Porbandar–Santragachi Kavi Guru Express

Porbandar–Santragachi Kavi Guru Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast
First service18 November 2011; 13 years ago (2011-11-18)
Current operator(s)Western Railways
Route
TerminiPorbandar (PBR)
Santragachi Junction (SRC)
Stops35
Distance travelled2,657 km (1,651 mi)
Average journey time45 hrs 30 mins
Service frequencyWeekly
Train number(s)12949 / 12950
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering
E-catering
Technical
Rolling stockICF coach
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) maximum,
55.17 km/h (34 mph) average including halts
Route map
Kavi Guru Express (Porbander – Santragachi) route map

The 12949 / 12950 Porbandar–Santragachi Kavi Guru Express is a Superfast Express train of the Kavi Guru series belonging to Indian Railways – Western Railway zone that runs between Porbandar and Santragachi Junction in India.

It operates as train number 12949 from Porbandar to Santragachi Junction and as train number 12950 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal.

Coaches

The 12949 / 12950 Porbandar–Santragachi Junction Kavi Guru Express has 1 AC 2 tier, 5 AC 3 tier, 10 Sleeper class, 1 Pantry Car, 4 General Unreserved and 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) coaches.[1] [2].

As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 12949 Porbandar–Santragachi Junction Kavi Guru Express covers the distance of 2,657 km (1,651 mi) in 45 hours 10 mins (55.16 km/h) and 2,667 km (1,657 mi) in 46 hours 25 mins as 12950 Santragachi Junction–Porbandar Kavi Guru Express (55.18 km/h).

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Routing

The 12949 / 12950 Porbandar–Santragachi Junction Kavi Guru Express runs from Porbandar via Rajkot Junction, Ahmedabad Junction, Vadodara Junction, Surat, Nandurbar, Bhusaval Junction, Badnera Junction, Wardha Junction ,Nagpur, Gondia Junction, Raipur Junction, Bilaspur Junction, Jharsuguda Junction, Rourkela Junction, Chakradharpur, Adra Junction, Kharagpur Junction to Santragachi Junction [3].

Schedule

Train number Station code Departure station Departure time Departure day Arrival station Arrival time Arrival day
12949 PBR Porbandar 09:10 AM Friday Santragachi 06:20 AM Sunday
12950 SRC Santragachi 20:10 PM Sunday Porbandar 18:35 PM Tuesday

Traction

As the entire route is fully electrified, a Santragachi based WAP-4 locomotive hauls the train from Porbandar to Santragachi and vice-versa .

See also

References

  • "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  • "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". IRFCA. Retrieved 5 April 2014.