Sainagar Shirdi-Howrah Express
Overview | |||||
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Service type | Superfast | ||||
Status | Operating | ||||
Locale | Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal | ||||
Current operator(s) | South Eastern Railway zone | ||||
Route | |||||
Start | Sainagar Shirdi railway station (SNSI) | ||||
End | Howrah railway station (HWH) | ||||
Distance travelled | 1,791 km (1,113 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 19 hrs 35 mins | ||||
Service frequency | Weekly | ||||
Train number(s) | 22893/22894 | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, sleeper, SLR and GEN | ||||
Seating arrangements | yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Available | ||||
Auto-rack arrangements | No | ||||
Catering facilities | No | ||||
Observation facilities | Small & large both type windows | ||||
Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
Technical | |||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Operating speed | 60 km/h (37 mph) excluding halts | ||||
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Sainagar Shirdi Howrah Express is one of the Superfast/Mail Trains in India, as well as the like other normal superfast trains. It is the newer train. At any given time the Sainagar Shirdi Howrah SF Express always gets the normal priority like other mail/express, on any line.
The Sainagar Shirdi Howrah SF Express left Sainagar Shirdi railway station for Howrah railway station, to cover a distance of 1,791 km (1,113 mi) km in 19 hours 35 mins. It had an 1-1 AC 2&3-tier and 8 3-tier sleeper. Also, The train is the first Mail/Express train between Sainagar Shirdi railway station to Howrah railway station in India and other all trains are Superfast/Mail Trains in India. It is weekly hauled by a Santragachi Junction railway station WAP4.
History
Before it started, there was only one train which connected Sainagar Shirdi railway station to Howrah Station.
Accommodations
The trains have normal priority on the Indian railway network. The trains offer four classes of accommodation: second class AC 2-tier (bays of 4 berths + 2 berth on the side) with open system berth, second class AC 3-tier (bays of 6 berths + 2 berths on the side) it also with open system berth and second class 3 tier sleeper (bays of 6 berths + 2 berths on the side). Generally it has 1 AC 2-tiers and 1 AC 3-tiers (both of which may be increased according to demand), it has 8 second class 3 tier sleeper (which may be increased according to demand), it has no pantry car, 5 GEN (unreserved) and 2 SLR (second-class luggage/parcel van + guard van ('G' missing) see note for 'GS' above).
Route
The major stops on the first route are:
- Sainagar Shirdi railway station (SNSI)
- Kopargaon railway station (KPG)
- Manmad Junction railway station (MMR)
- Bhusaval Junction railway station (BSL)
- Akola railway station (AK)
- Nagpur railway station (NGP)
- Gondia Junction railway station (G)
- Durg railway station (DURG)
- Raipur Junction railway station (R)
- Bilaspur railway station (BSP)
- Jharsuguda railway station (JSG)
- Rourkela railway station (ROU)
- Chakradharpur railway station (CKP)
- Tatanagar Junction railway station (TATA)
- Kharagpur Junction railway station (KGP)
- Howrah railway station (HWH)
On this route, the train covers a distance of 1,791 km (1,113 mi) in 32 hrs 25 mins.
Coach composition
Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
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SLR | GEN | GEN | B1 | A1 | S8 | S7 | S6 | S5 | S4 | S3 | S2 | S1 | GEN | GEN | GEN | SLR |