Shalimar–Bhuj_Weekly_Superfast_Express
The 22829/22830 Shalimar–Bhuj Weekly Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Shalimar of Kolkata and Bhuj of Kutch in India. It is currently being operated with 22829/22830 train numbers on a weekly basis.[1][2]
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast Express | ||||
| Locale | West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat | ||||
| First service | 20 April 2013; 10 years ago (2013-04-20) | ||||
| Current operator(s) | South Eastern Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Shalimar (SHM) Bhuj (BHUJ) | ||||
| Stops | 29 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 2,419 km (1,503 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 42 hrs 25 mins | ||||
| Service frequency | Weekly | ||||
| Train number(s) | 22829/22830 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | E-catering On-board catering | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB Coaches | ||||
| Operating speed | 57 km/h (35 mph) average with halts | ||||
| |||||
_Express_Route_map.jpg){kind=link}
The train has Modern LHB rakes with max speed of 130 kmph. The train consists of 22 coaches:
- 2 AC II Tier
- 6 AC III Tier
- 10 Sleeper Coaches
- 2 General Unreserved
- 2 End on Generation (EOG) Coaches
22829/ Bhuj–Shalimar Weekly Superfast Express has an average speed of 57 km/h and covers 2419 km in 42 hrs 25 mins.
22830/ Shalimar–Bhuj Weekly Superfast Express has an average speed of 57 km/h and covers 2419 km in 42 hrs 25 mins.
The important halts of the train are:
- Shalimar
- Santragachi Junction
- Kharagpur Junction
- Tatanagar Junction
- Chakradharpur
- Rourkela Junction
- Jharsuguda Junction
- Raigarh
- Champa Junction
- Bilaspur Junction
- Anuppur Junction
- Shahdol
- Katni Murwara
- Damoh
- Saugor
- Bina Junction
- Vidisha
- Sant Hirdaram Nagar
- Shujalpur
- Ujjain Junction
- Nagda Junction
- Ratlam Junction
- Vadodara Junction
- Anand Junction
- Ahmedabad Junction
- Dhrangadhra Junction
- Samakhiali Junction
- Bhachau
- Gandhidham Junction
- Adipur Junction
- Bhuj
| Train number | Station code | Departure station | Departure time | Departure day | Arrival station | Arrival time | Arrival day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22829 | BHUJ | Bhuj | 15:05 PM | Tue | Shalimar | 10:00 AM | Thu |
| 22830 | SHM | Shalimar | 20:20 PM | Sat | Bhuj | 16:30 PM | Mon |
Train reverses its direction one times at :
Train shares its rake with 22825/22826 Shalimar–Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Express, 18009/18010 Santragachi–Ajmer Weekly Express and 22851/22852 Santragachi–Mangalore Central Vivek Express.
Both trains are hauled by a Santragachi-based WAP-5/WAP-7 HOG Equipped between Shalimar to Bhuj, and vice versa.
- "22829/Bhuj - Shalimar Weekly Superfast Express". India Rail Info.
- "22830/Shalimar–Bhuj Weekly Superfast Express". India Rail Info.
  | This Indian express train article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |