The Purulia–Viluppuram Superfast Express is an Superfast Express train belonging to Southern Railway zone that runs between Purulia Junction and Viluppuram Junction in India. It is currently being operating with 22605/22606 train numbers on a weekly basis.[1][2][3]

Purulia–Viluppuram Weekly Superfast Express

Itarsi-based WAG-5 locomotive brings in Purulia to Viluppuram train into Visakhapatnam
Overview
Service type	Superfast Express
First service	23 April 2012; 10 years ago (2012-04-23)
Current operator(s)	Southern Railway zone
Route
Termini	Purulia Junction (PRR) Viluppuram Junction (VM)
Stops	28
Distance travelled	1,992 km (1,238 mi)
Average journey time	34h 45m
Service frequency	Weekly [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)	22605/22606
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 Utkrisht rakes
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 22605/Purulia–Viluppuram Weekly Superfast Express has an average speed of 57 km/hr and covers 1992 km in 34h 15m. The 22606/Viluppuram–Purulia Weekly Superfast Express has an average speed of 56 km/hr and covers 1992 km in 35h 30m .

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Purulia Junction
• Adra Junction
• 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 Purulia to Viluppuram and vice versa.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 22603/22604 Kharagpur–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

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

Notes

References

External links

• 22605/Purulia–Villupuram Weekly Superfast Express India Rail Info
• 22606/Villupuram–Purulia Weekly Superfast Express India Rail Info

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