Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Bhubaneswar Superfast Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast
First service25 February 2009 (2009-02-25)
Current operator(s)East Coast Railway zone
Route
TerminiLokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT)
Bhubaneswar (BBS)
Stops20
Distance travelled1,790 km (1,112 mi)
Average journey time31h
Service frequencybi-weekly [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)12879/12880
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board Catering
E-Catering
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesNo
Technical
Rolling stockLHB Coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed58 km/h (36 mph), including halts

The Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Bhubaneswar Superfast Express is a Superfast train belonging to East Coast Railway zone that runs between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Bhubaneswar in India. It is currently being operated with 12879/12880 train numbers on bi-weekly basis.[1][2][3]

Service

The 12879/Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Bhubaneswar SF Express has an average speed of 58 km/h and covers 1790 km in 31h. The 12880/Bhubaneswar - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus SF Express has an average speed of 59 km/h and covers 1790 km in 30h 25m.

Route and halts

The halts of the train are:

Coach composite

The train has Modern LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches :

  • 1 AC II Tier
  • 4 AC III Tier
  • 11 Sleeper Coaches
  • 1 Pantry Car
  • 3 General Unreserved
  • 2 EOG

Traction

Both trains are hauled by an Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara based WAP-4E or Bhilai Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Bhubaneswar.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 12819/12820 Odisha Sampark Kranti Express and 22879/22880 Bhubaneswar - Tirupati Superfast Express.

Direction reversal

Train Reverses its direction twice:

Notes

  1. ↑ Runs two days in a week for every direction.

See also

References

  1. ↑ HALT TO MAIL/EXPRESS TRAINS
  2. ↑ 50% TATKAL TICKETS on DYNAMIC PRICING IN ANOTHER 20 TRAINS
  3. ↑ "Costlier tatkal tickets in four more trains". The Times of India. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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