Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Bhubaneswar Superfast Express

Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Bhubaneswar Superfast Express
Overview
Service type	Superfast
First service	25 February 2009; 12 years ago
Current operator(s)	East Coast Railway zone
Route
Start	Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT)
Stops	20
End	Bhubaneswar (BBS)
Distance travelled	1,790 km (1,112 mi)
Service frequency	bi-weekly
Train number(s)	12879/12880
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board Catering ; E-Catering
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB Coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	58 km/h (36 mph), including halts

The Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Bhubaneswar Superfast Express is a Superfast train belonging to East Coast Railway zone that runs between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Bhubaneswar in India. It is currently being operated with 12879/12880 train numbers on bi-weekly basis.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Service[]

The 12879/Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Bhubaneswar SF Express has an average speed of 58 km/hr and covers 1790 km in 31h. The 12880/Bhubaneswar - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus SF Express has an average speed of 59 km/hr and covers 1790 km in 30h 25m.

Route and halts[]

The halts of the train are:

Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
Thane
Kalyan Junction
Nasik Road
Manmad Junction
Bhusaval Junction
Akola Junction
Nagpur Junction
Raipur Junction
Bilaspur Junction
Champa Junction
Raigarh
Jharsuguda Junction (To be replaced by Jharsuguda Road w.e.f 15 October 2019)
Sambalpur Junction
Angul
Talcher road
Dhenkanal
Cuttack Junction
Bhubaneswar

Coach composite[]

The train has Modern LHB rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 22 coaches :

1 AC II Tier
4 AC III Tier
11 Sleeper Coaches
1 Pantry Car
3 General Unreserved
2 EOG

Traction[]

Both trains are hauled by an Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara based WAP-4E or Bhilai Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Bhubaneswar.

Rake Sharing[]

The train shares its rake with 12819/12820 Odisha Sampark Kranti Express and 22879/22880 Bhubaneswar - Tirupati Superfast Express.

Direction Reversal[]

Train Reverses its direction 2 times:

Jharsuguda Junction (Will be discontinued w.e.f. 15 October 2019)
Sambalpur Junction

Notes[]

^ Runs two days in a week for every direction.

References[]

^ HALT TO MAIL/EXPRESS TRAINS
^ 50% TATKAL TICKETS on DYNAMIC PRICING IN ANOTHER 20 TRAINS
^ "Costlier tatkal tickets in four more trains". The Times of India. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

External links[]

[1] Runs two days in a week for every direction.

[2] HALT TO MAIL/EXPRESS TRAINS

[3] 50% TATKAL TICKETS on DYNAMIC PRICING IN ANOTHER 20 TRAINS

[4] "Costlier tatkal tickets in four more trains". The Times of India. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

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