The 12509 / 12510 Guwahati-SMVT Bangaluru Superfast Express is a Superfast express train operated by Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between Guwahati and Bengaluru the capital of Karnataka in India via Rampurhat, Malda Town, New Jalpaiguri. It is currently being operated with 12509/12510 train numbers on tri-weekly basis.
Overview
The train is very common train in this route. It runs thrice in a week and passes through important states such as Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The train also passes through Pakur district of Jharkhand but it does not have the stoppage there.
The 12510/Guwahati–Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Superfast Express has an average speed of 56 km/h and covers 2973 km in 52h 30m. The 12509/SMVT Bengaluru –Guwahati Superfast Express has an average speed of 55 km/h and covers the same distance in 53h 55m.
Timings
The train departs from Platform 7 of Guwahati at 6:20 IST, every Sun, Mon and Tue and arrives at Platform 1 of Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal at 11:40 IST, every Tue, Wed and Thu.
From Platform 1 of SMVT Bangalore Terminal, the train departs at 23:40 IST, every Wed, Thu and Fri and arrives at Platform 3 of Guwahati at 6:00 IST, every Sat, Sun and Mon.
Classes
It is one of the non-Rajdhani/Humsafar/AC Expresses which consists of a large number of AC coaches. The train usually consists of a massive load of 24 standard ICF coach. Sometimes one or two High Capacity Parcel Vans are attached with it:
2 AC Two Tier 7 AC Three Tiers 10 Sleeper classes 2 General (unreserved) 1 Pantry car 2 Seating (Ladies/Disabled) cum Luggage Rakes.
As is customary with most other train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways, depending on demand.
Coach composition
Guwahati–SMVT Bangalore:
Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 SLRHCPHCPS1S2S3B1B2A1B3B4A2B5B6B7PCS4S5S6S7S8S9S10GENGENSLR
Bangalore–Guwahati:
Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 SLRHCPHCPS1B1B2A1B3B4B5B6B7A2S2S3S4PCS5S6S7S8S9S10GENGENSLR
Traction Earlier with ICF rakes this train runs with WAP-4 and WDP-4D or WAP-7 As the route of Northeast Frontier Railway is fully electrified, a Siliguri Loco Shed-based WAP-7 or WAP-4 electric locomotive hauls the train from Guwahati to . It reverses its direction at Visakhapatnam and gets a Vijayawada or royapuram based WAP-7 and WAP-4 electric locomotive for the way up to SMVT Bengaluru.
Route and halts The stoppages of this train are as follows:
ASSAM (06 Stops) Guwahati Railway Station (Starts)
Barpeta
WEST BENGAL (10 Stops)
New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)
BIHAR (02 Stops)
ODISHA (08 Stops)
Balugaon
ANDHRA PRADESH (06 Stops) Palasa Srikakulam
TAMIL NADU (04 Stops) Perambur (Chennai)
KARNATAKA (03 Stops)
Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bangalore (Ends).
Note: The train also passes through Sahibganj district and Pakur district of Jharkhand but it does not have any stoppage there. Bold letters depicts Major Railway Stations.
Direction reversals This train reverses its direction once at;
Incidents On 1 May 2014 at Chennai Central railway station the 2014 Chennai train bombing incident took place. Two low-intensity blasts occurred in two coaches S4 and S5 of the stationary 12509 - Guwahati–Bangalore Cantt. Superfast Express, killing one female passenger and injuring at least fourteen.
See also Nagaon Express Chennai–New Jalpaiguri SF Express Dibrugarh–Tambaram Express Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express Bangalore Cantonment–Agartala Humsafar Express Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express Yesvantpur–Kamakhya AC Superfast Express
References
External links Guwahati–Bangalore Express