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New Tinsukia–SMVT Bengaluru Weekly Express is a weekly train which connects Tinsukia, the easternmost town of Assam with the South Indian Metropolis Bengaluru. The train has 2 tier, 3 tier and sleeper class coaches. It is 6th longest train service of Indian Railways, as of 2021 which travels a total distance of 3588 Kms.

New Tinsukia–Bengaluru Weekly Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Status	Operating
First service	4 January 2010
Current operator(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway
Route
Termini	New Tinsukia (NTSK) Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru (SMVB)
Stops	37
Distance travelled	3590 km
Average journey time	65 hours and 20 mins
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	22501/22502
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier (2A), AC 3 Tier (3A), Sleeper (SL)
Seating arrangements	Available
Catering facilities	Available
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	Broad gauge
Operating speed	54 km/h
Route map

Time-table

• Train no. 22502 from New Tinsukia to Bengaluru.
• Train no. 22501 from Bengaluru to New Tinsukia.

The train leaves from New Tinsukia (NTSK) on every Friday at 6:30 P.M. and arrives SMVT Bengaluru (SMVB) every Monday at 11:50 A.M. traversing a distance of 3547.7 kilometres in 65 hours and 20 minutes.[1][2]

Major halts

KARNATAKA

1. Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal (Starts)
2. Bangalore Cantonment
3. Krishnarajapuram
4. Bangarapet Junction

TAMIL NADU

1. Jolarpettai Junction
2. Katpadi Junction
3. Perambur (Chennai)

ANDHRA PRADESH

1. Nellore
2. Ongole
3. Vijayawada Junction
4. Rajahmundry
5. Visakhapatnam
6. Vizianagaram Junction

ODISHA

1. Brahmapur
2. Balugaon
3. Khurda Road Junction
4. Bhubaneswar
5. Cuttack Junction
6. Balasore

WEST BENGAL

1. Kharagpur Junction
2. Dankuni (Kolkata)
3. Bolpur Shantiniketan
4. Rampurhat
5. Malda Town
6. New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)
7. Jalpaiguri Road
8. New Cooch Behar
9. New Alipurduar

BIHAR

1. Kishanganj

NAGALAND

1. Dimapur.

ASSAM

1. New Bongaigaon Junction
2. Goalpara Town
3. Guwahati Railway Station
4. Moranhat
5. Sivasagar
6. Simaluguri
7. Mariani
8. Furkating
9. Diphu
10. Lumding
11. Dibrugarh
12. New Tinsukia (Ends)[3][4]

Locomotive

The train is hauled by WDP-4D Locomotive of Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri from New Tinsukia to New Jalpaiguri. Than it is hauled by WAP-7 Locomotive of Electric Loco Shed, Howrah upto Visakhapatnam. Lastly from Visakhapatnam to Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal it is hauled by WAP-4 locomotive of Electric Loco Shed, Erode.

E-Catering

As of September 2022, The E-Catering facility for 22501 SMVT Bengaluru New Tinsukia Weekly Express is available in following stations:

• Katpadi Junction
• Vijayawada
• Rajahmundry
• Visakhapatnam
• Vizianagaram
• Kharagpur
• Bolpur Shantiniketan
• Rampurhat
• Malda Town
• New Jalpaiguri
• Lumding
• Mariani Junction
• New Tinsukia.

Similarly the E-Catering facility for 22502 New Tinsukia SMVT Bengaluru Weekly Express is available in following stations:

• New Tinsukia
• Mariani Junction
• New Alipurduar
• New Jalpaiguri
• Kishanganj
• Malda Town
• Rampurhat
• Bolpur Shantiniketan
• Bhubaneswar
• Khurda Road
• Brahmapur
• Vizianagaram
• Visakhapatnam
• Rajahmundry
• Vijayawada and
• Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal

See also

• Longest train services of Indian Railways
• Dibrugarh–Tambaram Express
• Chennai–New Jalpaiguri Superfast Express
• Guwahati–Bengaluru Cantt. Superfast Express
• Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express
• Bangalore Cantonment–Agartala Humsafar Express

References

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