The 12561 / 12562 Swatantrata Senani Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to

Indian Railways Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tot ...

that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 12561 from Jaynagar to New Delhi and as train number 12562 in the reverse direction. It services the states of

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

and

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...

. It reverses direction at

Samastipur Junction Samastipur Junction railway station (station code: SPJ), is a railway station serving the city of Samastipur in the Samastipur district Samastipur is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar in India. The district headquarters are loc ...

Coaches

Since September 2017 the 12561/12562 Swatantra Senani Superfast Express with new LHB coach has 1 AC hot buffet car, 2 AC 1st Class cum AC 2 tier, 1 AC 2 tier, 2 AC 3 tier, 11 Sleeper class and 3 General Unreserved coaches, and 2 power generator cars. As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

Swatantra Senani SuperFast was initially introduced between

New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House ...

and

Darbhanga Darbhanga is the fifth-largest city and municipal corporation in the Indian state of Bihar situated centrally in Mithila region. Darbhanga is the headquarters of the Darbhanga district and the Darbhanga division. It was the seat of the erstw ...

. Later from 2017 this train got extended to

Jaynagar Jaynagar Majilpur () is a town and a municipality of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated in the southern suburbs of Kolkata. As an urban setup in the vicinity of Kolkata, the town is within the a ...

The 12561 Swatantra Senani Superfast Express covers a distance of 1234 kilometers in 21 hours 8 mins (134.30 km/h) and 21 hours 12 mins as 12562 Swatantra Senani Superfast Express (124.24 km/h). As the average speed of the train is above And the average delay in fog season (December - February) is of 6hrs and 30 mins, As per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Schedule

Route & halts

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Direction reversal

* SPJ –

Traction

As the route is fully electrified, it runs with

Kanpur Kanpur or Cawnpore ( /kɑːnˈpʊər/ pronunciation (help·info)) is an industrial city in the central-western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1207, Kanpur became one of the most important commercial and military stations o ...

Gomoh Gomoh (better known as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Junction Gomoh) is a census town in Topchanchi CD Block Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It has a major railway junction, which was renamed Netaj ...

-based

WAP-7 The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 Volt, kV Alternating current, AC Electric locomotive, electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for 5 ft 6 ...

(HOG)-equipped locomotive from end to end. From 13 September 2020 the operating speed of this train has been raised to 130 km/h between (Banaras) and .

Gallery

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WAP-4 The Indian locomotive class WAP-4 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1993 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic (P) ...

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Timetable

* 12561 Swatantrata Senani Superfast Express leaves Jaynagar every day at 17:20 hrs IST and reaches New Delhi at 15:40 hrs IST the next day. * 12562 Swatantrata Senani Superfast Express leaves New Delhi every day at 21:15hrs IST and reaches Jaynagar at 19:23 hrs IST the next day.

References

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