The 12949 / 12950 Porbandar–Santragachi Kavi Guru Express is a

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train of the Kavi Guru series belonging to

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that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 12949 from Porbandar to Santragachi Junction and as train number 12950 in the reverse direction, serving the states of

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Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...

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Coaches

The 12949 / 12950 Porbandar–Santragachi Junction Kavi Guru Express has 1 AC 2 tier, 5 AC 3 tier, 10 Sleeper class, 1 Pantry Car, 4 General Unreserved and 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) coache

As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 12949 Porbandar–Santragachi Junction Kavi Guru Express covers the distance of in 45 hours 10 mins (55.16 km/h) and in 46 hours 25 mins as 12950 Santragachi Junction–Porbandar Kavi Guru Express (55.18 km/h). As the average speed of the train is above , as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Routing

The 12949 / 12950 Porbandar–Santragachi Junction Kavi Guru Express runs from Porbandar via , , , , , , , ,, , , , , , , , to Santragachi Junctio

Schedule

Traction

As the entire route is fully electrified, a based

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) l ...

locomotive hauls the train from Porbandar to and vice-versa .

References

* http://media2.intoday.in/businesstoday/images/RailBudget_2011-12.pdf * http://www.irfca.org/apps/locolinks/show/2455 * http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/six-new-trains-introduced-by-wr/875222/ * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dOMw2hgfIk

*https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-porbandar-santragachi-kavi-guru-sf-express-12949/15580/1658/1724 *https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/santragachi-porbandar-kavi-guru-sf-express-12950/15583/1724/1658

External links

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