The 12889 / 12890 Tatanagar–SMVT Bengaluru Weekly Superfast Express is a

Superfast Express India has a system of express trains, operated by Indian Railways which comes under the purview of the Ministry of Railways of Government of India. , it maintains over of tracks, spanning across in route length, and operates nearly 3,000 ex ...

train belonging to

South Eastern Railway zone The South Eastern Railway (abbreviated SER) is one of the 19 Indian Railways, railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Garden Reach, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It comprises Adra railway division, Chakradharpur railway division, Kharagpu ...

that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated on a weekly basis.

Service

The 12889 Tatanagar – SMVT Bengaluru Superfast Express has an average speed of per hr and covers in 34h 25m. The 12890 SMVT Bengaluru – Tatanagar Superfast Express has an average speed of per hr and covers in 34h 30m. It received New LHB coach from 11 April 2019. The Train 12889 Tatanagar – SMVT Bengaluru Superfast Express started to Terminate at the new Sir. M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru from 15 July 2022 instead of earlier Yesvantpur Junction. Similarly, Train 12890 SMVT Bengaluru – Tatanagar Superfast Express started its journey from the new Sir. M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru instead of earlier Yesvantpur Junction with effective from 18 July 2022.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are: * * * * * *

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Coach composition

The train has modern LHB rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 21 coaches: * 3 AC II Tier * 5 AC III Tier * 3 AC III Economy * Pantry Car * 6 Sleeper coaches * 2 Second Class * 2 EOG (End on Generation)

Traction

From Tatanagar to Visakhapatnam Junction, it is hauled by

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Based

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And from Visakhapatnam Junction To Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal by

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based

Rake sharing

The train shared its rake with 18103/18104

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Timing

*12889 – starts from Tatanagar Junction every Friday at 5:45 PM and reaches Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal on 3rd day at 3:15 AM IST *12890 – starts from Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal every Monday at 8:50 AM and reaches Tatanagar Junction on 2nd day at 6:10 PM IST

References

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External links

12889/Tatanagar - Yesvantpur Superfast Express
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