Anuvrat AC Superfast Express

Anuvrat AC Superfast Express

Overview
Service type	AC Express
First service	27 March 2014
Current operator(s)	Southern Railways, Superfast Express
Route
Start	Madurai Junction (MDU)
Stops	40
End	Bikaner Junction (BKN)
Distance travelled	3,060 km (1,901 mi)
Average journey time	52 hours 00 mins as 22631, 51 hours 30 mins as 22632
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	22631 / 22632
On-board services
Class(es)	AC First Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Partial
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph) maximum, 56 km/h (35 mph) average including halts
Route map

The 22631 / 22632 Anuvrat AC Express is an AC Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Southern Railway zone that runs between Madurai Junction and Bikaner Junction in India.

It operates as train number 22631 from Madurai Junction to Bikaner Junction and as train number 22632 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

Initially this train use to originate from Chennai Central, after which Indian Railways extended its origin from Madurai Junction till Bikaner Junction.

Coaches[]

The 22631 / 22632 Anuvrat AC Express has 1 AC First Class, 4 AC 2 tier, 14 AC 3 tier & 2 End on Generators. It also carries a pantry car.[1].

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 22631 Anuvrat AC Express covers the distance of 3,060 km (1,901 mi) in 54 hours 00 mins (56 km/hr) and in 52 hours 40 mins as 22632 Anuvrat AC Express (58 km/hr).

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Routing[]

The 22631 / 22632 Anuvrat AC Express runs from Madurai Junction via Tiruchchirappalli Junction, Viluppuram Junction, Chennai Egmore, Gudur Junction, Nellore, Vijayawada Junction, Warangal, Ramagundam, Balharshah, Nagpur, Itarsi Junction, Bhopal Junction, Ujjain Junction, Nagda Junction, Kota Junction, Sawai Madhopur, Jaipur to Bikaner Junction [2] [3] [4].

Direction reversal[]

It reverses direction of travel twice during its journey at Nagda Junction and Sawai Madhopur Junction.

Traction[]

As the route is partly electrified, a Royapuram / Erode-based WAP-7 locomotive hauls the train from Madurai Junction up to Sawai Madhopur Junction, handing over to a Bhagat Ki Kothi-based WDP-4 / WDP-4B / WDP-4D locomotive for the remainder of its journey until Bikaner Junction.

Schedule[]

• 22631 Anuvrat AC Express runs from Madurai Junction every Thursday 11.55 hrs reaching Bikaner Junction on the Saturday at 16.00 hrs [5].
• 22632 Anuvrat AC Express runs from Bikaner Junction every Sunday at 15.00 hrs reaching Madurai Junction on Tuesday at 18.30 hrs [6].

References[]

• http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/new-weekly-train-service-between-chennai-central-bikaner/article5817200.ece
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM4q2HGiKGA
• https://web.archive.org/web/20140523061629/http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=1924&id=0%2C4%2C268
• http://trainspy.com/static/train/22631/BKN-AC-SF-EXP

External links[]

• "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
• "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". IRFCA. Retrieved 5 April 2014.