Bangalore Cantonment–Agartala Humsafar Express

Bangalore Cantonment–Agartala Humsafar Express is the longest running Humsafar Express of the Indian Railways, which is a fully air conditioned express train, connecting Bangalore Cantonment in Karnataka and Agartala , the capital city of Tripura . It is currently being operated with 12503/12504 train numbers on bi-weekly basis. The train runs through states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Assam and Tripura. On its journey the train also touches some parts of Jharkhand in Pakur district but does not have the stoppage there. [1][2][3]

Bangalore Cantonment - Agartala Humsafar Express
BNC - AGTL HS Exp. trainboard
Overview
Service typeHumsafar Express
First service5 January 2018 (2018-01-05)
Current operator(s)Northeast Frontier Railways
Route
StartBangalore Cantonment (BNC)
Stops28
EndAgartala (AGTL)
Distance travelled3,599 km (2,236 mi)
Average journey time65h 30m
Service frequencyBi-Weekly [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)12503 / 12504
On-board services
Class(es)AC 3 tier
Seating arrangementsNo
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Technical
Rolling stockLHB Humsafar
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed65.66 km/h (40.80 mph)
Route map

Coach Composition

The trains is completely 3-tier AC LHB Coaches designed by Indian Railways with features of LED screen display to show information about stations, train speed etc. and have announcement system as well as, Vending machines for tea, coffee and milk, Fitted with Bio toilets in compartments as well as CCTV cameras.

This train consists of sixteen AC III Tier Coaches, one Pantry Car and two Generator Power Car Coaches.

  • 16 AC III Tier
  • 1 Pantry Car
  • 2 Generator Power Car
Coach Position
B16 B15 B14 B13 B12 B11 B10 B9 B8 B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1
EN GC 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A PC 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A GC
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Stoppages
Stoppage Details
# Code Station Name Zone Div. Arr. Dep. Halt Dist. Day State
1 BNC Bangalore Cantonment SWR SBC First 10.15 0 0 1 Karnataka
2 WFD Whitefield SWR SBC 10.38 10.4 2 20 1 Karnataka
3 KPD Katpadi Junction SR MAS 13.35 13.4 5 228 1 Tamil Nadu
4 PER Perambur (RL) (Chennai) SR MAS 15.3 15.5 5 352 1 Tamil Nadu
5 BZA Vijayawada (RL) SCR BZA 22.55 23.05 10 782 1 Andhra Pradesh
6 DVD Duvvada ECOR WAT 4.4 4.42 2 1114 2 Andhra Pradesh
7 VSKP Visakhapatnam ECOR WAT 5.15 5.35 20 1131 2 Andhra Pradesh
8 VZM Vizianagram ECOR WAT 6.32 6.34 2 1192 2 Andhra Pradesh
9 CHE Srikakulam ECOR WAT 7.28 7.3 2 1262 2 Andhra Pradesh
10 PSA Palasa ECOR KUR 8.23 8.25 2 1334 2 Andhra Pradesh
11 BAM Brahmapur ECOR KUR 9.21 9.23 2 1408 2 Odisha
12 KUR Khurda Road ECOR KUR 11.2 11.35 15 1555 2 Odisha
13 BBS Bhubaneswar (RL) ECOR KUR 12 12.05 5 1574 2 Odisha
14 CTC Cuttack ECOR KUR 12.35 12.37 2 1602 2 Odisha
15 BHC Bhadrak ECOR KUR 14.17 14.19 2 1717 2 Odisha
16 KGP Kharagpur SER KGP 16.33 16.38 5 1898 2 West Bengal
17 ADL Andul (Howrah) (RL) SER HWH 18.3 18.5 2 2013 2 West Bengal
18 RPH Rampur Hat ER HWH 21.42 21.44 2 2219 2 West Bengal
19 MLDT Malda Town ER MLDT 0.3 0.4 10 2340 3 West Bengal
20 KNE Kishanganj NFR KIR 2.37 2.39 2 2486 3 Bihar
21 NJP New Jalpaiguri NFR KIR 4.2 4.3 10 2573 3 West Bengal
22 NBQ New Bongaigaon NFR RNY 9.5 9.52 2 2824 3 Assam
23 KYQ Kamakhya NFR LMG 13.3 13.35 5 3026 3 Assam
24 GHY Guwahati NFR LMG 13.55 14.1 15 3034 3 Assam
25 NHLG New Haflong NFR LMG 20.12 20.15 3 3250 3 Assam
26 BPB Badarpur Junction NFR LMG 22.4 23.05 25 3321 3 Assam
27 NKMG Karimganj NFR LMG 23.28 23.3 2 3339 3 Assam
28 DMR Dharmanagar NFR LMG 1.03 1.05 2 3403 4 Tripura
29 ABSA Ambassa NFR LMG 2.26 2.28 2 3475 4 Tripura
30 AGTL Agartala NFR LMG 3.45 Last 0 3542 4 Tripura

Also there is demand that Eluru and nellore railway stations to be provided with halt at these stations

This train is hauled by a Lallaguda based WAP 7 or Vijayawada based WAP 4 locomotive from Bangalore Cantonment to Visakhapatnam. Then from Visakhapatnam to Malda Town it is hauled by a WAP 4 locomotive of Santragachi shed. And then from Malda Town to Agartala it is hauled by New Guwahati based WDP 4D locomotive.

Schedule
Train NumberStation CodeDeparture StationDeparture TimeDeparture DayArrival StationArrival TimeArrival Day
12503BNCBangalore Cantonment10:15 AMTuesday FridayAgartala3:45 AMThursday Sunday
12504AGTLAgartala5:00 AMTuesday SaturdayBangalore Cantonment9:51 PMThursday Monday

Service

It averages 56 km/hr as 12503 Humsafar Express starts on Friday and covering 3570 km in 65 hrs 30 mins & 59 km/hr as 12503 Humsafar Express starts on Tuesdays covering 3570 km in 65 hrs 15 mins.[4]

See also

Notes
  1. Runs once in a week for every direction.

References
  1. Humsafar Express extended to Agartala
  2. Extension of Train No. 12504/12503 Kamakhya (Guwahati) – Bengaluru Cantonment Humsafar Express upto Agartala With Effect From 5 January 2018
  3. Rajen Gohain flags off Agartala – Bangalore Humsafar Express and
  4. Introduction of Kamakhya-Bengaluru Cantonement-Kamakhya Humsafar Express
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