Tatanagar–SMVT Bengaluru Superfast Express - Train

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The Tatanagar–Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Tatanagar Junction and Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bangalore in India. It is currently being operated with 12889/12890 train numbers on a weekly basis.[1][2][3]

Tatanagar–SMVT Bangaluru Superfast Express

SMVT Bengaluru-bound Superfast Express from Tatanagar at Annavaram

Overview

Service type

Superfast

Current operator(s)

South Eastern Railway zone

Route

Termini

Tatanagar Junction (TATA)
Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal (SMVB)

Stops

Distance travelled

1,883 km (1,170 mi)

Average journey time

32h 40m as 12889
32h 35m as 12890

Service frequency

Weekly [lower-alpha 1]

Train number(s)

12889/12890

On-board services

Class(es)

AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved

Seating arrangements

Sleeping arrangements

Yes

Catering facilities

Pantry car
On-board catering
E-catering

Observation facilities

LHB coaches

Entertainment facilities

Baggage facilities

Technical

Rolling stock

Track gauge

1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

Operating speed

58 km/h (36 mph), including halts

Route map

Service

The 12889/Tatanagar–Yesvantpur Superfast Express has an average speed of 55 km (34 mi) per hr and covers 1,884 km (1,171 mi) in 34h 25m. The 12890/Yesvantpur–Tatanagar Superfast Express has an average speed of 55 km (34 mi) per hr and covers 1,748 km (1,086 mi) in 34h 30m. It received New LHB Coaches from 11 April 2019. The Train 12889/Tatanagar–Yesvantpur Superfast Express will Terminate at Sir. M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bangalore from 15th July 2022 instead of Yesvantpur Junction. Similarly, Train 12890/Yesvantpur–Tatanagar Superfast Express will Originate from Sir. M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bangalore instead of Yesvantpur Junction with effective from 18th July 2022.[4]

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Tatanagar Junction
Chakradharpur
Rourkela Junction
Jharsuguda Junction
Vishakapatnam
Samalkot
Rajahmundry
Eluru
Vijayawada Junction
Ongole
Nellore
Gudur Junction
Renigunta Junction
Tirupati
Katpadi Junction
Yesvantpur Junction

Coach composition

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

1 AC II Tier
5 AC III Tier
8 Sleeper coaches
2 Second Class
2 EOG (End on Generation)

Traction

From Tatanagar to Visakhapatnam Junction, it is hauled by Tatanagar Based WAP 7 And from Visakhapatnam Junction To Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal by Lallaguda based WAP 7 .

Rake sharing

The train shared its rake with 18103/18104 Tatanagar–Amritsar Jallianwalla Bagh Express

Timing

12889 – starts Tatanagar Junction every Friday at 6:35 PM and reaches Yesvantpur Junction on 3rd day at 3:35 AM IST
12890 – starts Yesvantpur Junction every Monday at 8:30 AM and reaches Tatanagar Junction on 2nd day at 5:25 PM IST

References

Notes

Runs one day in a week for every direction.

Sources

DIVERSION OF TRAINS
Trains cancelled, diverted for restoration works
TRAIN SERVICES RESUMED IN TITLAGARH-RAYAGADA RAILWAY SECTION
"South Western Railway". swr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

External links

12889/Tatanagar - Yesvantpur Superfast Express India Rail Info
12890/Yesvantpur - Tatanagar Superfast Express India Rail Info

Railways in Eastern India

National network/
trunk lines

Howrah–Delhi main line
Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line
Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
Howrah–Chennai main line
Sahibganj loop
Grand Chord
Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
Barauni–Guwahati line
Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line

Other lines/sections

Interstate	Asansol–Gaya section Asansol–Patna section Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barkakana–Son Nagar line Barsoi–New Farakka section Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line Dumka–Bhagalpur line Gaya–Mughalsarai section Hatia–Rourkela line Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line Katihar–Siliguri line Kharagpur–Puri line Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section Kothavalasa–Kirandul line New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section Tatanagar–Bilaspur section
Bihar	Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line Barauni–Katihar section Barauni–Samastipur section Fatuha–Tilaiya line Gaya–Kiul line Kothavalasa–Kirandul line Mokama–Barauni section Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi section Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line Neora–Jatdumari–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line Patna–Gaya line Patna–Mughalsarai section Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section
Jharkhand	Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line Dhanbad–Chandrapura line Railways in Jharia Coalfield Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line
Odisha	Khurda Road–Bolangir line Cuttack–Sambalpur line
West Bengal	Ahmadpur–Katwa line Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line Andal–Sainthia branch line Andal–Sitarampur loop line Bandel–Katwa line Bankura–Masagram line Bardhaman–Asansol section Bardhaman–Katwa line Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop Calcutta Chord link line Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line Howrah–Bardhaman main line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Howrah–Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line Kolkata Circular Railway New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line Santragachi–Amta branch line Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line Sealdah–Bangaon line Sealdah Main and North section Sealdah South section Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line

