Godavari Superfast Express

Godavari Superfast Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast
Current operator(s)	Central Railways
Route
Start	Manmad Junction
Stops	10
End	Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
Distance travelled	245 km (152 mi)
Service frequency	Daily
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, 2nd Class seating, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	No Pantry car coach attached
Observation facilities	Rake Sharing with 22101/02 Manmad Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Rajya Rani Express this train shares its rake with rajyarani exp in morning when 22101 leaves manmad and reaches ltt around 3 o clock it returns as godavari express and the godavari express which comes from manmad in the afternoon returns as rajyarani in the evening
Technical
Rolling stock	Standard Indian Railway coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 55.47 km/h (34 mph), including halts

The Godavari Superfast Express is a Superfast (over 55 km/hr) train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Manmad Junction and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in India. .

Coaches

Godavari Superfast Express presently has 1 AC Chair Car, 3 2nd Class seating & 14 General Unreserved coaches.

Service

The 12118/12117 Godavari Superfast Express covers the distance of 245 kilometres in 4 hours 25 mins (55.47 km/hr) in both directions. As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/hr, as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

12117 Godavari Superfast Express - coachboard

Traction

The route is fully AC electrified, it is hauled end to end by a Kalyan based WCAM 3 or Ajni WAP 7 loco.

Before 2014, Manmad to Kalyan was AC electrified and rest of the line from Kalyan to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus was DC electrified. Hence DC locomotive like Kalyan WCAM 3 or WCAM 2P was used. Now with complete changeover from DC to AC traction, it has recently started being hauled end to end by an Ajni based WAP 7 or sometimes Bhusaval based WAP 4 locomotive.

Timetable

12118 Godavari Superfast Express leaves Manmad Junction every day at 08:35 hrs IST and reaches Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 13:00 hrs IST the same day.

12117 Godavari Superfast Express leaves Lokmanya Tilak Terminus every day at 15:00 hrs IST and reaches Manmad Junction at 19:25 hrs IST the same day.

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