Tirunelveli–Gandhidham Humsafar Express

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Tirunelveli - Gandhidham Humsafar Express
Overview
Service typeHumsafar Express
First service5 July 2018; 3 years ago (2018-07-05) (inaugural run)
16 July 2018; 3 years ago (2018-07-16) (regular service)[1]
Current operator(s)Western Railways
Route
StartTirunelveli Junction (TEN)
Stops16
EndGandhidham Junction (GIMB)
Distance travelled2,400 km (1,491 mi)
Average journey time45 hours 00 mins
Service frequencyWeekly [a]
Train number(s)19423 / 19423
On-board services
Class(es)AC 3 tier
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Technical
Rolling stockLHB Humsafar
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed54 km/h (34 mph) average including halts
Rake maintenanceGandhidham Junction

The 19423 / 19424 Tirunelveli - Gandhidham Humsafar Express is a superfast express train belonging to Western Railway zone that runs between Gandhidham Junction and Tirunelveli Junction in India.

It was announced to be operated with 19423/19424 train numbers on weekly basis.[2][3][4]

The inaugural special service of Gandhidham - Tirunelveli Humsafar Express (09424) was flagged off by Minister of States of Railways Rajen Gohain on 5 July 2018.[5] The regular service started from 16th of that month.

Service[]

The 19423 Tirunelveli - Gandhidham Humsafar Express leaves Tirunelveli Junction at 07:45 AM on Thursday and reaches Gandhidham Junction at 04:30 AM on Saturday.

The 19424 Gandhidham - Tirunelveli Humsafar Express leaves Gandhidham Junction at 14:00 PM on Monday and reaches Tirunelveli Junction at 11:30 AM on Wednesday.

Route & Halts[]

Station Code Station Name Arrival Departure
GIMB Gandhidham Junction --- 14:00
ADI Ahmedabad Junction 19:00 19:20
BRC Vadodara Junction 21:04 21:14
ST Surat 23:40 23:50
BSR Vasai Road 03:05 03:10
PNVL Panvel Junction 04:25 04:30
RN Ratnagiri 09:00 09:05
MAQ Madgaon Junction 12:30 12:40
KAWR Karwar 13:40 13:42
MAJN Mangaluru Junction 19:30 19:40
CLT Kozhikode Main 22:57 23:00
SRR Shoranur Junction 01:10 01:20
TCR Thrissur 02:27 02:30
ERS Ernakulam Junction 03:55 04:00
KYJ Kayamkulam Junction 05:29 05:30
TVC Thiruvananthapuram Central 07:55 08:00
NJT Nagercoil Town 09:28 09:30
TEN Tirunelveli Junction 11:30 ---

Traction[]

This train is hauled by Vatva based WDM 3A / WDM 3D locomotive from Gandhidham Junction till Mangalore Junction after which a Erode based WAP 4 or WAP 7 locomotive power the train until Tirunelveli Junction and vice versa.

Coach Composition[]

The Tirunelveli – Gandhidham Humsafar Express operates with 3-Tier AC coaches and sleeper class coaches with LED screens to display information about stations, train speed etc. and has announcement system as well, Vending machines for tea, coffee and milk, Bio toilets in compartments as well as CCTV cameras.

The coach composition of 19423 Tirunelveli – Gandhidham Humsafar Express.[1]

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
BSicon LDER.svg EOG S3 S2 S1 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 PC B9 B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 B15 B16 EOG

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Runs once in a week for every direction.

References[]

  1. ^ "Humsafar Gandhidham-Tirunelveli Express Train Rolls Out Today". NDTV. 5 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Trains at a Glance (November 2017 - June 2018)" (PDF). Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Gandhidham Time-Table" (PDF). Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  4. ^ "indiarailinfo". Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  5. ^ Nag, Devanjana (6 July 2018). "Gandhidham-Tirunelveli Humsafar Express: All AC-3 tier Indian Railways train flagged off; 5 things to know". Financial Express. Retrieved 12 July 2019.


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