Suburban
rail transport

Kolkata Metro
Kolkata Suburban Railway
Kolkata Circular Railway

Monorail

Kolkata Monorail
Patna Monorail

Defunct lines

Revived/ Under revival	Ahmedpur–Katwa Railway Bankura–Damodar Railway Barasat–Basirhat Light Railway Burdwan–Katwa Railway Bakhtiarpur–Bihar Light Railway Futwah–Islampur Light Railway
Inactive	Bengal Provincial Railway East Coast State Railway Kalighat Falta Railway Mayurbhanj State Railway Dehri Rohtas Light Railway Patna–Digha Ghat line

Zones & Divisions

Eastern	Asansol Howrah Malda Sealdah
East Central	Danapur Dhanbad Mughalsarai Samastipur Sonpur
East Coast	Sambalpur Khurda Road Waltair
North Eastern	Varanasi
Northeast Frontier	Katihar Alipurduar
South Eastern	Adra Chakradharpur Kharagpur Ranchi

Production units/
workshops

Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam
Braithwaite & Co.
Burn Standard Company
Bharat Wagon and Engineering
Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company
Carriage Repair Workshop, Harnaut

Transit points
with Bangladesh

Active	Haldibari–Chilahati Singhabad–Rohanpur Radhikapur–Biral Gede–Darshana Petrapole–Benapole
Defunct	Mahisasan–Shahbajpur Changrabandha–Burimari Gitaldaha–Mogalhat

Indian railheads
near India–Nepal border

Raxaul Junction
Bairgania
Jaynagar
Jogbani
Laukaha Bazar
Thakurganj

Railway companies

East Indian Railway Company
Bengal Nagpur Railway
Indian Branch Railway Company
Indian Railways
Martin's Light Railways

See also

Bholu (mascot)
Suburban rail in India

Railways in Southern India

National network /
trunk lines

Howrah–Chennai main line
New Delhi–Chennai main line
Mumbai–Chennai line

Other lines /
sections

Active

Interstate	Chennai Central–Bangalore City line Coimbatore–Shoranur line Pagidipalli–Nallapadu line Jolarpettai–Shoranur line Kanniyakumari District Railway Kazipet–Vijayawada section Kollam–Sengottai branch line Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section Kothavalasa–Kirandul line Nagpur–Secunderabad line Palakkad–Pollachi line Secunderabad–Manmad line Secunderabad–Dhone section Shoranur–Mangalore section Solapur–Guntakal section Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section Thiruvananthapuram–Nagercoil–Kanyakumari line Pune–Miraj–Londa line
Andhra Pradesh	Bhimavaram–Narasapur branch line Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line Guntur–Tenali section Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line Gudur–Renigunta section Guntakal–Renigunta section Guntakal–Nandyal section Nallapadu–Nandyal section Nandyal–Yerraguntla section Samalkot–Kakinada Port branch line Tenali–Repalle branch line Vijayawada–Gudur section Vijayawada–Guntur section Vijayawada–Nidadavolu line Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section
Karnataka	Hassan–Bangalore section Mangalore–Hassan–Mysore line Mysore–Bangalore line Mysore–Chamarajanagar branch line Bangalore–Arsikere–Hubli line
Kerala	Ernakulam–Kayamkulam coastal line Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section Nilambur–Shoranur line Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram trunk line Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line
Tamil Nadu	Nagercoil–Tirunelveli line Nilgiri Mountain Railway Viluppuram-Tiruchirappalli Chord line Manamadurai–Rameswaram branch line Manamadurai–Virudhunagar line Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line Erode–Tiruchirappalli line Madurai–Tirunelveli line
Telangana	Peddapalli–Nizamabad line Motumarri–Vishnupuram section

Inactive

Nilambur–Nanjangud line (Cancelled)
Sabarimala Railway (Proposed)

Urban and
suburban
rail transport

Chennai	Chennai Suburban Railway Chennai MRTS Chennai Metro
Hyderabad	Hyderabad MMTS Hyderabad Metro
Bangalore	Bengaluru Commuter Rail (Proposed) Namma Metro
Kochi	Kochi Metro

Monorails /
Light metros

Bengaluru Monorail
Chennai Monorail
Coimbatore Metro
Kozhikode Light Metro
Thiruvananthapuram Light Metro
Tiruchirappalli Monorail

Defunct railways

Cochin State Forest Tramway
Kundala Valley Railway

Railway divisions

Bangalore
Chennai
Guntakal
Guntur
Hubli
Madurai
Mysore
Palakkad
Salem
Thiruvananthapuram
Tiruchirappalli
Vijayawada

Manufacturing units /
workshops / sheds

Diesel Loco Shed, Ernakulam
Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock
Electric Loco Shed, Erode
Diesel Loco Shed, Erode
Golden Rock Railway Workshop
Integral Coach Factory
Kollam MEMU Shed
Rail Wheel Factory
Electric Loco Shed, Vijayawada

Railway zones

South Central Railway
South Coast Railway
Southern Railway
South Western Railway

Railway companies

Konkan Railway Corporation
Kerala Rapid Transit Corporation Ltd
East Coast State Railway
Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway
Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways
Madras Railway
Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway

Agitations
and accidents

1928 South Indian railway strike
1932 Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway strike
1974 railway strike in India
1988 Kollam Peruman train accident
Nellore train fire

Railway Divisions

Chennai
Madurai
Palakkad
Salem
Tiruchirappalli
Thiruvananthapuram