Sri Ganganagar – Tiruchchirapali Humsafar Express is a superfast express train of the Indian Railways connecting

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, providing connectivity to Rajasthan from Central Tamil Nadu. It is currently being operated with the train numbers 22497/22498 on a weekly basis. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, it is running as 02497/02498.

Coach Composition

The train is completely a 3-tier AC sleeper train designed by

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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. The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 kmph. The train consists of 19 coaches : * 16 AC III Tier * 1 Pantry Car * 2 End-on Generator * 1 Pantry Car

Service

It averages 53 km/hr as 22497/Sri Ganganagar - Tiruchchirappalli HumSafar Express starts on Tuesday and covering 3116 km in 58h 25m & 54 km/hr as 22498/Tiruchchirapalli - Sriganganagar HumSafar Express starts on Thursday covering 3114 km in 57h 55m.Minister of Railways Flags off Country's first Antyodaya Express running between Ernakulam - Howrah
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Timings

22497 - leaves Shri Ganganagar Jn every Tuesday at 2:00 PM and reach Tiruchchirappalli Junction on Thursday at 11:20 AM IST 22498 - Leaves Tiruchchirappalli Junction Every Friday and reach Shri Ganganagar Jn on Sunday at afternoon 13:40 PM IST

Route & Halts

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Traction

As the route is partly electrified, it is hauled by three locomotives. From Shri Ganganagar till

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, it gets hauled by a

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/ WDP 4D diesel locomotive from

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diesel shed. From

till

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, it is hauled by a

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based

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electric locomotive. From

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, it is hauled by a Pune based WDP 4D diesel locomotive.

Direction Reversal

Train Reverses its direction 1 times: *

Notes

References

External links

14715/Sri Ganganagar - Tiruchchirappalli HumSafar Express14716/Tiruchchirapalli - Sriganganagar HumSafar Express
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