Samata Express
Overview | |||||
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Service type | Superfast | ||||
Locale | Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh | ||||
Current operator(s) | East Coast Railway | ||||
Route | |||||
Start | Visakhapatnam | ||||
Stops | 38 | ||||
End | Hazrat Nizamuddin | ||||
Distance travelled | 1,911 km (1,187 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 34 hours 20 minutes | ||||
Service frequency | Five Days a week | ||||
Train number(s) | 12807 / 12808 | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | AC2 tier, AC3 tier, sleeper class and General sitting | ||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
Catering facilities | Yes | ||||
Observation facilities | Large Windows | ||||
Baggage facilities | Under the Seats | ||||
Technical | |||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) (Broad Gauge) | ||||
Operating speed | 60 km/h (37 mph) (average with halts) | ||||
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The Samata Express or Samta Express is a Super Fast Express train plying between Visakhapatnam and Hazrat Nizamuddin near New Delhi, India and is organized by East Coast Railways Waltair Division. The train is named remembering the Samata Festival held by Visakhapatnam people annually (Samatotsavamulu. The frequency of the train has been extended to five trips a week on each side. With effect from 8 January 2011 the train starts on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday from Visakhapatnam. Similarly, with effect from 10 January 2011 it leaves Nizamuddin on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The average speed of the train is 61 km per hour. Samata in Sanskrit/Telugu means Equality.
Train numbers
- 12807UP Visakhapatnam - Nizamuddin
- 12808DN Nizamuddin -Visakhapatnam
The train runs via Vijayanagaram, Raipur, Nagpur, Itarsi and Bhopal.
On 6 June 2010, the train had a derailment near Arand railways station in Chhattisgarh, however nobody was injured.[1]
Route
Train No. 12807 leaves Visakhapatnam at 0625 hours IST and arrives at Hazrat Nizamuddin at 1645 hrs IST 2 days later. 12808 leaves Nizamuddin at 0840 hrs and arrives at 1830 hrs 2 days later. The main halts of the train are-
Station Code | Station Name |
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VSKP | Visakhapatnam Jn. |
VZM | Vizianagaram Junction |
RGDA | Rayagada |
TIG | Titlagarh Junction |
KBJ | Kantabanji |
R | Raipur Junction |
NGP | Nagpur Junction |
BPL | Bhopal Junction |
JHS | Jhansi Junction |
NZM | Hazrat Nizamuddin |
Locomotives
- Indian locomotive class WAP-7 of TKD West Central Railways between Nizamuddin and Raipur
- Twins WDM3A Loco of Visakhapatnam between Raipur and Visakhapatnam
Sources
References
- ↑ "Samata Express derails near Arand". The Hindu. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
See also
- Trains of WCR
- Trains of ECoR
- Visakhapatnam Swarna Jayanti Express