879/22880
Bhubaneswar - Tirupati Superfast Express.
Direction reversal
Train Reverses its direction twice:
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Notes
See also
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Bhubaneswar railway station
Bhubaneswar Railway Station (BBS) serves Bhubaneswar, the capital of the Indian state of Odisha and it is the headquarters of the East Coast Railway zone of the Indian Railways.
History
During the period 1893 to 1896, 800 miles of East Coast St ...
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Lokmanya Tilak Terminus railway station
Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (also known by its former name Kurla Terminus, station code: LTT) is a railhead and a major railway terminus in the Kurla suburb of Mumbai, India. LTT is managed by the Central Railway. The and suburban railway stati ...
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Odisha Sampark Kranti Express
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Bhubaneswar - Tirupati Superfast Express
References
External links
12879/Mumbai LTT - Bhubaneswar SF Express12880/Bhubaneswar - Mumbai LTT SF Express
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Transport in Mumbai
Transport in Bhubaneswar
Express trains in India
Rail transport in Chhattisgarh
Rail transport in Maharashtra
Rail transport in Odisha
Railway services introduced in 2009
2009 establishments in India