Samata Express

Vizag Steel Samata Express
Overview
Service type Superfast
Locale Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
Current operator(s) East Coast Railway
Route
Start Visakhapatnam
Stops 38
End Hazrat Nizamuddin
Distance travelled 1,911 km (1,187 mi)
Average journey time 34 hours 20 minutes
Service frequency Five Days a week
Train number(s) 12807 / 12808
On-board services
Class(es) AC2 tier, AC3 tier, sleeper class and General sitting
Seating arrangements Yes
Sleeping arrangements Yes
Catering facilities Yes
Observation facilities Large Windows
Baggage facilities Under the Seats
Technical
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) (Broad Gauge)
Operating speed 60 km/h (37 mph) (average with halts)
Route map

Samata Express is a super fast express train between Visakhapatnam and Hazrat Nizamuddin in New Delhi and is operated by East Coast Railway. The train is named after Samata Festival (Samatotsavamulu) held in Visakhapatnam annually. Earlier the frequency of the train was three days a week but it was extended to five days a week in 2011. With effect from 8 January 2011, the train departs Visakhapatnam on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. Similarly, with effect from 10 January 2011 the train departs Hazrat Nizamuddin on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The average speed of the train is 60 km per hour. Samata in Sanskrit means Equality.

Train numbers

The train runs via Vijayanagaram, Titlagarh, Raipur, Nagpur, Itarsi, Bhopal and Jhansi.

On 6 June 2010, the train derailed near Arand railways station in Chhattisgarh, however nobody was injured.[1]

Route

Train No. 12807 leaves Visakhapatnam at 0625 hours IST and arrives at Hazrat Nizamuddin at 1645 hrs IST 2 days later. 12808 leaves Nizamuddin at 0840 hrs and arrives at 1830 hrs 2 days later. The main halts of the train are-

Station Code Station Name
VSKP Visakhapatnam Junction
VZM Vizianagaram Junction
VBL Bobbili Junction
RGDA Rayagada
TIG Titlagarh Junction
KBJ Kantabanji
R Raipur Junction
DURG Durg Junction
G Gondia Junction
NGP Nagpur Junction
ET Itarsi Junction
BPL Bhopal Junction
BINA Bina Junction
JHS Jhansi Junction
GWL Gwalior Junction
AGC Agra Cantt Junction
NZM Hazrat Nizamuddin

Locomotives

Sources

References

  1. ↑ "Samata Express derails near Arand". The Hindu. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2013.

See also

  1. Trains of WCR
  2. Trains of ECoR
  3. Visakhapatnam Swarna Jayanti Express
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