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The Kharagpur–Viluppuram Superfast Express is an Superfast Express train belonging to Southern Railway zone that runs between Kharagpur Junction and Viluppuram Junction in India. It is operating with 22603/22604 train numbers on a weekly basis.[1][2][3]

Kharagpur–Viluppuram Biweekly Superfast Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast Express
First service	22 February 2012; 10 years ago (2012-02-22)
Current operator(s)	Southern Railway zone
Route
Termini	Kharagpur Junction (KGP) Viluppuram Junction (VM)
Stops	18
Distance travelled	1,779 km (1,105 mi)
Average journey time	31h 15m
Service frequency	Bi-weekly [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)	22603/22604
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering E-catering
Observation facilities	ICF coaches
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	57 km/h (35 mph), including halts
Route map

Service

The 22603/Kharagpur–Viluppuram Superfast Express has an average speed of 57 km/h (35 mph) and covers 1,779 km (1,105 mi) in 31h 15m. The 22604/Viluppuram–Kharagpur Superfast Express has an average speed of 56 km/h (35 mph) and covers 1,779 km (1,105 mi) in 31h 45m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Kharagpur Junction
• Belda
• Balasore
• Jajpur Keonjhar Road
• Cuttack Junction
• Bhubaneswar
• Khurda Road Junction
• Brahmapur
• Vizianagaram Junction
• Visakhapatnam Junction
• Eluru
• Vijayawada Junction
• Katpadi Junction
• Tiruvannamalai
• Viluppuram Junction

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 18 coaches:

• 1 AC II Tier
• 2 AC III Tier
• 7 Sleeper coaches
• 6 General Unreserved
• 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by an Erode Loco Shed-based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Kharagpur to Viluppuram and vice versa.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 22605/22606 Purulia–Villupuram Superfast Express.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 1 times:

• Visakhapatnam Junction

Demands

There are demands to extend this train till Puducherry from Villupuram Junction.

See also

• Kharagpur Junction railway station
• Viluppuram Junction railway station
• Purulia–Villupuram Superfast Express

Notes

References

External links

• 22603/Kharagpur–Villupuram Superfast Express India Rail Info
• 22604/Villupuram–Kharagpur Superfast Express India Rail Info

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