The 22867 / 22868 Durg - Hazrat Nizamuddin Humsafar Express is a superfast express train of the Indian Railways connecting in
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh (; ) is a landlocked States and union territories of India, state in Central India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the List ...
and in
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, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...
. It is currently being operated with 22867/22868 train numbers on bi-weekly basis.
Coach composition
The train is completely 3-tier AC sleeper designed by
Indian Railways
Indian Railways is a state-owned enterprise that is organised as a departmental undertaking of the Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways of the Government of India and operates India's national railway system. , it manages the fou ...
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.
Service
It averages 60 km/h as 22867 Humsafar Express starts on Tuesday and Friday from covering 1280 km in 21 hrs 20 mins & 58 km/h as 22868 Humsafar Express starts on Wednesday and Saturday from covering 1280 kilometer in 22 hours.
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a
WAP 7
The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic ...
locomotive of
Bhilai
Bhilai is a city in Durg district of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, in eastern central India. Along with its twin-city Durg, the urban agglomeration of Durg-Bhilai Nagar has a population of more than a million, making it the second-larges ...
Electric Locomotive Shed on its entire journey.
Route and halts
See also
Humsafar Express
Humsafar Express is a fully premium service with AC-3 Tier and Sleeper class accommodation having all the modern facilities designed and operated by Indian Railways. "Humsafar" is an Urdu word meaning "co-passenger" The first service was inaugu ...
References
*http://indiarailinfo.com/train/durg-hazrat-nizamuddin-humsafar-express-22867/51998/187/748
*http://indiarailinfo.com/train/hazrat-nizamuddin-durg-humsafar-express-22868/51997/748/187
Humsafar Express trains
Transport in Delhi
Transport in Durg
Rail transport in Chhattisgarh
Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh
Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh
Rail transport in Delhi
Railway services introduced in 2017
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