The 19045 / 19046 Tapti Ganga Express is an

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train running between of

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Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...

. The train is named for the

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Surat Surat (Gujarati Language, Gujarati: ) is a city in the western Indian States and territories of India, state of Gujarat. The word Surat directly translates to ''face'' in Urdu, Gujarati language, Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of t ...

and the

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Chhapra Chhapra (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Chaparā'') is a city and headquarters of the Saran District in the Indian state of Bihar. It is situated near the junction of the Ghaghara River and the Ganges River. Chhapra grew in importance as a river-based mar ...

. It was introduced in 1990 by George Fernandes to run between Surat and , but in

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2012–13 it was extended up to Chhapra Junction. It operates as train number 09045 from Surat to Chhapra Junction and as train number 09046 in the reverse direction, serving the states of

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Coach composition

The train consists of 22 coaches: * 4 AC III Tier * 11 Sleeper class * 1 Pantry car * 4 General Unreserved * 2 EOG cum Luggage Rake

Services

19045 Surat–Chhapra Tapti Ganga Express covers the distance of 1728 km in 32 hours 45 mins (53 km/h) and in 33 hours 40 mins as 19046 Chhapra–Surat Tapti Ganga Express (51 km/h). As the average speed of the train is below , as per Indian Railway rules, its fare doesn't include a Superfast surcharge.

Route

The 19045 / 19046 Surat–Chhapra Tapti Ganga Express runs from Surat via , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Shahganj Junction, , to Chhapra Junction.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 22947/22948

Surat–Bhagalpur Express The 22947 / 22948 Surat–Bhagalpur Express is a Superfast Express trains in India, Superfast train running between of Gujarat and of Bihar. It is also known as Tapti Ganga Superfast Express. It operates as train number 22947 from Surat to B ...

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Vadodara Loco Shed-based

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electric locomotive on its entire journey.

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