Rewa–Anand Vihar Superfast Express

Rewa-Anand Vihar Terminal Superfast Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast
LocaleMadhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First service27 September 2003; 21 years ago (2003-09-27)
Current operator(s)Northern Railway
Route
TerminiRewa (REWA)
Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT)
Stops11
Distance travelled849 km (528 mi)
Average journey time14h 10m
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12427 / 12428
On-board services
Class(es)AC first, AC 2 Tier, AC 3, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering,
E-catering
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Baggage facilitiesAvailable
Other facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coach
Track gaugeBroad Gauge
Operating speed60 km/h (37 mph) average with halts.

The 12427 / 12428 Rewa–Anand Vihar Terminal Superfast Express is a daily Superfast Express train of the Indian Railways, running between Rewa, a city of Madhya Pradesh and Anand Vihar Terminal of Delhi with LHB coaches which are more safe than normal ICF coaches. The train originally used to run from New Delhi Railway Station before being shifted to Anand Vihar station on 2 September 2012. The train is operated by the Northern Railway zone of Indian Railways on the section which is part of the busy Howrah–Delhi main line (Grand Trunk section). It is, along with the prestigious Shaan - E - Bhopal Express, one of the "first" ISO 9002 certified trains of India because of its security features and high priority on the Indian Railways. But it takes two hours more than Rajdhani Express to cover the same distance. It is also slower than some other Superfast trains in this section, but has one of highest commercial speeds among Non-Rajdhani trains.

The normal locomotive of Rewa Superfast Express is a TKD/GZB HoG WAP-7 locomotive from Tughlakabad/Ghaziabad shed. The train reverses from Satna Jn. and a WAP-7/WAP-4 locomotive from Itarsi (ET) shed hauls it up to Rewa terminal.

Schedule

The train numbers of this train are:-

12427 UP: Starts daily form Rewa at 16:30 HRS IST and reach Anand Vihar Terminal (Delhi) next Day morning at 6:35 Hrs.

12428 DN: Starts daily at 22:05 Hrs from Anand Vihar Terminal (Delhi) and reach Rewa next day morning at 11:10 Hrs.

Coach composition

  • 1 AC I Tier
  • 2 AC II Tier
  • 6 AC III Tier
  • 7 Sleeper Coaches
  • 4 General
  • 1 LSLRD (LHB Second Luggage, Guard & Divyaang Compartment)
  • 1 EOG Luggage/parcel van
Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
DL1 GEN GEN S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 A2 A1 H1 GEN GEN EOG

Stoppage

  • Rewa
  • Satna
  • Manikpur
  • Dabhaura
  • Shankargarh
  • Allahabad
  • Sirathu
  • Fatehpur
  • Kanpur Central
  • Aligarh
  • Ghaziabad
  • Anand Vihar Terminal

Locomotive

Since the route is fully electrified a Ghaziabad(GZB) HOG WAP 7 locomotive hauls the train from Anand Vihar Terminal to Satna junction where a WAP-4 electric locomotive reverses and hauls the train for the entire journey to Rewa Terminal and vice versa.

Loco change: Satna Junction

See also

References

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