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The Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Aronai Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways. It is operated by Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between Thiruvananthapuram Central and Silchar in India. It is the 28th longest train service in the world. Initially, Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Aronai Superfast Express ran between Thiruvananthapuram Central and Guwahati. On 21 November 2017, it was extended to Silchar.[3] After this extension, it is now the longest-running superfast train and the second longest running train in India.

Thiruvananthapuram Silchar Aronai Superfast Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast Express
First service	January 1984; 38 years ago (1984-01) (Initial run) 1 July 2013; 9 years ago (2013-07-01) (extended to Thiruvananthapuram Central)[1] 21 November 2017; 4 years ago (2017-11-21) (extended to Silchar)[2]
Current operator(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway zone
Route
Termini	Thiruvananthapuram Central Silchar
Stops	12507 / 08 Thiruvananthapuram Central–Silchar Aronai Express.
Distance travelled	3,932 km (2,443 mi)
Average journey time	74 hrs 5min.
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	12507 / 12508
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Pantry car On-board catering E-catering
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Partial
Operating speed	55 km/h (34 mph), including halts.
Route map

The express train service was started on 14th April 1987. It operates as train number 12507 from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Silchar and as train number 12508 in the reverse direction serving the 8 states of Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.[4][5][6][7]

Service

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The 12508 Silchar–Thiruvananthapuram Central Express covers a distance of 3,932 km (2,443 mi), with a total travel time of 74 hours and 45 minutes, travelling at a speed of 52.60 km/hr.

A Siliguri locomotive shed-based WDM-3A hauls the train from Silchar up to Howrah Junction, handing over to a Howrah-based WAP-4 which powers the train up to Visakhapatnam following which Erode or Arakkonam based WAP-4 takes over until Thiruvananthapuram Central.

Routing

The 12507 / 08 Silchar-Thiruvananthapuram Aronai Superfast Express runs through the following states and railway stations:

ASSAM

1. Silchar (Starts)
2. Badarpur Junction
3. New Haflong
4. Lumding Junction
5. Hojai
6. Guwahati
7. Kamakhya Junction
8. Rangiya Junction
9. Barpeta Road
10. New Bongaigaon Junction
11. Kokrajhar

BIHAR

1. Kishanganj

WEST BENGAL

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

ORISSA

1. Balasore
2. Bhadrak
3. Jajpur Keonjhar
4. Cuttack Junction
5. Bhubaneswar
6. Khurda Road Junction
7. Balugaon
8. Brahmapur

ANDHRA PRADESH

1. Palasa
2. Srikakulam
3. Vizianagaram Junction
4. Visakhapatnam Junction
5. Rajahmundry
6. Vijayawada Junction

TAMIL NADU

1. Perambur (Chennai)
2. Arakkonam Junction
3. Katpadi Junction
4. Jolarpettai Junction
5. Salem Junction
6. Erode Junction
7. Tirupur
8. Coimbatore Junction

KERALA

1. Palakkad Junction
2. Thrissur
3. Aluva
4. Ernakulam
5. Kottayam
6. Tiruvalla
7. Chengannur
8. Mavelikara
9. Kayamkulam Junction
10. Kollam
11. Thiruvananthapuram (Ends)

Note:

• Bold letters indicates Major Railway Stations/Major Cities.
• The train also passes through Sahibganj district and Pakur district of Jharkhand, but it does not have any stoppages there.

Locomotive

From	To	Loco
Thiruvananthapuram Central	Visakhapatnam Junction	ED/WAP-4
Visakhapatnam Junction	Howrah Junction	SRC/WAP-4 /HWH WAP-4
Howrah Junction	New Jalpaiguri	HWH/WAP-4 HWH/WAP-7
New Jalpaiguri	Silchar	SGUJ/WDP-4/WDP-4B/WDP-4D

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with Silchar Coimbatore Superfast Express and Silchar - New Tinsukia Barak Brahmaputra Express.

See also

• Longest train services of Indian Railways
• Dibrugarh–Tambaram Express
• Chennai–New Jalpaiguri SF Express
• Guwahati–Bengaluru Cantt. Superfast Express
• New Tinsukia–Bengaluru Weekly Express
• Bangalore Cantonment–Agartala Humsafar Express
• Yesvantpur–Kamakhya AC Superfast Express

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