Guwahati–Bengaluru Cantt. Superfast Express

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Guwahati–Bengaluru Cantt. Superfast Express
Kaziranga Express (SBC-Guwahati) at Khalor, West Bengal.jpg
Bengaluru Cantt.–Guwahati Express at Khalor, West Bengal
Overview
Service typeSuperfast Express
LocaleAssam, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu & Karnataka
First service1 November 1988; 33 years ago (1988-11-01)
Current operator(s)Northeast Frontier Railways
Route
StartGuwahati (GHY)
Stops39
EndBangalore Cantonment (BNC)
Distance travelled2,973 km (1,847 mi)
Average journey time52h 30m
Service frequencyTri-weekly
Train number(s)12509 / 12510
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesPantry car
On-board catering
E-catering
Baggage facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stockICF coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed56 km/h (35 mph) average including halts
Route map
Kaziranga Express (Guwahati - Bangalore) Route map.jpg

Guwahati–Bengaluru Cantt. Superfast Express, also known as Kaziranga Superfast Express is a superfast express train belonging Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between Guwahati the capital of Assam and Bangalore the capital of Karnataka in India. It is currently being operated with 12509/12510 train numbers on tri-weekly basis.[1]

Overview[]

The train is named after the world-famous Kaziranga National Park in Assam.

It is a very common train in this route. It runs thrice in a week and passes through important states such as Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The train also passes through Pakur district of Jharkhand but it does not have the stoppage there.

The 12510/Guwahati–Bengaluru Cantt. Express has an average speed of 56 km/h and covers 2973 km in 52h 30m. The 12509/Bengaluru Cantt.–Guwahati Express has an average speed of 55 km/h and covers the same distance in 53h 55m.

Timings[]

The train departs from Platform #7 of Guwahati at 6:20 IST, every Sun, Mon and Tue and arrives at Platform #1A of Bangalore Cantonment at 11:40 IST, every Tue, Wed and Thu.

From Platform #1A of Bangalore Cantonment, the train departs at 23:40 IST, every Wed, Thu and Fri and arrives at Platform #3 of Guwahati at 6:00 IST, every Sat, Sun and Mon.

Classes[]

It is one of the non-Rajdhani/Humsafar/AC Expresses which consists of a large number of AC coaches. The train usually consists of a massive load of 24 standard ICF coaches. Sometimes one or two High Capacity Parcel Vans are attached with it:

  • 2 AC Two Tier
  • 7 AC Three Tiers
  • 10 Sleeper classes
  • 2 General (unreserved)
  • 1 Pantry car
  • 2 Seating (Ladies/Disabled) cum Luggage Rakes.

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

Coach composition[]

Guwahati–Bangalore:

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
BSicon LDER.svg SLR HCP HCP S1 S2 S3 B1 B2 A1 B3 B4 A2 B5 B6 B7 PC S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 GEN GEN SLR

Bangalore–Guwahati:

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
BSicon LDER.svg SLR HCP HCP S1 B1 B2 A1 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 A2 S2 S3 S4 PC S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 GEN GEN SLR

Traction[]

  • As the route of Northeast Frontier Railway is under electrification, a -based WDP-4/WDP-4B/WDP-4D diesel locomotive hauls the train from Guwahati to New Cooch Behar Junction. A Howrah-based WAP-4/WAP-7 takes charge for its further journey from New Cooch Behar.
  • After that, it reverses at Howrah and gets a Santragachi / Howrah Electric Loco Shed-based WAP-4 electric locomotive for the way from Howrah to Visakhapatnam.
  • It again reverses at Visakhapatnam and gets a Erode / Royapuram-based WAP-7 electric locomotive for the way up to Bangalore Cantonment.

Route & Halts[]

The stoppages of this train are as follows:

ASSAM (06 Stops)

  1. Guwahati Railway Station (Starts)
  2. Kamakhya
  3. Barpeta
  4. Rangiya Junction
  5. New Bongaigaon Junction
  6. Kokrajhar

WEST BENGAL (12 Stops)

  1. New Alipurduar
  2. New Cooch Behar
  3. Dhupguri
  4. Jalpaiguri Road
  5. New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)
  6. Malda Town
  7. New Farakka Junction
  8. Rampurhat
  9. Bolpur Shantiniketan
  10. Howrah (Kolkata)
  11. Santragachi
  12. Kharagpur Junction

BIHAR (02 Stops)

  1. Kishanganj
  2. Barsoi

ODISHA (08 Stops)

  1. Balasore
  2. Bhadrak
  3. Jajpur Keonjhar Road
  4. Cuttack Junction
  5. Bhubaneswar
  6. Khurda Road Junction
  7. Balugaon
  8. Brahmapur

ANDHRA PRADESH (07 Stops)

  1. Palasa
  2. Srikakulam
  3. Vizianagaram Junction
  4. Visakhapatnam
  5. Rajahmundry
  6. Vijayawada Junction
  7. Ongole

TAMIL NADU (05 Stops)

  1. Tiruvottiyur
  2. Perambur (Chennai)
  3. Arakkonam Junction
  4. Katpadi Junction
  5. Jolarpettai Junction

KARNATAKA (03 Stops)

  1. Bangarapet Junction
  2. Krishnarajapuram
  3. Banglore Cantonment (Ends).

Note:

  • The train also passes through Pakur district of Jharkhand but it does not have any stoppage there.
  • Bold letters depicts Major Railway Stations.

Reversals[]

This train reverses its direction at;

Incidents[]

On 1 May 2014 at Chennai Central railway station the 2014 Chennai train bombing incident took place. Two low-intensity blasts occurred in two coaches S4 and S5 of the stationary 12509 - Guwahati–Bengaluru Cantt. Superfast Express, killing one female passenger and injuring at least fourteen.[2][3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "More trains cancelled owing to stir over citizenship Act". thehindu.com. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Blasts at Chennai Central railway station kill 1, cops detain suspect". First Post. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Twin blasts at Chennai Central Station kill woman, injure 14 others; SIT probe ordered, one detained". The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 May 2014.

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